Manager of Emerging Talent Programs

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve Zoox’s emerging talent strategy, responsibility for the full lifecycle of emerging careers programs.
• Blend recruiting expertise with program leadership and people management.
• Lead a small team of recruiters, partner closely with hiring teams and cross‑functional stakeholders, and scale programs that attract, hire, and convert top early‑career talent into long‑term contributors.
• Lead and develop a team of recruiters, providing direction, coaching, and hands‑on support across sourcing, interviewing, offers, and closing.
• Own and scale Zoox’s university recruiting programs end‑to‑end, including sourcing strategy, interview processes, intern experience, offer management, and full‑time conversion.
• Partner with hiring managers, People Partners, and cross‑functional teams to align early‑career hiring plans with business needs and headcount priorities.
• Build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders to support university partnerships, programs, and intern recruiting.
• Design and execute inclusive early‑career recruiting strategies, including targeted outreach and partnerships to support diversity hiring goals.
• Represent Zoox at university events, conferences, and meetings, promoting the company’s brand and interests.
• Manage program budgets, forecasting, and vendor relationships while continuously improving efficiency and scalability.

• Strong knowledge of sourcing strategies, candidate assessment, offer negotiation, and closing in competitive talent markets.
• 7+ years of recruiting experience, including direct ownership of full‑cycle recruiting and early‑career or university programs.
• Familiarity with common university recruiting tools and platforms.
• Ability to use data and metrics to evaluate program performance and inform decision‑making.
• Proven experience leading or mentoring recruiters and influencing hiring outcomes at scale.
• Proven experience hiring diverse early‑career talent.
• Experience managing complex, multi‑stakeholder programs with strong operational rigor and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining strong university partnerships.

• Paid parental leave.
• Affinity groups and sports clubs.
• Work from home opportunities.
• Health insurance.
• Our crew’s health and happiness is our first priority. We offer comprehensive health and mental health support, a wellbeing program, and unlimited and flexible paid time away.
• We invest in our crew—and their families—for the long term. That includes generous family planning support, caregiver support, and strong cash compensation with great equity upside.
• We look after our crew when they’re in the office too. Our famous food program is a great example, featuring a daily changing menu of local and sustainable dishes.
• There’s a busy calendar of social events at Zoox, with more sports teams than you can count. And, of course, playing with robots is an important part of the job description.