University Relations Recruiting Manager

TL;DR

University Relations Recruiting Manager: Leading and evolving Zoox’s early-career talent strategy, with responsibility for the full lifecycle of university recruiting programs. Focus on scaling programs to attract, hire, and convert top early-career talent into long-term contributors.

Location: Hybrid in Foster City, CA

Salary: $177,000 - $213,000 a year

Company

Zoox is an Amazon company developing autonomous vehicle technology, focusing on early-career talent acquisition.

What you will do

• Lead and develop a team of university recruiters, providing coaching and hands-on support.
• Own and scale Zoox’s university recruiting programs end-to-end, including sourcing, interviewing, intern experience, offer management, and full-time conversion.
• Partner with hiring managers and cross-functional teams to align early-career hiring plans with business needs.
• Build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders to support university partnerships and intern recruiting.
• Design and execute inclusive early-career recruiting strategies, including targeted outreach and partnerships to support diversity hiring goals.
• Manage program budgets, forecasting, and vendor relationships while continuously improving efficiency and scalability.

Requirements

• 7+ years of recruiting experience, including direct ownership of full-cycle recruiting and early-career or university programs.
• Proven experience leading or mentoring recruiters and influencing hiring outcomes at scale.
• Strong knowledge of sourcing strategies, candidate assessment, offer negotiation, and closing in competitive talent markets.
• Familiarity with common university recruiting tools and platforms.
• Ability to use data and metrics to evaluate program performance and inform decision-making.

Nice to have

• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining strong university partnerships.
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder programs with strong operational rigor and attention to detail.
• Proven experience hiring diverse early career talent.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation package including salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights.
• Sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package.
• Comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off.
• Health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
• Opportunity to work for a company leveraging AI tools to support parts of the hiring process.