Senior Recruiter, Engineering and Technology

Job Description

What we need

Symbotic is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to join our Talent Acquisition team. As a senior member of the recruiting organization, you will lead complex searches, provide deep market insights, shape hiring strategies, and serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders. This role builds on the capabilities of Recruiter I and II by operating with significant autonomy, influencing senior stakeholders, mentoring junior recruiters, and driving initiatives that elevate recruiting excellence across Symbotic.

What you'll do

• Develop and implement comprehensive recruitment strategies across Workday ATS, job boards, social media, and professional networks—building long-term talent pipelines, advising stakeholders with market insights, and creating scalable sourcing frameworks that support sustained hiring needs.
• Conduct in-depth, structured screenings and interviews for complex and senior-level roles, serving as an SME on assessment of quality, calibrating with leaders, and proactively identifying pipeline or competency risks.
• Partner closely with senior business leaders to shape hiring plans, align recruitment strategies to business objectives, refine role requirements, and resolve misalignment early as a trusted advisor to directors and above.
• Drive structured interview process with Hiring Managers and Hiring teams including sending interview prep emails, collecting feedback and facilitating debriefs.
• Own proactive, consistent communication with candidates at every stage—designing scalable candidate-experience practices, managing sensitive or executive-level situations, and representing Symbotic with professionalism and influence.
• Build and maintain long-term talent networks through strategic sourcing, market research, and ongoing relationship management, providing stakeholders with insights that inform workforce planning and talent readiness.
• Develop and execute recruitment marketing strategies that strengthen Symbotic’s employer brand and attract top-tier talent aligned to immediate and future organizational needs.
• Lead offer strategy across functions, negotiating complex terms, partnering with HRBPs and Compensation, and closing high-impact talent critical to business outcomes.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant documentation within Workday, contributing to data integrity and leveraging analytics to diagnose bottlenecks, forecast hiring needs, and support operational excellence.
• Mentor and coach junior recruiters, sharing best practices in sourcing, assessment, stakeholder management, and candidate experience to drive consistency and elevate team capabilities.
• Lead external talent-engagement initiatives—industry events, conferences, associations, and social media—to elevate the employer brand and expand strategic talent networks.
• Use recruitment metrics, analytics, and market intelligence to assess process effectiveness, improve predictability, and make data-driven recommendations in partnership with TA Operations.
• Stay current on talent-market trends, emerging technologies, and best-practice recruiting methodologies to continuously advance Symbotic’s TA strategy, tools, and performance.
• Lead high-visibility projects and strategic recruiting initiatives that drive operational improvements and advance Symbotic’s hiring strategy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required.
• Minimum of 7 years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Strong proficiency with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) and experience using applicant tracking systems (Workday preferred).
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment.
• Proven ability to build trust, advise leadership, and deliver strategic hiring solutions.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing recruiting team members.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple search priorities.
• Adaptable, solution-oriented mindset with strong business acumen.

Other Environment

• Up to 20% of travel may be required. Employees must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations.
• The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed bi-weekly.

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