[Hiring] Senior Talent Acquisition Partner @Slate Auto

Role Description

As a Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner, you will be responsible for identifying, attracting, and hiring top-tier technical talent for Slate's Technology organization to support our company's growth and innovation. You will serve as a true talent advisor, bringing deep fluency in modern software development disciplines, enabling you to engage authentically with both candidates and hiring teams at a technical level.

• Conduct deep-dive intake meetings with hiring managers across Engineering, Product, and Design.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of the full software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Partner with Engineering leads to understand production demands and establish hiring timelines.
• Stay current on evolving tech stacks and architectural patterns.
• Build and enforce a structured interview accountability framework across all hiring teams.
• Hold hiring managers and interview panels accountable to timely, calibrated, and bias-aware feedback.
• Facilitate post-interview debrief sessions to drive decisive decision-making.
• Proactively identify and implement corrective calibration sessions.
• Champion a hiring culture that balances speed with quality.
• Develop and execute multi-channel recruitment strategies.
• Utilize modern sourcing technologies and AI-enabled recruiting tools.
• Conduct thorough interviews to assess candidates' qualifications.
• Build and maintain a living pipeline of passive prospects and warm leads.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience through transparent communication.
• Manage the ATS end-to-end, including job postings and candidate tracking.
• Monitor and report on Talent Acquisition KPIs.
• Identify and escalate patterns where demand is outpacing pipeline capacity.
• Foster engagement with a diverse talent pool.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 10+ years of recruiting and sourcing experience with a strong focus on high-volume technical hiring.
• Demonstrable technical literacy across modern software development stacks.
• Proven track record of building and enforcing interview accountability structures.
• Demonstrated ability to align hiring pace with engineering demand signals.
• 5+ years of advanced sourcing with LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Proficiency with Workday ATS required.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and influence skills.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously.
• Knowledge of employment laws and regulations.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Workday ATS.
• Experience with additional recruiting technology, AI sourcing tools, and CRM platforms strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability insurance.
• Vacation and 401k.
• Eligibility to participate in the equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program.

Company Description

At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them.