Senior Recruiting Manager
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In this role, you will
- Lead a team of recruiters covering non-quota-carrying and R&D hiring across EMEA — including Engineering, R&D, Sales Engineering, and G&A/Marketing/Corp — holding a clear, well-calibrated bar for talent across the team.
- Coach and develop recruiters, helping them grow from strong execution into independent ownership: planning searches, driving reqs to close, and holding stakeholder trust
- Own the recruiting relationship with Director + engineering and business stakeholders across EMEA, building deep enough business and technical context to be a credible, consultative partner rather than an order-taker.
- Combine strategic partnership with senior stakeholders and direct hands-on execution on the most complex or specialist searches.
- Bring data-driven rigor to diagnosing and fixing recruiting problems: read funnel data, spot contradictions, identify what's broken, and build a practical plan with clear leading and lagging indicators.
- Improve signal-to-noise at every stage of the process: sharper role definition, stronger screens, and more consistent interview evaluation and calibration with hiring managers.
- Design a research-centric approach to hiring across EMEA: talent mapping, deliberate outreach, and long-term relationship building, adapted to the specific dynamics of European talent markets.
- Partner with People Partners and business leaders to learn from great hires and mis-hires, then update profiles, assessment, and closing approaches based on what's learned.
- Model Samsara's values: embed inclusivity, long-term vision, and teamwork into all aspects of hiring and leadership.
Minimum requirements for the role
- Expert experience in full-cycle recruiting, with credible depth in senior software engineering hiring.
- Proven experience of leading and developing recruiting teams across multiple disciplines and locations via both in person and remote leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to build trust and executive presence with senior level stakeholders.
- Strong bar-setting and coaching skills, with a track record of building recruiters from good execution to sought after talent partners
- Comfortable operating across multiple recruiting disciplines simultaneously (technical + Sales Engineering + G&A/Corp), rather than a single specialism.
Strong pluses
- Sales Engineering and/or G&A recruiting experience, alongside core engineering hiring.
- Director+ level search experience.
- EMEA-scale recruiting leadership, ideally spanning multiple countries/markets.
The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is also eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions. Learn more about our total rewards and benefits below.
Annual Base Salary £104,400 — £130,500 GBP
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