University Recruiting Lead

About us

• At Sierra, we’re creating a platform to help businesses build better, more human customer experiences with AI. We are primarily an in-person company based in San Francisco, with growing offices in Atlanta, New York, and London.

• We are guided by a set of values that are at the core of our actions and define our culture: Trust, Customer Obsession, Craftsmanship, Intensity, and Family. These values are the foundation of our work, and we are committed to upholding them in everything we do.

• Our co-founders are Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor. Bret currently serves as Board Chair of OpenAI. Previously, he was co-CEO of Salesforce (which had acquired the company he founded, Quip) and CTO of Facebook. Bret was also one of Google's earliest product managers and co-creator of Google Maps. Before founding Sierra, Clay spent 18 years at Google, where he most recently led Google Labs. Earlier, he started and led Google’s AR/VR effort, Project Starline, and Google Lens. Before that, Clay led the product and design teams for Google Workspace. 

What you’ll do

• As our first University Recruiting Lead at Sierra, you will be responsible for developing and operating the full university recruiting lifecycle, including campus strategy, events, sourcing, candidate experience, and reporting.

• Travel to campus events and conferences, with flexibility to work non-standard hours as needed.

• Partner closely with Hiring Managers to define early career talent needs, develop campus strategies, and align on timelines and goals.

• Build and execute sourcing and engagement strategies across universities, career fairs, and build strong relationships with universities and student organizations to increase Sierra’s visibility and access.

• Track, analyze, and report on university recruiting metrics to Hiring Managers and Sierra leadership on a regular cadence.

What you’ll bring

• 5-8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience at a high-growth tech company, with early-stage start-up experience preferred

• Proven experience building and scaling university or early career recruiting programs, ideally in high-growth environments.

• Willingness and ability to travel during campus recruiting season.

• Deep understanding of the campus recruiting landscape, including event strategy, brand awareness, program development, and partnership building.

• Ability to source, attract, and hire top Tech interns and new grad talent. 

• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience partnering with engineering, HR, and focusing on DEIB.

• A data-driven mindset with the ability to analyze, track, and optimize pipeline performance and program impact.

• Passion for creating an inclusive candidate experience and developing programs that foster long-term talent pipelines.

Even better…

• Proven experience managing high-volume university recruiting in fast-paced or startup environments, with the ability to build and scale programs from the ground up.

• Experience recruiting for both technical and non-technical roles, with a strong understanding of diverse early talent pipelines.

Our values

• Trust: We build trust with our customers with our accountability, empathy, quality, and responsiveness. We build trust in AI by making it more accessible, safe, and useful. We build trust with each other by showing up for each other professionally and personally, creating an environment that enables all of us to do our best work.

• Customer Obsession: We deeply understand our customers’ business goals and relentlessly focus on driving outcomes, not just technical milestones. Everyone at the company knows and spends time with our customers. When our customer is having an issue, we drop everything and fix it.

• Craftsmanship: We get the details right, from the words on the page to the system architecture. We have good taste. When we notice something isn’t right, we take the time to fix it. We are proud of the products we produce. We continuously self-reflect to continuously self-improve.

• Intensity: We know we don’t have the luxury of patience. We play to win. We care about our product being the best, and when it isn’t, we fix it. When we fail, we talk about it openly and without blame so we succeed the next time.

• Family: We know that balance and intensity are compatible, and we model it in our actions and processes. We are the best technology company for parents. We support and respect each other and celebrate each other’s personal and professional achievements.

What we offer

We want our benefits to reflect our values and offer the following to full-time employees:

• Flexible (Unlimited) Paid Time Off

• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family

• Life Insurance and Disability Benefits

• Retirement Plan (e.g., 401K, pension) with Sierra match

• Parental Leave

• Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot

• Lunch, as well as delicious snacks and coffee to keep you energized 

• Discretionary Benefit Stipend giving people the ability to spend where it matters most

• Free alphorn lessons

These benefits are further detailed in Sierra's policies and are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefits plans. Eligible full-time employees can participate in Sierra's equity plans subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies.

Be you, with us

We're working to bring the transformative power of AI to every organization in the world. To do so, it is important to us that the diversity of our employees represents the diversity of our customers. We believe that our work and culture are better when we encourage, support, and respect different skills and experiences represented within our team. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. We strive to evaluate all applicants consistently without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.