Senior Principal Executive Recruiter (Semiconductor)

Location: Fully in-person in San Jose, California, United States

Salary: $190,000–$240,000 per year, depending on experience, level, and business need. The role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, incentives, and benefits.

Company

Develops rack-scale AI infrastructure through connectivity solutions based on CXL, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe, and UALink technologies, supported by a software suite for integrated scale-up and scale-out systems.

What you will do

• Partner with executive leaders on organizational priorities, design, capability gaps, and future leadership needs.
• Develop rolling six-month executive talent plans ahead of approved or posted roles.
• Analyze semiconductor and silicon talent markets, competitor activity, talent availability, and leadership trends.
• Build targeted talent maps and long-term relationships with high-impact executives across the semiconductor ecosystem.
• Advise senior stakeholders on leadership profiles, assessment criteria, search timing, and decision frameworks.
• Lead executive searches from kickoff through close and deliver concise updates connecting market signals, organizational gaps, and recommended actions.

Requirements

• 15+ years of relevant recruiting or talent acquisition experience, including at least 5 years in executive recruiting.
• Recruiting experience in the semiconductor, silicon, or adjacent hardware technology industry.
• Ability to diagnose leadership gaps and turn business needs into proactive talent plans.
• Experience advising VP, C-suite, and other executive-level stakeholders.
• Track record of closing Senior Director through C-suite candidates while managing complex motivations, stakeholders, and offers.
• Excellent judgment, discretion, communication, and senior-level influencing skills in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with executive talent reviews, succession planning, workforce planning, or organization design.
• Experience building talent intelligence frameworks that connect business strategy, capability gaps, market data, and hiring priorities.
• Long-term relationships with senior leaders in semiconductor, silicon, hardware, systems, or AI infrastructure markets.
• Experience partnering with CEOs, executive leadership teams, and board-level stakeholders on multi-year leadership planning.
• Experience recruiting across engineering, product, operations, sales, and go-to-market leadership.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a hyper-growth environment advancing rack-scale AI infrastructure.
• Collaborate with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners on modern connectivity technologies.
• Discretionary bonus, incentives, and benefits may be available.
• Commitment to diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences.