Who We Are

Baton is Ryder’s in-house product development group focused on harnessing emerging technologies to redefine transportation and logistics. With $10B in freight under management, our technology reaches every part of the U.S. economy.

We design and ship category-defining software that enables Ryder and its 50,000+ customers—including some of the world’s most well-known brands—to plan and execute freight intelligently, efficiently, and cost-effectively. Our work includes everything from customer-facing software to the data platform that will power the next era of innovation at Ryder.

Baton’s mission: enable supply chain on autopilot.

Ryder acquired Baton in 2022 to power its next wave of digital products. We operate at startup speed, with Fortune 500 reach. If you have a passion for solving complex problems and creating impact for the engine of the American economy, you’ll love it here.

Role Talent Lead

Location Hayes Valley, San Francisco, CA

Basic Job Details

Job Type: Full Time

Work Model: Hybrid

Remote Days: Monday & Friday

Office Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Job Description

We are looking for a Talent Lead who can build and develop a recruiting team while personally delivering great hires. You’ll lead our recruiting efforts, partner closely with hiring managers, and own a meaningful portfolio of technical and non-technical requisitions from kickoff through close.

This is a hands-on people management role. You’ll source for challenging searches, build candidate relationships, and close talent yourself while coaching your team and improving how we hire. You’ll balance immediate hiring needs with the processes, tools, and partnerships that help recruiting scale.

Success means delivering on your own searches, developing a high-performing team, improving the systems and habits that help us hire well, and building shared accountability for hiring across Baton.

Responsibilities

Own searches and deliver exceptional hires

Manage a significant requisition load across technical and non-technical functions, including high-priority and niche roles
Lead searches from intake and sourcing through assessment, offers, and closing, with a focus on hire quality and long-term retention
Build pipelines and targeted sourcing strategies for specialized searches

Build strong hiring manager partnerships

Align on candidate profiles, assessment criteria, and sourcing and closing strategies, refining your approach through feedback and recruiting data
Establish shared ownership of hiring, holding managers accountable for timely decisions and follow-through while maintaining strong relationships
Expand recruiting capacity by helping hiring managers source, activate their networks, and take on tasks that move searches forward

Manage and develop the recruiting team

Hire and develop recruiters, rec ops, and sourcers through clear expectations, regular coaching, and direct feedback
Own performance management from goal-setting through review calibration and delivery, addressing gaps and recognizing impact
Align team capacity with hiring priorities, modeling strong execution through your own searches and taking accountability for team results

Lead and scale recruiting

Translate business needs into recruiting priorities, creating clarity on ownership, progress, risks, and next steps
Own hiring analytics and forecasts, giving senior leadership actionable insights and resolving bottlenecks with the team
Scale hiring processes and implement technology, including AI, that improves workflows and hiring velocity

Minimum Qualifications

8-10+ years of talent acquisition experience in a startup or similarly fast-paced technology organization
3+ years leading and developing recruiting teams in a high-growth technical environment, including at least 3 full performance review cycles spanning goal-setting, calibration, and delivery
Success attracting and closing technical and non-technical talent across high-priority and niche searches, with evidence of hire quality and retention. You’ve used both ongoing pipelines and targeted searches effectively