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Our AI-driven systems enable robots to adapt, learn, and perform in the real world closing the skilled labor gap and transforming industries. We go beyond traditional methods, combining perception, reasoning, and control to deliver field-ready AI that is risk-aware, reliable, and continuously improving through real-world use.\nBig, hard problems are our everyday work, and our team of intelligent, humble, and driven people make the impossible possible together.\nThe Operations & Defense Recruiter will support a broad portfolio of roles across Manufacturing Operations, Deployment & Fleet Operations, Field & Customer Operations, Supply Chain, and Defense-related programs. You’ll recruit everyone from the people building and commissioning our systems to the teams deploying them in the field, supporting our customers, managing our fleet, and ensuring we have the materials and infrastructure required to scale.\nThis is not an order-taking recruiting role. You’ll work directly with operations and business leaders to understand their organizations, anticipate talent needs, challenge assumptions, and build recruiting strategies that deliver the right talent at the right time.\nWhat You’ll Do\nOwn end-to-end recruiting across manufacturing, production, deployment, fleet operations, field services, customer-facing technical roles, supply chain, and defense programs.\nRecruit across a wide range of levels, from highly skilled technicians and individual contributors to managers and operational leaders.\nBuild sourcing strategies for specialized and difficult-to-find operational talent rather than relying solely on inbound applicants.\nConduct candidate screens, manage interview processes, develop offers, and close candidates.\nBuild and maintain proactive talent pipelines ahead of future hiring needs.\nDeliver a high-quality candidate experience through consistent communication, urgency, and transparency.\nBuild strong relationships with hiring managers and become a trusted partner on their organizational and hiring needs.\nHelp leaders define what great talent looks like before launching a search.\nUse market data, candidate feedback, and pipeline performance to influence hiring decisions.\nPush back when requirements unnecessarily limit the talent pool and recommend alternative approaches.\nTranslate hiring demand into business impact and help leaders prioritize roles accordingly.\nMaintain a strong operating rhythm with hiring managers around pipeline health, interviews, offers, risks, and hiring forecasts.\nBuild & Improve\nDevelop repeatable recruiting strategies and talent pipelines that can scale alongside Path.\nUse recruiting data to understand funnel health, identify bottlenecks, and improve outcomes.\nBuild targeted sourcing campaigns, referral strategies, talent maps, and competitive intelligence.\nIdentify opportunities to automate or simplify recruiting processes.\nPartner across the Talent Acquisition team to continuously raise the quality and speed of hiring.\nWho You Are\n4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally supporting operations, manufacturing, supply chain, field service, defense, or other technical environments.\nDemonstrated experience recruiting across multiple operational functions rather than a single job family.\nExperience partnering directly with hiring managers and senior leaders to define requirements and develop recruiting strategies.\nStrong proactive sourcing skills with demonstrated success engaging passive talent.\nExperience recruiting in fast-moving environments with high hiring volume and changing priorities.\nAbility to understand technical and operational roles deeply enough to effectively assess and sell candidates.\nExperience using recruiting data to manage pipelines and influence hiring decisions.\nStrong communication and stakeholder-management skills.\nHighly organized with the ability to manage multiple searches and candidate funnels simultaneously.\nSelf-sufficient and comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy.\nWillingness to get close to the work-whether that means spending time on the production floor, learning our technology, or understanding what teams experience at customer sites.\nWhy You’ll Love Working Here\nDaily free lunch to keep you fueled and connected with the team\nFlexible PTO so you can take the time you need, when you need it\nComprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage\n6 weeks fully paid parental leave, plus an additional 6-8 weeks for birthing parents (12-14 weeks total)\n401(k) retirement plan through Empower\nGenerous employee referral bonuses-help us grow our team!\nWho We Are\nAt Path Robotics we love coming to work to solve interesting and tough challenges but also because our ideas are welcomed and valued. 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