Senior Leadership Recruiter

Zipline

Senior Leadership Recruiter at Zipline focusing on identifying and closing high-level leadership talent. Partner with executives to shape talent strategy and deliver transformative hires.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end-to-end searches for Director, Senior Director, VP, and executive-level talent across multiple functions.
Develop and execute proactive talent strategies to identify and attract top leadership candidates from highly competitive markets.
Build deep pipelines of passive talent and maintain long-term relationships with high-potential leaders.
Deliver exceptional candidate experiences while effectively representing the company's mission, culture, and growth opportunities.
Serve as a trusted advisor to executives, hiring managers, and business leaders.
Develop a deep understanding of Zipline's strategy, operating model, and leadership needs.
Influence hiring decisions through data, market intelligence, organizational insights, and talent assessments.
Help leaders define hiring profiles that align with both current business needs and future organizational growth.
Conduct proactive market mapping and benchmarking to stay ahead of talent trends in key functional areas.
Evaluate candidates for leadership capability, organizational impact, strategic thinking, execution excellence, and cultural contribution.
Conduct rigorous assessments that go beyond experience to identify leaders capable of scaling teams, navigating complexity, and delivering results.
Develop structured interview processes and assessment frameworks that improve hiring quality and reduce bias.
Conduct talent mapping and market analysis to inform organizational planning and hiring priorities.
Partner on succession planning and long-term leadership capability development.
Drive continuous improvement in leadership recruiting practices and processes.
Raise the bar for how Zipline attracts, evaluates, and hires leaders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of full life cycle recruiting experience, including significant experience hiring Director-level and above leadership talent.
Demonstrated success recruiting senior leaders in hyper-growth, high-growth, or transformational companies.
Experience partnering directly with executive leadership teams and senior stakeholders.
Proven track record of independently leading complex leadership searches from strategy through close.
Expertise in executive sourcing, talent mapping, candidate assessment, and executive-level candidate management.
Exceptional written and verbal communication.
Strong organizational skills & ability to multitask and adapt to a fast-paced startup environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

equity compensation
overtime pay
discretionary annual or performance bonuses
sales incentives
benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance
paid time off
and more.

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Hard Skills & Tools

full life cycle recruitingexecutive sourcingtalent mappingcandidate assessmentleadership searchesmarket analysisinterview processesassessment frameworkssuccession planningorganizational planning

Soft Skills

communicationorganizational skillsmultitaskingadaptabilityrelationship buildingstrategic thinkinginfluencetrust advisorexceptional candidate experiencecontinuous improvement