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Lead Recruiter

Xona· Business
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Burlingame, California$165k - $195kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Lead Recruiter to own and elevate the recruiting function during a high-growth phase. Hybrid role combining individual contributor execution with team leadership and recruiting system ownership.

Responsibilities

  • Own full-cycle recruiting for critical and/or high-priority roles
  • Source, engage, and close top-tier talent in competitive markets
  • Partner directly with executives and hiring managers on key searches
  • Maintain strong candidate experience from outreach through close
  • Personally carry a meaningful requisition load at all times
  • Guide and support a team of recruiters
  • Set expectations for quality, consistency, and speed
  • Review recruiting output (candidate comms, process execution, pipelines)
  • Coach recruiters through real-time feedback and pattern recognition
  • Ensure the team does not rely on you for every decision
  • Drive consistency in interview processes, evaluation standards, and execution quality
  • Improve how the team operates, not just individual performance
  • Ensure recruiting output is scalable as the company grows
  • Define and enforce consistent recruiting processes across highly technical, detail-sensitive roles
  • Ensure interview loops are structured, high-signal, and calibrated for technical depth and accuracy
  • Maintain rigor in candidate communication and process execution given the complexity of roles being hired for
  • Act as a final layer of judgment for recruiting execution quality
  • Ensure accuracy and professionalism in all candidate-facing communication
  • Catch and prevent avoidable errors before they reach candidates or stakeholders
  • Escalate selectively, but otherwise operate with strong independence

Qualifications

  • 6–10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in high-growth, technical environments
  • Strong IC performance track record
  • Prior experience mentoring or leading recruiters (formal or informal)
  • Strong judgment, attention to detail, and consistency under pressure
  • Ability to manage workload across both IC execution and team oversight
  • High ownership mindset and comfort operating without close supervision
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Benefits

  • Offers Equity
  • Offers Bonus
  • Estimated Base Salary: $165K – $195K
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Xona

Next Era Navigational Intelligence | Xona

Xona is the navigation infrastructure company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth.

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