Senior Staff Recruiter

Latitude AI (lat.ai) develops automated driving technologies, including L3, for Ford vehicles at scale. We’re driven by the opportunity to reimagine what it’s like to drive and make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone.

When you join the Latitude team, you’ll work alongside leading experts across machine learning and robotics, cloud platforms, mapping, sensors and compute systems, test operations, systems and safety engineering – all dedicated to making a real, positive impact on the driving experience for millions of people. 

As a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, we operate independently to develop automated driving technology at the speed of a technology startup. Latitude is headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich., and Palo Alto, Calif.

Meet the team:

The People Operations (POps) team is responsible for managing the end-to-end employee experience and infrastructure needed to maintain a transparent and inclusive culture. From hiring, to creating competitive benefits packages, to overseeing our process for employee career development, to performance management and retention - the People team plays a critical role in cross-functional alignment and the overall management of the employee life cycle.

What you’ll do: 

Demonstrate expert-level, hands-on recruiting across a variety of roles/functions

• Work closely with People Operations and hiring managers to develop new recruiting strategies that identify and attract top talent across a variety of functions/roles
• Leverage deep industry knowledge to source high-quality candidates across a range of disciplines, with specific focus on highly technical roles
• Demonstrate a high degree of proficiency in conducting compensation conversations with candidates of all levels
• Adapt to new engineering disciplines to quickly formulate and refine effective sourcing and hiring strategies
• Demonstrate thorough understanding of the AV industry and associated technical domains to document and perform light technical phone screens of early candidates
• Employ a customer-centric mindset to support the hiring needs of hiring teams

Grow Latitude’s employment brand across the AV/ML industry

• Partner with Latitude Communications team to develop appropriate brand engagement strategies that promote Latitude’s hiring brand across the industry
• Act as the subject matter expert to advise internal hiring teams on appropriate external engagement opportunities such as conferences, speaking engagements, etc
• Effectively demonstrate strong communication skills to positively represent the organization externally

Measure and increase Recruiting team efficiency

• Apply a process-driven mindset to identify new opportunities to enhance/improve Latitude’s hiring practices
• Effectively utilize internal resources such as Greenhouse and Workday reporting to identify trends and inform hiring decisions
• Build scalable reporting procedures that enable real-time tracking and measurement of recruiting performance
• Provide coaching and mentorship to other members of the recruiting team

Contribute to key internal programs, such as new hire onboarding, to ensure successful assimilation of new talent

• Partner with HR Business Partners and Onboarding team to enhance Latitude’s new hire onboarding program to include tailored, department-specific training/assimilation opportunities
• Partner with HR Business Partners to develop new strategies to track and measure new hire performance across 30-60-90 day milestones
• Contribute to monthly interviewer training to elevate the Latitude’s team’s talent assessment capabilities

What you'll need to succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Information Systems or related area
• 10+ years of HR/Recruiting experience, including 2+ years of direct Greenhouse experience
• Proven ability leading cross-functional hiring projects in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent coordination, organization and multitasking skills
• Keen attention to detail and appropriate handling of sensitive information
• Ability to efficiently communicate, escalate and problem solve as needed
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly evolving environment
• “Can do” attitude and team player

What we offer you:

• Competitive compensation packages
• High-quality individual and family medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings account with available employer match
• Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting
• Employer-paid group term life insurance and the option to elect voluntary life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid medical leave
• Unlimited vacation
• 15 paid holidays
• Daily lunches, snacks, and beverages available in all office locations
• Pre-tax spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Adoption/Surrogacy support program
• Backup child and elder care program
• Professional development reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Discounted programs that include legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more
• Company and team bonding outlets: employee resource groups, quarterly team activity stipend, and wellness initiatives

Learn more about Latitude’s team, mission and career opportunities at lat.ai!

Candidates for positions with Latitude AI must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.