Senior Recruiting Partner - High Volume at Zipline · South…

About Zipline

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.

Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.

Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.

We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.

About You and The Role

At Zipline, recruiting is one of the most strategic functions in the company. As a Principal Recruiting Partner, you will serve as a trusted advisor to executives and business leaders, helping shape the future of the organization through exceptional talent acquisition and workforce planning. You understand that every hire has the potential to accelerate—or constrain—the company's ability to achieve its mission. You bring a deep appreciation for the impact talent has on company outcomes and are passionate about building world-class teams that help save lives every day. You are equally comfortable operating at the strategic and tactical levels. One moment, you're partnering with executives on organizational design, headcount planning, and talent market strategy; the next, you're personally engaging and closing transformative talent. You use data, market insights, and sound judgment to influence hiring decisions, improve recruiting effectiveness, and elevate hiring standards across the organization.

You thrive in fast-moving environments where ambiguity is constant, priorities evolve quickly, and scaling effectively requires creativity, resilience, and exceptional execution. You are energized by solving complex talent challenges, building trusted relationships across the company, and raising the bar for what great recruiting looks like.

What You'll Do

• Serve as a strategic talent advisor to executives, functional leaders, and hiring managers, influencing hiring decisions, organizational design, workforce planning, and talent strategy.
• Develop and execute hiring strategies for critical business functions, ensuring Zipline attracts and hires exceptional talent at scale while maintaining an uncompromising quality bar.
• Partner with leadership to anticipate future talent needs, identify organizational gaps, and build proactive talent pipelines aligned to business objectives.
• Drive end-to-end recruiting efforts for high-impact and business-critical roles, including sourcing, assessment strategy, candidate management, offer negotiation, and closing.
• Leverage talent market intelligence, competitive insights, and recruiting analytics to inform hiring strategies and improve decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting systems, processes, and operational efficiency, driving scalable solutions that increase hiring velocity and quality.
• Influence and elevate interviewing excellence across the company through interviewer training, calibration, structured hiring practices, and data-driven decision making.
• Build and nurture diverse talent pipelines while championing inclusive hiring practices throughout the recruiting lifecycle.
• Partner cross-functionally with People Operations, Compensation, Finance, and Leadership teams to support company growth initiatives and strategic workforce planning.
• Mentor recruiters and hiring teams, sharing best practices and helping strengthen Zipline's overall recruiting capability.
• Act as a steward of Zipline's employer brand, ensuring every candidate interaction reflects our mission, values, and high standards.

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including significant experience partnering with senior leaders and executives in high-growth, fast-paced environments.
• Proven success hiring exceptional talent across technical, operational, and leadership functions, including difficult-to-fill and business-critical roles.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence, challenge, and advise leaders through data, market insights, and sound judgment.
• Demonstrated experience developing talent acquisition strategies that materially impact organizational growth and business outcomes.
• Deep expertise in sourcing, assessment, candidate engagement, negotiation, and closing.
• Strong analytical capabilities with experience leveraging recruiting metrics and market intelligence to drive decisions and improve outcomes.
• Track record of building scalable recruiting processes and leading operational improvements that increase efficiency, quality, and candidate experience.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and operate independently in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Passion for building diverse, inclusive teams and creating equitable hiring practices.
• A growth mindset and commitment to continuously raising the bar for yourself, your hiring partners, and the recruiting function.

What Else You Need to Know

The starting cash range for this role is $135,000 - $180,000. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors, including a specific candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, working location, and projected impact. The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; overtime pay; discretionary annual or performance bonuses; sales incentives; benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance; paid time off; and more.

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!

Please Note

We have received reports stating that certain individuals are reaching out to people under false pretenses, claiming to be Zipline employees, affiliates, agents, or representatives. They may seek to gain access to your personal information or to acquire money from you by offering fictitious employment opportunities or by claiming that they are contacting you on Zipline’s behalf.

Genuine Zipline employees or representatives will never ask you for money or payment in exchange for employment opportunities or other related services. Any such offer of employment or any other service in exchange for fees that claims to be from us is deceitful and part of a fraud.