Senior Recruiting Partner - High Volume

About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably.

Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products. Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.

Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe. We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth.

Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds. About You and The Role At Zipline, recruiting is one of the most strategic functions in the company.

As a Principal Recruiting Partner, you will serve as a trusted advisor to executives and business leaders, helping shape the future of the organization through exceptional talent acquisition and workforce planning. You understand that every hire has the potential to accelerate—or constrain—the company's ability to achieve its mission. You bring a deep appreciation for the impact talent has on company outcomes and are passionate about building world-class teams that help save lives every day.

You are equally comfortable operating at the strategic and tactical levels. One moment, you're partnering with executives on organizational design, headcount planning, and talent market strategy; the next, you're personally engaging and closing transformative talent. You use data, market insights, and sound judgment to influence hiring decisions, improve recruiting effectiveness, and elevate hiring standards across the organization.

You thrive in fast-moving environments where ambiguity is constant, priorities evolve quickly, and scaling effectively requires creativity, resilience, and exceptional execution. You are energized by solving complex talent challenges, building trusted relationships across the company, and raising the bar for what great recruiting looks like.

What You'Ll Do

Serve as a strategic talent advisor to executives, functional leaders, and hiring managers, influencing hiring decisions, organizational design, workforce planning, and talent strategy. Develop and execute hiring strategies for critical business functions, ensuring Zipline attracts and hires exceptional talent at scale while maintaining an uncompromising quality bar. Partner with leadership to anticipate future talent needs, identify organizational gaps, and build proactive talent pipelines aligned to business objectives.

Drive end-to-end recruiting efforts for high-impact and business-critical roles, including sourcing, assessment strategy, candidate management, offer negotiation, and closing. Leverage talent market intelligence, competitive insights, and recruiting analytics to inform hiring strategies and improve decision-making. Identify opportunities to improve recruiting systems, processes, and operational efficiency, driving scalable solutions that increase hiring velocity and quality.