Executive Recruiter, Motive
$135-185k
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Fleet management platform for trucks
Open for applications
Fleet management platform for trucks
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$135-185k
Salary dependent on location
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect the world’s trucks.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, or a related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred)
- 15+ years of experience in executive or senior-level recruiting, either in-house or at a retained search firm
- Proven success hiring for VP and C-level roles across a variety of functions (e.g., Engineering, Product, Sales, Finance, Operations)
- Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills
- Deep understanding of executive compensation, market mapping, and candidate assessment
- Ability to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Proficiency with ATS platforms and sourcing tools while beginning to embrace AI
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Executive Recruiter to lead and manage the end-to-end search process for senior-level and executive talent
- This individual will partner closely with business leaders, HR partners, and the executive team to identify, engage, and hire top-tier talent critical to Motive’s growth and success
- In particular, this individual can ensure we are consistently making contact with the market for top sales and engineering talent
- Own the full-cycle recruitment process for VP-level and C-suite roles, including research, sourcing, candidate assessment, and offer negotiation
- Build and maintain exceptional relationships with executive leadership to understand hiring needs and organizational goals. Including succession planning as they will maintain contact with the market for key roles to ensure Motive has the ability to move quickly should circumstances arise
- Develop creative and modern strategies to identify and attract passive talent through direct sourcing, industry research, and networking
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing insights on market trends, talent availability, and competitive intelligence
- Ensure a high-touch, white-glove experience for candidates throughout the process
- Manage relationships with exceptional talent in key areas of the business, particularly sales and engineering
- Manage relationships with retained search firms and external partners as needed
- Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting
Our take
Trucking is a huge but fragmented industry that was largely ignored by Silicon Valley until companies such as Motive (formerly KeepTruckin) came along. The integrated fleet management platform acts as air traffic control for trucks, bringing drivers online and into the 21st century.
The company offers both hardware and software solutions to freight companies, allowing them to manage their fleet and keep their drivers safe. One of these solutions is an AI-powered dashcam that detects unsafe driving behavior in real time and instantly alerts the driver.
The platform, which is used by over 120,000 companies, from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises, received series F funding in 2022, which is being used to accelerate its investment in AI, expand its product offerings into spend management, and grow its enterprise capabilities.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jul 2025
$150m
LATE VC
May 2022
$150m
SERIES F
Total funding: $717.3m
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Obaid Khan
(COO)Studied Political Science and Government at University of California before founding KeepTruckin in 2013.
Shoaib Makani
(CEO)Studied Government & Economics at LSE. Analytics Intern at Yahoo. Worked for a year at Google as APMM. Went on to work in Business Development at AdMob.
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