Job Description
About Wing:
Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Consumer appetites for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air pollution. Wing’s fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and operate our aircraft, and offer drone delivery services on two continents. Our technology is designed to be easy to integrate into existing delivery and logistics networks, offering a scalable drone delivery solution for a broad range of businesses. Wing is a part of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, and our mission is to create the preferred means of delivery for the planet. If you’re ready to do the greatest work of your life, come join us.
Wing is looking for a Staff Recruiter to drive recruiting for our business and corporate functions, translating long-term business roadmaps into sophisticated search strategies and hiring results. Based in Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid), you will serve as a high-level advisor to Wing’s business and G&A leaders, driving the talent strategy required to scale the global infrastructure behind autonomous drone delivery.
With over a decade of experience including experience with VP-level searches, you understand that scaling functions like Finance, Government Affairs, Operations and Product Management requires deep organizational intelligence and high-stakes influence. You will play a vital role in attracting and hiring the key talent that empowers Wing to transition from an industry pioneer to a high-scale commercial operation.
What You’ll Do:
- Advise business leaders (across G&A, operations, marketing, policy and product management, etc), translating business expansion goals into recruiting goals and sourcing strategies.
- Architect and execute high-impact sourcing strategies to increase talent density and build high-conversion pipelines that ensure a continuous flow of quality candidates.
- Lead sophisticated offer negotiations involving intricate equity structures, significant competing offers from top-tier companies, and complex candidate motivations
- Serve as a subject matter expert for the corporate talent landscape, providing leaders with data-driven insights across industries such as aerospace, tech-policy, delivery & logistics, etc.
- Support Wing’s employer brand by delivering a high-touch candidate journey that reflects our operational excellence
- Drive continuous improvement by using data-driven insights to optimize the hiring process and through automation that empowers the team to secure top talent quickly and more effectively
What You’ll Need
- 12+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a heavy emphasis on scaling corporate functions (e.g. Marketing, Government & Affairs, HR, Finance, Legal , etc.) within the technology sector
- Proven track record of partnering directly with VP-level business leaders to provide high-quality hiring strategies for corporate infrastructure
- Some executive search firm experience preferred
- Significant experience navigating the scaling challenges of a high-growth, high-stakes environment where regulatory and financial precision is paramount
- Mastery in managing complex compensation packages and the ability to close “passive” executive talent in a hyper-competitive market
- A proven ability to thrive as an organization scales & matures; experience dealing with ambiguity.
- A genuine passion for Wing’s mission and the desire to build the business and commercial backbone of the company
Wing is an equal opportunity employer and it is Wing’s policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. Employment at Wing is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Wing does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.
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