Technical Recruiter Tesla Motors

About Tesla

Palo Alto, California-based, Tesla Motors uses proprietary technology, world-class design, and state-of-the-art manufacturing processes to create a new generation of highway capable electric vehicles. We utilize an innovative distribution model based on Company-owned sales and service centers. This approach allows us to maintain the highest levels of customer experience and benefit from short customer feedback loops to ensure our customer needs are fulfilled. We believe our operational infrastructure provides us with a competitive advantage compared to traditional automobile manufacturers.

The Role

As a Recruiter at Tesla Motors, you will execute staffing and HR strategies to identify, recruit and close the best engineering talent from around the world.

This position demands an uncommon balance of creativity, drive and follow-through along with interpersonal savvy and basic analytics. You must have demonstrated the ability to have consistent and positive impact and contribution in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment. You should also have a proven track record of success in collaboration with HR partners to provide end-to-end service to internal client groups (e.g. immigration, relocation, compensation/benefits, organizational development, etc).

Responsibilities

• Engaging your subject matter expertise, serve as an advisor to internal clients with regards to staffing best practices to include sourcing strategy, evaluation technique and decision making.
• Manage the staffing process ensuring high-touch candidate experience with outstanding follow up and the ability to communicate a deep knowledge of Tesla's overall business as well as that of the hiring client group.
• Evaluate candidate fit by engaging both technical and behavioral interviewing technique, as well as unconventional techniques to identify exceptional ability.
• Manage closing process which requires skills in active listening, negotiation, follow through and creativity.
• Written and verbal presentation on project status and candidate reviews with senior and executive leadership.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of proven technical recruiting experience in a dynamic product engineering environment -- demonstrated success in filling high-volume, high hiring-bar requisitions where only the most exceptional talent (technically and interpersonally) is accepted.
• Minimum 2 years experience in recruiting product engineering disciplines with a strong preference for experience in staffing mechanical design positions.
• Strong preference for experience with international recruitment involving complex immigration and relocation constraints.
• Proficiency in traditional sourcing techniques to include online social and professional networks in addition to demonstrated ability to source 'beneath the surface' -- targeted sourcing campaigns, targeted networking, calling for names.
• Understanding of organizational development - demonstrated ability to navigate within a matrix organization to identify and build excellent working relationships with both decision makers and with influential staff.
• BA/BS with strong academic record required.

Tesla Motors is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, age, sex, ancestry, marital status, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, present or past history of mental disability, genetic information or any other classification protected by state or federal law.