Executive Sourcer
@ ZooxExecutive Sourcer
About the job
Zoox’s Talent team seeks an Executive Sourcer to develop recruitment strategies, conduct talent mapping, and engage passive leaders for executive roles, supporting innovation in autonomous vehicles and AI. The role involves market research, outreach, and building talent pipelines.
Requirements
- 6+ years of sourcing experience
- At least 1 year of executive search
- Experience in talent mapping
- Strong communication skills
- Relationship management skills
Qualifications
- Experience in executive sourcing
- Business acumen across tech domains
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to build talent pipelines
- Interest in autonomous vehicles (bonus)
Full job description
Zoox’s Talent team is seeking an Executive Sourcer to join our Executive Recruiting function. In this pivotal role, you will act as a force multiplier for our Executive Recruiting team, partnering directly with the business to identify the visionary leaders who will drive our mission forward.
This position requires a highly strategic mindset. You will develop recruitment strategies, create data-driven market maps, and uncover passive leadership talent for our most critical Director, VP, and C-Suite roles. You will serve as the first point of contact for industry leaders, acting as a brand ambassador to articulate the Zoox mission and value proposition.
In this role, you will...
- Market Mapping: Conduct extensive research to map the talent landscape in relevant industries (e.g. robotics, AI, automotive, software, hardware, operations).
- Talent Strategy: Collaborate with the Executive Recruiting team and hiring partners to define search criteria and build top-of-funnel strategies for niche and hard-to-fill leadership roles.
- High-Touch Outreach: Craft bespoke, compelling outreach campaigns to engage passive executive candidates. You will move beyond standard InMails to find creative ways to connect with top-tier talent.
- Candidate Assessment: Conduct initial high-level screens to assess qualifications, leadership capability, cultural fit, and genuine interest in the Zoox mission.
- Long-Term Nurturing: Build and maintain a network of potential future leaders, keeping warm relationships with top talent for future opportunities as we scale.
Qualifications:
- Experience: 6+ years of total sourcing experience, with at least 1 year of experience focused on executive search (Director+).
- Executive Sourcing & Talent Mapping: Demonstrated expertise in proactive candidate sourcing, including developing and maintaining complex talent maps and pipelines.
- Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. You must feel comfortable communicating with and influencing senior stakeholders and candidates.
- Business Acumen: Ability to quickly understand a broad range of domains (Autonomy, Hardware, Software, G&A, Operations) and articulate how a leader fits into the broader business strategy.
Bonus Qualifications:
- Interest in the autonomous and electric vehicle industry.
- Expertise in leveraging ATS (we use Lever) to build metrics, sourcing strategies, and talent pipelines.