Head of Talent at Foundry Robotics (SF)
Overview
You will own the talent function at Foundry Robotics, an AI-native robotics manufacturer building robots that build robots. You will drive strategy, process, and employer brand end to end, scaling from a founding team to a full workforce. You will hire across robotics research, engineering, manufacturing, and operations, partnering with leadership to hit production targets. This role stands out for its scope: you will shape culture and set the hiring bar while building the infrastructure from scratch.
What You'll Do8
- 1Own talent strategy end to end, from headcount planning with founders to closing offers for robotics, engineering, and operations roles.
- 2Build the recruiting infrastructure: ATS, scorecards, interview loops, and comp bands, and iterate on them with your team.
- 3Design repeatable, high-signal interview processes for technical, manufacturing, and operations roles, and enforce them with hiring managers.
- 4Personally manage executive and hard-to-fill searches, including senior research and manufacturing leadership positions.
- 5Develop top-of-funnel: sourcing strategy, employer brand, university pipelines, technician pipelines, and referral programs.
- 6Track and report hiring metrics — pipeline health, time to hire, pass-through rates, offer acceptance — to leadership on a cadence.
- 7Partner with Finance on compensation philosophy, leveling, and equity bands for all roles.
- 8Coach and mentor a team of recruiters and sourcers, raising their craft and output.
Requirements8
- 18+ years in recruiting, including 3+ years leading and managing recruiters.
- 2Proven experience building or materially rebuilding a recruiting function, not just operating inside a mature one.
- 3Track record hiring deep technical talent — robotics, hardware, or software engineers — and closing against competing offers.
- 4Experience hiring non-engineering operational talent at volume: technicians, operators, and shop floor staff.
- 5Fluency in recruiting systems and metrics: you can instrument a funnel, diagnose leaks, and fix them.
- 6Strong technical judgment to scope roles with engineering leads and screen candidates credibly without a hiring manager in the room.
- 7Comfort in comp discussions with founders and on the shop floor explaining shifts to a technician.
- 8Bias toward action and scrappy problem solving, moving fast without lowering the bar.
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$180 - $250k per year
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