# Senior Director, Head of Talent Acquisition at Zoox

- Company: Zoox (zoox.com)
- Location: Foster City, CA
- Places: Foster City, United States
- Posted: 2026-04-29
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/zoox/48639085-6179-4a14-94c5-5b5ba027879c
- Page: https://ye.saranatour.dev/jobs/senior-director-head-of-talent-acquisition-zoox-kn7815npehqh6gn99s5mneg08s8hdrp9

## The posting

Senior Director, Head of Talent Acquisition
Zoox · Foster City, CA

At Zoox, we are seeking a **Senior Director, Head of Talent Acquisition** to architect our global scaling strategy and lead a high-performing team of 50+ across early career, internal mobility, core industry, and executive recruiting. As a key member of the People Experience (PEx) leadership team, you will shape and own the end-to-end talent acquisition lifecycle, ensuring our recruiting engine is scalable and built for Zoox’s growth. You will leverage visionary leadership and innovative technology to keep our talent strategy as cutting-edge as the autonomous technology we build.

### In this role, you will...

- **Strategic Talent Architecture & Vision**: Create and execute Zoox’s end-to-end talent strategy, both proactive and reactive external recruiting, encompassing company-wide hiring, which includes the university program, internal mobility initiatives, core industry, and executive recruiting.
- **Team Development & Leadership**: Lead a high-performing cross-functional recruiting organization of at least 50+, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability through dedicated mentorship, coaching, and a focus on continuous operational improvement
- **Operational Scaling & Excellence:** Engineer scalable talent processes, from initial sourcing to offer delivery, ensuring seamless, consistent candidate experience across all organizational levels and recruitment stages
- **Talent Intelligence & Data Storytelling**: Establish a data-driven recruitment culture by architecting organization-wide reporting frameworks; translate complex talent metrics into high-impact narratives that empower executive leadership to optimize workforce planning and sourcing strategies
- **Technology Enablement & Innovation**: Partner with the Manager of HR Technology to architect and evolve a scalable talent ecosystem and leverage AI as a strategic lever, driving enterprise-wide streamline and shifting organization’s capacity toward high-impact human judgment and relationship-building.
- **Strategic Partnership & Executive Influence:** Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the CEO, C-suite, and other senior business leaders, influencing talent-related decisions by aligning acquisition strategies with long-term workforce planning and business objectives.
- **Organizational Leadership**: Act as core partner on the People Experience (PEx) leadership team, contributing to the development and execution of a comprehensive, company-wide PEx strategy.

### Qualifications

- **Team Leadership**: 15+ years of TA leadership experience, including 3+ years at the Senior Director level leading organizations of 50+; proven expertise in a 'leader of leaders' model
- **Strategic Execution**: Extensive experience developing and executing end-to-end talent strategies for top talent built on proven technical experience recruiting in a complex, high-growth technology company (Autonomous Systems, AI/ML, Software & Hardware).
- **Change & Operational Leadership**: Data-driven decision-maker with track record designing and implementing talent ecosystems (e.g. KPIs, scorecards, and metrics) to optimize TA effectiveness; preferred experience of pioneering use of AI as a strategic lever.
- **Executive Presence & Influencing**: Exceptional executive presence, with strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and present to C-level executives.
- **Collaboration**: Track