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  

Zipline is seeking a Senior Recruiting Partner to help support the growth of our non technical teams. We are pioneering autonomous logistics at a global scale, and our technology is fundamentally rewriting how the world moves critical goods. To support this massive expansion, we are seeking an exceptional Senior Recruiting Partner to help build the world-class teams that will define our next stage of growth. Role summary You will lead full-cycle recruiting for Zipline’s non-technical organizations: Operations, Sales/Go‑To‑Market, and G&A (Finance, Legal, People, Workplace). You are the primary recruiting partner to hiring managers and functional leaders, accountable for building scalable candidate pipelines, closing mission-critical hires, and shaping staffing strategy across these groups

Success outcomes (measurable within your first 6–12 months)

• Close priority senior hires in Operations and Sales/GTM (target: 3–6 leadership-level hires in first 6 months, depending on business needs). 

• Achieve target time-to-fill: ~45 days for mid-level roles and ~70 days for senior leadership roles (adjusted by role complexity). 

• Maintain offer acceptance ≥ 80% and hiring manager satisfaction ≥ 4.0/5 on post-hire feedback.

• Deliver talent-pipeline coverage sufficient to support 6-month hiring plans (3–5 qualified candidates per open role). 

• 6‑ and 12‑month new-hire retention aligned with People Ops targets. 

Must-have qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with demonstrable recent experience hiring for Operations, Sales/GTM, and at least one G&A function (Finance, Legal, People, or Workplace). 

• Track record of owning end-to-end searches independently, including senior/leadership-level hires. 

• Strong stakeholder management: experience advising directors/VPs and influencing hiring decisions. 

• Practical skills in candidate sourcing, talent mapping, structured interviewing, and offer negotiation. 

• Experience using an ATS (Greenhouse preferred) and standard sourcing tools (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter); comfortable using basic hiring dashboards and Excel/Sheets. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting into regulated, safety-critical, or field-operations organizations. 

• Background recruiting in B2B sales or enterprise GTM teams. 

• Experience building hiring processes in scaling startups. 

Tools Greenhouse (ATS), LinkedIn Recruiter, sourcing CRMs (e.g., GEM), interview scheduling tools (GoodTime), and Google Workspace.

What Else You Need to Know   

The starting cash range for this role is $120,000 - $180,000. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors, including a specific candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, working location, and projected impact. The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; discretionary annual or performance bonuses; sales incentives; benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance; paid time off; and more.

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies.We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!