Head of Talent Acquisition

Core responsibilities:

• Lead and scale Nuro's recruiting and sourcing organization, managing managers and senior ICs across technical, business, and operations hiring
• Partner with executives across Autonomy, Infrastructure, and Vehicle Engineering & Hardware to build data-driven hiring strategies and sourcing models that attract world-class AI, ML, robotics, and research engineering talent
• Build and operationalize capacity models, pipeline analytics, and productivity metrics to optimize recruiter bandwidth, time to hire, and forecast hiring velocity
• Drive and personally manage key executive and leadership searches, crafting compelling equity narratives and pre-IPO value propositions

This role creates positive change by building the talent acquisition function that will enable Nuro to scale its self-driving technology, making autonomy accessible to all and empowering a safer, richer, and more connected future through autonomous vehicles.

Required qualifications:

• 5+ years in a recruiting leadership role, experience leading recruiting and sourcing teams in high-growth technology environments
• Experience managing managers and developing high-performing teams
• Proven success hiring across complex technical and engineering functions; AI/ML or research engineering experience strongly preferred
• Highly analytical, with expertise in building and interpreting recruiting dashboards, capacity models, and performance metrics to inform decisions
• Strong executive presence and ability to partner effectively with senior leaders across the organization
• Hands-on experience in leadership and executive recruiting, including crafting compelling equity and pre-IPO narratives
• Exceptional communication skills and a data-driven, strategic mindset
• Comfortable navigating startup-scale growth and balancing strategic planning with operational execution
• Experience with ATS and HRIS systems, such as GreenHouse and WorkDay

Compensation and benefits:

• Base pay range: $176,400 - $264,600/year
• Annual performance bonus
• Equity compensation
• Competitive benefits package
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and psychological safety for all employees
• Equal opportunity employer with strong non-discrimination policies

Nuro is a self-driving technology company on a mission to make autonomy accessible to all. They build the world's most scalable driver by combining cutting-edge AI with automotive-grade hardware, licensing their core technology to support applications from robotaxis to personally owned vehicles.