Senior Technical Recruiter – Advanced Manufacturing

Job Title: Senior Technical Recruiter - Advanced Manufacturing

Department: People Operations

Employment Type: Full Time

FLSA: Exempt

Location: Houston, TX - Onsite

Who We Are

Persona AI is developing and commercializing rugged, multi-purpose humanoid robots that perform real work. Persona AI founding team has a decades-long history in humanoid robotics, bionics, and product development delivering robust hardware that has touched the stars, worked miles below the surface of the ocean, and even roamed Disney Parks. Our mission is focused squarely on shipping beautiful, reliable products at massive scale, while building a customer-focused team to achieve these aims.

Why Join Persona?

• We offer competitive compensation, a performance-based bonus, 99% employer covered medical benefits, early-stage equity, competitive PTO, and a company-wide paid winter break between December 24th and January 2nd.

• You’ll shape technology that’s redefining the possibilities of robotics and human interaction.

• Work alongside passionate teammates who value creativity, and continuous learning.

• Enjoy full access to best-in-class sourcing tools, a strong employer brand, and the autonomy to build our recruiting function from the ground up.

About the Role

Houston is where we manufacture our humanoid robots, and we're scaling production fast. That takes people, a lot of them, and finding great ones is one of the most important things we do. That's where you come in.

We're looking for a driven Senior Technical Recruiter to power that ramp. Ideally you know how to source creatively, and thrive on filling hard-to-find roles. You'll own full-cycle sourcing and recruiting across manufacturing and operations - from the technicians and engineers building robots on the floor to the teams supporting them - partnering closely with hiring managers to move fast and land great talent.

This position is fully onsite at our corporate office in Houston, five days a week, right where the robots get built. As we grow production in Texas and beyond, you'll be the recruiting engine behind it - with real ownership, real impact, and a front-row seat to one of the most exciting builds in robotics.

What You Will Be Doing

• Own full-cycle sourcing and recruiting for manufacturing and operations.

• Build and manage active candidate pipelines from scratch using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, trade schools and technical/vocational programs, local manufacturing and industry networks, employee referrals, and any other effective channels.

• Partner directly with hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements, calibrate on candidate quality quickly, and iterate profiles in real time.

• Leverage Houston’s deep manufacturing and operations talent pool, including energy, industrial, and aerospace crossover talent, and help build the company's presence in the local manufacturing and operations community.

• Deliver a best-in-class candidate experience from first outreach through offer, recognizing the importance of your role as the first impression of Persona AI.

• Track and report on pipeline health, time-to-fill, and sourcing metrics; use data to continuously improve your approach.

• Help build and refine TA infrastructure, including interview processes, scorecards, ATS hygiene, and offer templates as the company scales.

• Support employer branding efforts (job post copy, LinkedIn presence, candidate messaging) to position Persona AI as a destination for top manufacturing, operations, and corporate talent.

What We Are Looking For:

• 5 + years of recruiting experience.

• Demonstrated track record of filling manufacturing, and operations roles at volume under real time-to-fill pressure.

• Expert-level Boolean search skills and fluency across LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing channels beyond traditional job boards.

• Comfortable working with ambiguity and building from scratch; effective without a fully mature TA function and able to help create one.

• Strong candidate engagement skills, including getting responses from passive candidates and successfully closing them.

• Ability to manage multiple positions simultaneously without losing quality or velocity on any single search.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including compelling outreach copy, sharp intake conversations, and clear internal updates to hiring managers.

Bonus Skills:

• Prior recruiting experience in manufacturing, robotics, industrial, automotive, aerospace, or other high-volume production environments.

• Existing relationships within the Houston manufacturing, industrial, or operations talent community.

• Familiarity with ATS platforms such as Ashby, Rippling, or similar.

• Experience recruiting for organizations with 100-300 employees in a high-growth environment.

• Comfort operating in a startup or high-growth manufacturing environment where processes are still being built and ambiguity is the norm.

Persona AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.