Principal Executive Recruiter

Aurora develops and commercially operates AI-powered self-driving freight technology through its Aurora Driver system.

Pittsburgh, United States
About Aurora Innovation, Inc.

Aurora is a public autonomous-vehicle technology company focused on self-driving freight. Its Aurora Driver combines hardware and AI software to operate trucks and underpins its driver-as-a-service trucking product.

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Candidate Availability

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

You will own end-to-end searches for Director-level and above roles. You will design executive interview processes, advise leaders using talent intelligence and market insights, negotiate executive offers, support succession planning, and mentor recruiters and sourcers.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of recruiting experience with significant executive search experience
  • Experience owning Director- to C-level searches
  • Experience advising C-suite and VP-level leaders on role scope and hiring decisions
  • Experience structuring and closing executive compensation packages
  • Sourcing, talent mapping, and market intelligence expertise
  • Ability to run confidential executive searches
  • Experience using AI for research and sourcing
  • Experience coaching Talent Acquisition team members or creating recruiting training
  • Experience partnering with founders or board members on C-level hires
  • Experience hiring leaders in autonomy, AI/ML, robotics, or deep tech
  • Experience with succession planning or leadership pipeline programs

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end searches for Director-level and above roles
  • Design and calibrate executive interview processes
  • Produce search briefs and candidate summaries
  • Advise leaders on talent intelligence, market mapping, and hiring strategy
  • Structure and negotiate executive offers
  • Partner on succession planning and leadership workforce planning
  • Share market intelligence and search learnings
  • Mentor recruiters and sourcers
  • Lead recruiting training

Benefits

  • Annual bonus
  • Equity compensation