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Senior Principal Executive Recruiter

Astera Labs · San Jose, California, United States · On-site

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About Astera Labs

Astera Labs: Purpose-Built Connectivity for Rack-Scale AI.

About the role

The Senior Principal Executive Recruiter will serve as a strategic talent advisor to executive leaders, helping Astera Labs understand its leadership needs before a requisition opens. translate business priorities into proactive executive talent strategies that support the company’s next phase of growth. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 15+ years of relevant recruiting or talent acquisition experience, including at least 5 years focused on executive recruiting
  • Must-have: Proven recruiting experience within the semiconductor, silicon, or adjacent hardware technology industry
  • Demonstrated ability to understand organizational priorities, diagnose leadership gaps, and turn business needs into proactive talent plans
  • Track record advising VP, C-suite, and other executive-level stakeholders on critical talent decisions
  • Demonstrated success closing candidates from Senior Director through C-suite roles, including navigating complex motivations, stakeholders, and offers
  • Excellent judgment, discretion, communication skills, and ability to influence senior leaders in a fast-paced environment
More about this role

Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com .

The Senior Principal Executive Recruiter will serve as a strategic talent advisor to executive leaders, helping Astera Labs understand its leadership needs before a requisition opens. translate business priorities into proactive executive talent strategies that support the company’s next phase of growth.

Working six or more months ahead of anticipated hiring needs, you will combine semiconductor and silicon market...

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