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Tesla Motors, Inc.
Palo Alto, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/19/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/19/2026
What to Expect
Tesla is looking for a highly motivated High Volume Recruiter to support talent acquisition across our manufacturing, service, energy, skilled trades, internship, and other high-throughput hiring teams. A great recruiter excels at talent identification, attraction, and assessment while building deep partnerships with the business and within HR. You will thrive at Tesla by balancing flexibility and efficiency, project management, and influence. We are seeking a creative thinker who takes a non-traditional approach to identifying excellent talent and has a deep passion for Tesla's mission to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy. The successful candidate will have outstanding communication skills, be self-motivated and accountable, and have the drive to manage a demanding high-volume workload in a fast-paced team environment.

This role can be based at our Fremont, CA or Palo Alto, CA offices.


What You'll Do
  • Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to assess talent requirements, advise on hiring strategy, and support workforce planning needs
  • Review internal and external applications, conduct passive candidate searches, interview candidates to assess candidate fit and skills, and act as a consultative recruiting partner to clients
  • Develop and execute strategies focused on creating and maintaining a strong pipeline of qualified talent across multiple roles and locations
  • Shepherd time and resources effectively while keeping business partners up to speed on a regular basis, leveraging data where appropriate
  • Use a variety of techniques to discover, attract, and engage candidates while finding creative ways to capture attention during initial outreach
  • Maintain an expert-level understanding of recruiting processes, tools, and workflows in an environment thatfrequentlychanges

What You'll Bring
  • Minimum of 2 years recruiting experience in a high-volume or fast-paced environment, from either a corporate or agency background
  • Demonstrated experience sourcing, screening, and closing candidates across multiple requisitions simultaneously
  • Proven ability to provide an excellent experience to candidates and hiring partners throughout the recruiting process
  • Ability to effectively communicate and sell candidates on the importance of each role to Tesla's mission
  • A sense of urgency with strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment
  • Experience working with and maintaining accurate documentation in an ATS and other recruiting tools
  • Proven relationship management experience with hiring teams and business partners, with a combination of corporate and agency experience preferred

Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

  • Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
  • Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
  • Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
  • Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
  • Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
  • Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
  • Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
  • Tesla Babies program
  • Commuter benefits
  • Employee discounts and perks program
    Expected Compensation
    $64,000 - $258,000/annual salary cash and stock awards benefits

    Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.


    Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

     

    Salary : $64,000 - $258,000

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