6+ years of recruiting experience, including engineering roles
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong negotiation and relationship management skills
Detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize effectively
Metrics-driven mindset with data utilization skills
Proficient in ATS and HR technologies such as Ashby and LinkedIn Recruiter
Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment and be based in the SF Bay Area
Responsibilities
Build talent function and recruiting processes from scratch
Own end-to-end recruitment lifecycle from sourcing to closing
Partner strategically with hiring managers on candidate strategy
Create a positive and fair candidate experience
Lead employee onboarding initially as the people function grows
Collaborate closely with the founder/CEO
Enhance and promote Charge Robotics' employer brand
Benefits
Opportunities for significant learning and growth
Impactful role in the company's direction and product
Potential for substantial equity compensation
Work on innovative projects with direct climate impact
Join a passionate and enthusiastic team in a fast-moving environment
Full Job Description
About the role:
As the Lead Recruiter at Charge Robotics and founding member of our people & talent function, you'll take critical ownership of recruiting, work with the team to create an excellent pipeline of candidates, and deliver a standout interview, hiring, and onboarding experience. You'll be substantially responsible for growing our passionate and amazing team as we work together to transform the solar industry.
What you will do:
Build our talent function and recruiting processes from scratch
Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and screening to negotiating and closing
Be a strategic partner to hiring managers across the company, collaborating on candidate strategy and ensuring that hiring goals are met in a timely manner with top-tier candidates
Create a positive, seamless, and fair candidate experience
Initially lead employee onboarding until we can grow into a larger people function
Report to and collaborate closely with our founder/CEO
Be the face of Charge Robotics and help us build a stellar employer brand
You'll be successful in this role if you:
Are excited and motivated to personally play a role in mitigating climate change
Have 5+ years of experience doing full-cycle recruiting for technical roles
Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
Have superb negotiation and relationship management skills
Are detail-oriented with a ruthless ability to prioritize
Have a metrics-driven mindset, leveraging data to understand pipeline health and improve velocity, quality, retention
Believe in treating all people with dignity and respect, regardless of title or tenure
Are proficient in ATS and other HR technologies to support data-driven decision-making and process optimization. A few tools that we use: Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, Gusto
Enjoy working in a fast-paced, in-person startup environment
Are based in or can relocate to the SF Bay Area, and able to work ~4 days/week from our San Leandro HQ
It'd also be nice if you:
Are passionate about and knowledgeable of robotics
Have hired across software and hardware engineering roles
Have experience building out a people function for a small and rapidly growing team, incl. owning recruiting-adjacent processes like onboarding, brand-building, or HR
Are excited to see our robots deployed onto actual solar farms!
