About Rivian

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.

As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

Role Summary

The Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition will lead a high-performing team of recruiters dedicated to acquiring top technical talent. Reporting to the Director of Talent Acquisition, this role is responsible for delivering scalable recruiting strategies and driving operational excellence in software hiring. The Sr. Manager will establish collaborative relationships across teams, improve quality of hire, and support the mission of Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies to transform the automotive experience everywhere through innovative recruitment approaches.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development: Manage, mentor, and develop a team of technical recruiters, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.
Recruitment Strategy Execution: Implement talent acquisition strategies to attract, engage, and hire top software talent, ensuring alignment with business needs and growth goals for each Executive partnership.
Collaboration Across Teams: Work closely with recruiting operations, workforce planning, and business leaders to ensure seamless recruiting processes and alignment with organizational priorities.
Data-Driven Resource Planning: Partner with the Recruiting Leadership to develop a resource allocation model, ensuring the team is aligned to meet hiring demands efficiently.
Candidate Experience Excellence: Standardize recruiting processes and champion best practices to deliver a consistent and high-quality candidate experience.
Metrics & Reporting: Provide insights through recruiting metrics, tracking team performance and progress toward hiring goals. Drive biweekly insights to each business executive supported.
Quality of Hire: Drive a culture of continuous improvement to ensure every hire meets Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies' technical and cultural standards.
Community Engagement: Partner with the business to enhance the organization’s brand within tech communities and create meaningful external partnerships.

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in technical recruiting, including expertise in hiring software engineering talent.
4+ years of leadership experience within talent acquisition, managing teams of recruiters and sourcers.
Strong ability to execute recruiting strategies aligned with business goals, ensuring scalability and efficiency.
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with recruiting operations and workforce planning teams.
Expert proficiency in using recruiting data and analytics to inform decisions and optimize performance.
Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
A passion for innovation and a commitment to the mission of Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies.
Minimum of three days onsite per week.
Bachelor's degree preferred.

Pay Disclosure

Salary Range for California Based Applicants: $176,200 - $220,300 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

Benefits Summary: Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.

Candidate Data Privacy

Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.

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