Technical Sourcer - Contract

Do you want to change the world? Zipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move. Our aim is to solve the world’s most urgent and complex access challenges by building, manufacturing and operating the first instant delivery and logistics system that serves all humans equally, wherever they are. From powering Rwanda’s national blood delivery network and Ghana’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution, to providing on-demand home delivery for Walmart, to enabling healthcare providers to bring care directly to U.S. homes, we are transforming the way things move for businesses, governments and consumers.

The technology is complex but the idea is simple: a teleportation service that delivers what you need, when you need it. Through our technology that includes robotics and autonomy, we are decarbonizing delivery, decreasing road congestion, and reducing fossil fuel consumption and air pollution, while providing equitable access to billions of people and building a more resilient global supply chain.

Join Zipline and help us to make good on our promise to build an equitable and more resilient global supply chain for billions of people.

About You and The Role  

The ideal Technical Sourcer for Zipline understands that a company’s greatest asset is its people and is energized by having a direct hand in shaping the future of the company with the hires you support. You’re motivated by this high degree of responsibility and feel it’s your charter to be a strategic partner to the business and your candidates, viewed as a subject-matter expert when it comes to finding and hiring extraordinary talent around the world. You believe that bringing life-saving medical products to hard-to-reach places will fundamentally change the world and you will go to exceptional lengths to build a world-class team that contributes to this mission.

This is an onsite role based in Zipline's HQ in South San Francisco.

What You'll Do  

• Partner closely with both engineering hiring managers and non-engineering hiring managers to understand their team needs; you will support them by building transparent pipelines filled with qualified, diverse candidates 
• Take full responsibility for volume of qualified candidates at the ‘top-of-funnel’ in each of the searches and pipelines which you support
• Work closely with Recruiting Partners, Recruiting Coordinators, and other Sourcers to share knowledge and effectively route candidates through a growing organization 
• Strategically plan and own a pipeline of diverse, exceptionally qualified candidates and ensure a first-class experience throughout the process
• Continuously hone your story-telling about Zipline, knowing exactly what kind of information to share with early stage candidates to entice them into interviewing with our team
• Deeply understand candidates’ motivations, desires, and needs; you’ll have the ability to seamlessly weave in reasoning for why Zipline could be the perfect place for them to grow their career and have a huge impact on the world
• Creatively leverage various platforms to source and engage extraordinary talent 
• Be the ultimate champion and guardian of Zipline's culture, both internally and externally
• Model best practices when it comes to data cleanliness and candidate communications
• Have fun and feel energized by having a helping hand in growing Zipline and building a legendary company! 

What You'll Bring 

• 2+ years of technical recruiting/sourcing experience with a desire to develop into a world-class Sourcer
• A true passion for tools, automation, efficiency, documentation and getting the most out of every action
• Deep knowledge in at least one technical domain 
• A curious, applied mind: the ability to pattern match in the field, develop opinions and challenge your assumptions every day

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