Application Guide

How to Apply for Recruiting Manager

at Joby Aviation

🏢 About Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation is pioneering the future of urban air mobility with electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designed for quiet, fast, and eco-friendly travel. As a leader in the emerging air taxi industry, Joby offers a unique opportunity to shape a transformative transportation paradigm from the ground up.

About This Role

As Recruiting Manager, you will lead a team of recruiters to scale Joby's workforce in support of its ambitious growth plans. Your impact will extend beyond hiring targets—you'll design scalable recruiting processes, partner with hiring managers to align talent with business strategy, and optimize People systems to enable efficient, data-driven recruitment.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might start with a stand-up with your recruiting team to review priorities and candidate pipelines. You'll then meet with a hiring manager to discuss a new engineering role, followed by analyzing recruiting metrics to identify bottlenecks. Afternoon could involve a vendor demo for a new AI sourcing tool and a one-on-one coaching session with a recruiter on improving candidate engagement.

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🎯 Who Joby Aviation Is Looking For

  • Proven leader with several years of experience managing full-lifecycle recruiters, ideally in a high-growth tech or aviation/engineering environment.
  • Data-driven decision-maker who can analyze recruiting metrics, validate datasets in spreadsheets, and translate insights into actionable process improvements.
  • Hands-on experience evaluating and implementing ATS, CRM, or AI recruiting tools—Joby is scaling and needs someone who can optimize systems, not just use them.
  • Strategic partner who builds trusted relationships with hiring managers, understands evolving business needs, and can influence without authority.

📝 Tips for Applying to Joby Aviation

1

Highlight specific examples of how you've scaled recruiting processes in a fast-growing company (e.g., doubling headcount in a year).

2

Emphasize your experience with People systems implementation—mention ATS migrations, CRM rollouts, or AI tool pilots you've led.

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Quantify your team's achievements: reduce time-to-fill, improve candidate satisfaction scores, or increase diversity hires.

4

Show your analytical side: include a bullet on how you used data to identify bottlenecks or predict hiring needs.

5

Tailor your resume to Joby's mission—mention any passion for sustainability, aviation, or innovative technology.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

["Express genuine enthusiasm for Joby's mission to transform transportation with electric aircraft.", 'Describe a specific instance where you designed a scalable recruiting process that improved efficiency or candidate experience.', 'Demonstrate your leadership style: how you mentor recruiters to achieve targets while fostering a collaborative team culture.', "Highlight your experience with People systems evaluation and optimization, tying it to Joby's need for scalable talent infrastructure."]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Read Joby's recent press releases and news about their FAA certification progress and commercial launch plans.
  • → Study their company values and culture (e.g., from their careers page or Glassdoor reviews) to align your answers.
  • → Understand the competitive landscape: how does Joby's eVTOL technology differ from Archer, Lilium, or other players?
  • → Review Joby's job postings for engineering roles to grasp the types of talent you'd be recruiting (e.g., battery engineers, software developers).

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk me through how you've scaled a recruiting team or process in a high-growth environment.
2 Describe a time you used data to influence a hiring decision or improve a recruiting metric. What was the outcome?
3 How would you approach building relationships with hiring managers at an engineering-focused company like Joby?
4 Tell me about a People system implementation you led—what was your role, challenges, and results?
5 If you joined Joby, how would you assess the current recruiting processes and identify areas for improvement?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Don't focus only on agency or high-volume recruiting—Joby values strategic, quality-driven hiring.
  • Avoid generic leadership statements without concrete examples of team development or process improvement.
  • Don't overlook the analytical requirement—failing to demonstrate spreadsheet or data skills can be a dealbreaker.

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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