Senior Business Recruiter
Zum
People & HR
Redwood City, CA, USA · Remote
USD 150k-190k / year + Equity
Posted on Nov 6, 2025
About Zum:
Zum is a rapidly expanding Series E startup backed by industry leaders Sequoia Capital, SoftBank, Spark Capital, and GIC, with a bold mission to transform the stagnant school transportation industry. Operating in over 15 states across the United States—with flagship hubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle—we are actively extending our reach to the East Coast and Midwest regions. As a technology-driven company, we deploy cutting-edge solutions to manage and operate school district transportation systems while also launching our own charter platform and developing proprietary SaaS offerings. Additionally, we are spearheading a nationwide initiative to electrify school transportation fleets, simultaneously supporting local utilities by feeding much-needed energy back into the grid. We have been recognized as CNBC 50 disruptor, Financial Times 500 fastest growing companies, Fast Company World Changing Ideas.
Who You Are:
We're looking for a Senior Business Recruiter to join our team and support our G&A functions. You’ll be responsible for sourcing, attracting, and hiring top talent to support our rapidly growing business functions. If you love building scalable hiring processes, have the experience to avoid pitfalls of hyper growth, and don’t mind getting your hands dirty, this is your next play.
At Zūm, we’re on a mission to reimagine student transportation – making it safer, more efficient, and sustainable. We’re growing fast, and to make that happen, we need someone who’s as passionate about building amazing teams as we are about transforming the way kids get to school. That’s where you come in.
This role is based at the Company’s headquarters in Redwood Shores, CA and requires you to be onsite 3x/week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday). We will only consider candidates already based in the Bay Area.
What You’ll Do:
• Own the toughest roles. You’ll recruit and close any and all business positions across the business. From Finance to IT to Legal to everything in between. You’re comfortable hiring for different roles, levels, and teams
• Focus on Talent Density. We focus on quality over quantity. We attract and select senior technical talent who possess both the skills and potential to thrive in a high performance environment
• Build scalable processes. Help us create recruiting workflows that are consistent, efficient, and easy for everyone to follow – from the first intake meeting to the final offer
• Use data to guide decisions. Keep tabs on funnel metrics and hiring efficiency. Share those insights with the team to keep us improving
• Collaborate with leadership. Work closely with company leaders to align recruiting efforts with business needs and growth goals
What You Bring To Zūm:
• Recruiting chops. You’ve recruited for senior, mid-level, and niche roles within the business functions. You have a strong POV and experience with leveraging recruiting tools (including AI recruiting tools) to help drive efficiency and effectiveness
• Startup mentality. You move fast, adapt easily, and don’t need a lot of hand-holding
• Pace and urgency. You work with pace and urgency and look to match the availability of both the business and the candidates
• Great communicator. You’re comfortable working with everyone, from candidates to executives
• Deep experience. 6-10 years of experience as a technical recruiter
• Mission Driven. You don’t need experience in transportation, but you should be excited about what we’re building at Zūm
The targeted base salary range for this role is listed in the compensation section below. Actual salary may be above or below this range based on factors such as location, skills, and relevant experience. In addition, this position may include additional compensation in the form of bonus, equity, or commissions. If you are a full-time salaried or hourly worker, we offer the following benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Holidays, Wellness, Vacation, and more. The targeted pay range for this role in US CA is: $150,000 - $190,000
Zum Services, Inc. and all its subsidiaries provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.