Zoox · 9 hours ago
University Relations Recruiting Manager
Foster City, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$177K/yr - $213K/yr
7+ years expZoox is focused on evolving their early-career talent strategy and is seeking a University Relations Recruiting Leader. This role involves leading a team of recruiters and managing university recruiting programs to attract and convert top early-career talent into long-term contributors.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a team of university 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
Qualification
Required
7+ years of recruiting experience, including direct ownership of full-cycle recruiting and early-career or university programs
Proven experience leading or mentoring recruiters and influencing hiring outcomes at scale
Strong knowledge of sourcing strategies, candidate assessment, offer negotiation, and closing in competitive talent markets
Familiarity with common university recruiting tools and platforms
Ability to use data and metrics to evaluate program performance and inform decision-making
Preferred
Demonstrated experience building and maintaining strong university partnerships
Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder programs with strong operational rigor and attention to detail
Proven experience hiring diverse early career talent
Benefits
Paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
Unpaid time off
Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
Amazon RSUs
Health insurance
Long-term care insurance
Long-term and short-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Company
Zoox
Zoox is an AI robotics company that provides mobility-as-a-service and self-driving car services. It is a sub-organization of Amazon.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$955MKey Investors
Grok Ventures
2020-06-26Acquired
2019-10-21Convertible Note· $200M
2018-07-08Series B· $465M
Leadership Team
Nelson Pedreiro
Sr. Vice President, Hardware
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Zheng Gao
Director of Hardware Engineering
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