Hybrid Senior Technical Recruiter, Specialized Engineering

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About the role

  • Effectively identify, attract, and engage top Specialized Engineering candidates through creative sourcing strategies and talent mapping.
  • Source and maintain a large, high-quality pipeline across high-priority Product and Design roles, balancing volume and specialization.
  • Partner with Zip’s founders, CPO, and senior leadership to define hiring needs, ideal candidate profiles, and go-to-market recruiting strategies.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers by providing market insights, competitive intelligence, and data-driven recommendations.
  • Screen, vet, and guide candidates throughout the interview and hiring process while keeping candidate experience top of mind.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Marketing, Operations, and People teams to drive alignment and land successful hires.
  • Lead compensation conversations and offer negotiations, including startup equity packages.
  • Track recruiting metrics and performance to continuously optimize processes, improve conversion rates, and scale hiring effectively.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and senior leadership to influence decision-making and hiring outcomes.

Requirements

  • 6–10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a focus on Product and/or Design roles.
  • Proven success hiring for roles such as Product Managers, Product Leads, Product Designers, UX Researchers, Design Managers, and Heads of Design.
  • Ability to influence and build trusted relationships with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; able to represent Zip’s story and value prop to top talent.
  • A strong sense of ownership and passion for delivering excellent results with speed and precision.
  • Highly proactive, resourceful, and solutions-oriented, thriving in ambiguity and a fast-moving startup environment.
  • Detail-oriented and organized, comfortable managing multiple requisitions and competing priorities simultaneously.
  • Strong experience working with ATS platforms; Ashby experience preferred.
  • Familiarity with compensation structures and negotiating startup equity packages.

Benefits

  • Start-up equity
  • Full health, vision & dental coverage
  • Catered lunches & dinners for SF employees
  • Commuter benefit
  • Team building events & happy hours
  • Flexible PTO
  • Apple equipment plus home office budget
  • 401k plan

Job title

Senior Technical Recruiter, Specialized Engineering

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$140,000 - $180,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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