Senior Technical Recruiter

Role overview

Samsara builds a Connected Operations cloud platform that helps organizations running physical operations turn IoT data into practical insights. The company focuses on improving safety, efficiency, and sustainability across industries such as agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing. The organization’s products include video-based safety, vehicle telematics, apps and driver workflows, and equipment monitoring.

As a Senior Technical Recruiter, you will help grow R&D teams, including Software Engineering, Machine Learning, and Product Management. The role emphasizes long-term thinking, high standards, and measurable impact over activity. Success is defined by consistently hiring roughly 3–4 exceptional people each quarter while delivering an excellent candidate experience.

This position is open to candidates based in Canada.

Key responsibilities

You will own full-cycle recruiting for individual contributor and leadership hiring across R&D. You will work closely with senior leaders to understand team goals, shape hiring strategy, and influence both who gets hired and how the search is run. The role also calls for building long-term pipelines through market mapping and proactive engagement, even before roles are open.

You will use creative sourcing methods to reach strong candidates who are not actively on the market, streamline hiring processes by removing friction, and help the team operate collaboratively rather than through rigid ownership. You are also expected to use AI and modern recruiting tools carefully to improve speed and quality without harming the candidate experience.

Experience and qualifications

The role calls for at least 5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including responsibility for difficult, high-standard searches across multiple disciplines. You should have a proven history of hiring for technical roles such as Product Managers, Engineers, and Product Designers, and of running searches for senior stakeholders at Director level and above.

Successful candidates will bring a strong partner mindset, use data and insight to raise hiring standards, and have experience recruiting in innovative, high-bar companies. You should also be skilled at outbound recruiting and passive candidate strategies in tight talent markets, and be comfortable navigating ambiguity, pushback, and process risk while keeping quality the top priority. Clear communication and thoughtful use of AI tools are also important.

Compensation and rewards

The annual base salary range for this full-time role is CAD 123,250 to CAD 159,500. Final pay may differ based on location, role-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The position is also eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, along with ongoing refresh grants tied to performance and plan terms.

Samsara’s total rewards package may include above-market compensation, performance-based bonus or variable pay, equity for eligible roles, a flexible remote-first model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health coverage, parental leave, and other benefits.

Working model and eligibility

The company offers a flexible working setup that may be on-site, hybrid, or fully remote depending on role requirements and operational needs. For certain positions, proximity to an office or specific geography may be required. Employment offers depend on the candidate’s ability to obtain and maintain the legal right to work in the specified location, where applicable.

Equal opportunity, accommodations, and authenticity

Samsara states that all qualified applicants are considered fairly regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected characteristics. The company also provides reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities during the hiring process.

To protect against fraud and identity misuse, the company uses an authenticity verification tool during applications. Applicants are not charged any fee at any stage of the hiring process. Official hiring communications come only from approved company email domains.