About the role

At Samsara, we hire people who are passionate about building for the long term. As a lead technical recruiter, you will help scale our R&D organization with intention, speed, and high standards, focusing primarily on product management and expanding into adjacent technical disciplines as business needs evolve.

We prioritize outcomes, clarity, and quality. In this role, you will lead high-complexity searches, partner directly with senior leadership, and focus on delivering an exceptional experience for candidates and hiring teams. Success means building strong talent pipelines, hiring three to four exceptional people per quarter, and serving as a trusted advisor across the organization.

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.

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact – helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-calibre team that will encourage you to do your best.

In this role, you will:

• Execute full-cycle recruiting: Lead the end-to-end hiring process for R&D individual contributors and leadership roles across product management and related technical disciplines
• Act as a strategic partner: Work closely with VP and executive-level stakeholders to understand business needs and shape hiring strategies
• Drive proactive talent strategy: Build strong candidate pipelines through market mapping and long-term engagement programs
• Employ creative sourcing: Map talent networks and use direct outreach to engage top-tier candidates
• Build scalable systems: Create reusable playbooks and processes that improve hiring quality and efficiency across future searches
• Lead with data: Use talent data and pipeline analytics to inform search strategies and guide decision-making with senior leaders
• Collaborate as one team: Foster a supportive, team-first recruiting culture focused on shared goals and constructive feedback
• Champion innovation: Drive adoption of AI-based tools and modern recruiting technology across the team to work efficiently while maintaining a high standard of quality

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including ownership of specialized roles with complex candidate profiles
• Proven track record of hiring for technical roles, such as product managers, software engineers, and product designers
• Demonstrated experience running searches with VP and executive-level stakeholders
• A strategic partner mindset with experience using data to guide hiring decisions
• Experience building outbound sourcing strategies in competitive talent markets
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguous hiring scenarios while keeping a focus on long-term quality
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience building scalable recruiting processes or reusable playbooks
• Experience using AI-based tools and modern recruiting technology to streamline candidate sourcing and workflow