Senior Manager, Recruiting
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Job Location:
Palo Alto, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
18-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About the role
At Samsara we hire people who are passionate about building for the long termand were looking for a Senior Technical Recruiting Manager to do just that by leading and developing a team of recruiters dedicated to scaling Samsaras R&D teams (hardware engineering software engineering operations). These groups shape the core of how our customers experience Samsara and this role will be instrumental in building them with intention rigor and exceptionally high standards. Youll foster a culture of sourcing strengthen recruiter judgment and act as a trusted consultant to senior leaders. Youll champion quality over speed drive adoption of new recruiting tools and AI solutions from our programs team and ensure every hire raises the bar. If youre energized by developing recruiting talent building long-term pipelines and influencing Samsaras next chapter of growth wed love to connect.
This role is open to candidates residing in the US except the San Francisco Bay Metro Area NYC Metro Area and Washington D.C. Metro Area.
In this role you will:
- Build a culture of sourcing: Ensure your team proactively identifies and engages top technical talent even ahead of demand and develops deep pipelines for critical and niche roles.
- Raise the quality bar: Drive disciplined recruiter judgment and calibrated assessments ensuring every hire strengthens Samsaras long-term talent foundation.
- Lead coach and develop: Invest in the growth of your team sharpening their skills in sourcing strategy stakeholder consultation and candidate evaluation.
- Consult with senior leaders: Act as a trusted advisor to VP stakeholders influencing decisions with data insights and market expertise - and bringing away key insights to continually improve how your team partners with the business.
- Champion tools & AI adoption: Partner with the recruiting programs team to implement new toolsincluding AI-driven solutionsand ensure your team adopts them effectively to drive efficiency without compromising quality.
- Improve process through data: Monitor recruiter performance pipeline health and conversion metrics to identify improvement opportunities and remove bottlenecks.
- Model Samsaras values: Embed inclusivity long-term vision and teamwork into all aspects of hiring and leadership.
Minimum requirements for the role:
- 10 years of experience in full-cycle technical recruiting.
- 4 years leading and developing recruiting teams.
- Demonstrated success hiring for high-bar technical roles in complex scaling environments.
- Strong performance management skills with a track record of building high-performing teams.
- Proven ability to shape sourcing strategies and instill a proactive talent acquisition culture.
- Exceptional consultation and influencing skills with senior executives.
- Comfort with adopting new recruiting tools - especially AI - and driving change management across teams.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Key Skills
- Time Management
- Sourcing
- Talent Acquisition
- Taleo
- ATS
- HR Sourcing
- Interviewing
- Management Experience
- Team Management
- Human Resources
- negotiation
- Recruiting
About Company
Publicly traded company [NYSE: IOT] offering a single platform for fleet operations at scale. Products include real-time GPS, ELD, AI-powered dash cams, telematics, maintenance, routing, & driver app. Recognized by the Forbes Cloud 100.
