About the role:

At Samsara, we hire people passionate about building for the long term. As a Senior Technical Recruiter, you will scale our R&D teams—including Software Engineering, Machine Learning, and Product Management—with intention, urgency, and high standards. We operate as the opposite of a volume shop; we are first-principled, outcomes-focused, and prioritize "what exceptional looks like" over traditional recruiting rulebooks. In this role, you will be treated like an adult and measured on impact rather than activity. Success means maintaining a high signal-to-noise ratio—hiring approximately 3–4 extraordinary people per quarter—while delivering a world-class experience that "woos" the best talent in the industry.

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:

• Execute Full-Cycle Recruiting: Lead the end-to-end hiring process for R&D IC and leadership roles, ensuring outstanding execution from first touch to close.
• Act as a Strategic Partner: Work backwards from the needs of senior stakeholders, gaining a deep understanding of their business to influence who and how you recruit.
• Drive Proactive Talent Strategy: Build high-caliber pipelines through market mapping and long-range engagement programs, even when no active roles are open.
• Employ Creative Sourcing: Move beyond traditional methods by mapping talent networks and using direct outreach to engage top-tier candidates who aren't on the open market.
• Optimize Hiring Processes: Proactively identify and resolve friction points to simplify the hiring journey and bring structure to ambiguous searches.
• Collaborate as One Team: Support a "team-first" culture that rejects rigid candidate ownership rules in favor of collective success and honest feedback.
• Apply Innovation: Utilize AI and modern tools thoughtfully to work smarter, move fast without cutting corners, and maintain a relentless focus on quality.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including ownership of high-bar roles with hard-to-close profiles across multiple disciplines
• Proven track record of successfully hiring for technical roles, such as Product Managers, Engineers, and Product Designers
• Demonstrated success running searches for senior stakeholders (Director level and above), with an emphasis on trust, rigor, and influence
• A “Talent Partner” mindset—you contribute insights, talent data, and structure that raise the bar beyond filling roles
• Experience hiring for technical roles in innovative and high-bar companies
• Proven ability to build effective outbound and passive talent strategies in constrained markets - especially where the "easy path" doesn’t work
• Strong track record of navigating complex hiring scenarios, including pushback, ambiguity, and process risk, while keeping a long-term focus on hiring quality
• Excellent communicator who aligns stakeholders, mitigates surprises, and delivers crisp execution
• Experience leveraging AI tools thoughtfully and intentionally to drive more thorough, effective, and efficient recruiting - without compromising candidate quality or experience