Senior Talent & People Operations Partner

Senior Talent & People Operations Partner Location: Redwood City, CA Department: People / Human Resources Reports to: Director, HR Business Partner Employment Type: Full-Time About Dexterity Dexterity is the enterprise Physical AI company building intelligent robots for complex industrial work. Dexterity's Mech systems combine Foresight world model, robotics, and Physical AI platform to perform demanding logistics workflows, including trailer loading, trailer unloading, airport baggage handling, etc. at the speed, reliability, and safety levels required for high-volume operations. Dexterity's Foresight World Model powers real-time perception, planning, and execution across physical environments with the interpretability required for industrial deployment. Dexterity is headquartered in Redwood City, California. Dexterity is backed by world-class investors such as Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Obvious Ventures. We are a diverse and multidisciplinary team with a culture built on passion, trust, and dedication. About the Role Dexterity is seeking an experienced Senior Talent & People Operations Partner to join our People team during an important stage of growth. The primary focus of this role is Talent Acquisition . You will own full-cycle recruiting for priority roles across engineering, product, operations, customer-facing, and corporate functions, partnering closely with hiring managers to identify, attract, assess, and hire exceptional talent. We're looking for someone who brings more than recruiting expertise. The ideal candidate has worked in a fast-moving environment where they've also gained practical experience across People Operations and the employee lifecycle. As capacity and business needs allow, you'll help support broader People initiatives and day-to-day HR needs. This is a hands-on role for someone who takes ownership, works independently, and is comfortable moving between recruiting priorities and broader People needs. What You'll Do Talent Acquisition – Primary Focus Own full-cycle recruiting for priority roles from intake through offer. Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, develop search strategies, assess talent, and drive hiring decisions. Proactively source and build pipelines for technical, specialized, and difficult-to-fill roles. Manage recruiting pipelines, hiring velocity, aging requisitions, offer activity, and other key recruiting metrics. Deliver a high-quality candidate experience throughout the hiring process. Help improve recruiting processes, interview practices, and hiring-manager effectiveness. Partner on workforce planning and upcoming hiring priorities. Support internal mobility and other talent initiatives as needed. People Operations & HR Support Support employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, transfers, promotions, leaves, and offboarding. Respond to routine employee and manager questions related to People programs, policies, benefits, and processes. Support HRIS administration, employee data, reporting, and documentation. Help identify and improve inefficient or manual People processes. Assist with employee relations, performance, and manager-support matters in partnership with the Director, HR Business Partner. Support compensation, performance, talent, and employee-development programs as needed. Assist with immigration coordination and work-authorization tracking in partnership with employees and outside counsel. Partner on other People initiatives based on business priorities and team capacity. What We're Looking For Required 5+ years of progressive recruiting and/or Human Resources experience, with significant hands-on full-cycle recruiting experience. Demonstrated success recruiting technical, engineering, product, operations, or other specialized talent. Strong proactive sourcing and pipeline-building capabilities. Experience partnering directly with hiring managers throughout the recruiting lifecycle. Practical experience with…