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# Talent Acquisition Director at ZURU

- **Company:** ZURU
- **Location:** Shenzhen, China
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-08
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zuru/cde72637-ead4-4895-a6fc-ed7636e020f4

## Job description

One of the world's fastest-moving consumer companies is looking for its China recruitment Director!

## About ZURU

ZURU is on a mission to disrupt across industries, challenge the status quo, and catalyse change through radical innovation and automation. That plays out across three pillars: ZURU Toys is re-imagining what it means to play, ZURU Tech is leading the next building revolution, and ZURU Edge is pioneering new-generation FMCG brands.

Founded in 2003 by brothers Nick and Mat Mowbray — EY Entrepreneur of the Year and World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame — ZURU has grown to more than 5,000 direct and indirect team members across 30+ international locations.

We're one of the largest toy companies in the world, with brands including Bunch O Balloons, Mini Brands, X-SHOT, Rainbocorns and Fugglers. Our FMCG portfolio includes MONDAY Haircare, Rascals, Bonkers, Gumi Yum, Millie Moon, Daise Beauty and more!

## The role

This is the senior recruitment leadership seat for China. You'll own the framework — how ZURU maps, attracts, assesses and hires mid-to-senior talent across China — and you'll lead the nationwide recruitment team that delivers against it. It's a build role as much as a delivery role. You'll set the standard, work with the team on getting 2% better every day, and take on the hardest searches yourself.

## What you'll own

- Strategy and planning. Build a group-wide, cross-functional recruitment and headhunting framework aligned to ZURU's growth plan. Own demand assessment, headcount planning, and the annual recruitment plan.
- Business partnering. Work directly with leaders across Toys, Edge and Tech — translating business plans into hiring plans, challenging the brief where it needs challenging, and becoming the person they come to before a role is even open.
- Team leadership and capability. Manage the nationwide recruitment team end to end — goal setting, process, capability development and performance. A core part of this is upskilling the team in data, AI and the systems we recruit with, so they work faster and decide better.
- Talent mapping. Lead mapping for high-end and critical roles in China. Deliver tailored search solutions and lift the team's speed, quality and accuracy.
- Market intelligence. Research competitor org structures, business models, compensation frameworks, regional talent supply and market trends — the data that shapes ZURU's talent strategy.
- Process and experience. Standardise and sharpen the full lifecycle, from requirement confirmation through sourcing, screening, interview, offer and onboarding — raising candidate experience and employer brand along the way.
- Pipelines. Build durable selection mechanisms and talent pipelines for key positions so business expansion is never waiting on people.
- Channels. Own the development, evaluation and performance analysis of recruitment channels at home and abroad, building a cost-effective and sustainable channel matrix.
- Reporting. Own recruitment reporting for the region - funnel health, time-to-hire, channel performance, cost and bring it to the HRD and business leaders as insight, not just numbers.
- Global connection. Operate as one team with TA International, moving pipelines, market insight and standards in both directions
- Hard searches. Personally deliver high-end, scarce and difficult-to-fill roles, and run deep headhunting projects on the searches that have stalled.

## What you'll bring

- 12+ years in senior talent acquisition, including team management in a complex environment.
- At least 5 years leading teams, with a track record of building a high-performing culture.
- Bachelor's degree or above, with fluent English - you'll work with leaders and teams across our international offices.
- Headhunting and business partnering background is ideal.
- Proven strength in China (and overseas, where needed) talent mapping, talent pool building and proactive headhunting.
- Depth across full-cycle recruitment systems, talent assessment, structured interviewing and candidate experience with a sharp, forward-looking read on the China talent market.
- The range to run projects across multiple teams and business lines at once, and the credibility to influence senior stakeholders while doing it.
- Experience in up-skilling teams and finding new ways to find talents including AI, new platforms and resources
- Resilience, self-direction and a bias for results.

## Why join ZURU in China

ZURU has grown from a garage to 5,000+ people across 30+ locations in just over two decades, and China is where much of that growth gets built — close to product, manufacturing and the automation work that makes it possible. That makes recruitment here consequential. The people you hire shape what ships.

You'd be building the function rather than maintaining it: a China recruitment engine with real standards, real data behind it, and a team that gets 2% better every day. You'll work shoulder to shoulder with TA teams across our international offices, so the work is visible at group level and you're never solving it alone. The searches are hard, the business moves quickly, and there's very little between you and the decisions that matter.

If big ambition, process, problem-solving, results and momentum are what you're after, we'd like to talk!

We are actively reviewing applications for this role. If your background and experience align with what we are looking for, our Talent team will reach out directly.

[ZURU](https://zuru.com/)– Reimagining tomorrow | [LIFE at ZURU](https://www.instagram.com/lifeatzuru/) on socials | #LI-JK1

A note to recruitment agencies: We are not engaging external agencies for this role.

All hiring is managed directly by the ZURU Talent team, so please do not send unsolicited CVs. Any candidate submissions made without a signed agreement and prior written request from our Talent team will not be considered, and no agency representation or fee entitlement will apply. Thank you.

## About ZURU

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: ZURU is a privately held, family-owned conglomerate that designs and manufactures innovative toys, disruptive consumer goods, and develops fully automated construction technology.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped; funded via a $20,000 family loan and reinvested profits)
- **Headquarters**: Hong Kong (with major hubs in Shenzhen, Auckland, Los Angeles, London, Modena, Ahmedabad)
- **Founded**: 2003
- **Founders**: Nick Mowbray, Mat Mowbray, and Anna Mowbray

## Core Business
ZURU operates across three core divisions that span multiple industries: toys (ZURU Toys), fast-moving consumer goods (ZURU Edge), and construction technology (ZURU Tech). Its primary customers are children and families (B2C through retail and e‑commerce), consumers of personal care, baby, and pet products (B2C), and the global construction industry (B2B – developers, builders, and homeowners). The company’s mission, as stated on its website, is to **“reimagine tomorrow”** – relentlessly disrupting stagnant categories and redefining what’s possible.

## Products & Services
- **[ZURU Toys](https://zuru.com/)**: A portfolio of more than 15 toy brands including Mini Brands™, Bunch O Balloons™, XSHOT™, Rainbocorns™, Robo Alive™, Smashers™, and Fuggler™. Distributed to major retailers in over 120 countries. Known for rapid innovation and viral product launches.
- **[ZURU Edge](https://zuru.com/)**: A consumer‑goods division building “tomorrow’s brands” across five verticals:
  - **Baby Care** – Millie Moon (premium nappies), Rascals (value baby care)
  - **Personal Care & Beauty** – MONDAY Haircare (fastest‑growing haircare brand in the US)
  - **Pet Care** – Rhodes Pet Science
  - **Home Care**
  - **Health & Wellness**
- **[ZURU Tech](https://zuru.com/built-different-the-zuru-story/)**: A construction‑tech division developing the world’s first fully integrated, fully automated building ecosystem. Key components:
  - **Dreamcatcher** – A proprietary BIM (Building Information Modelling) platform built on a gaming engine that lets consumers customise homes room‑by‑room, automatically handling compliance, structural loads, and site conditions.
  - **Automated factory** – A planned full‑scale facility (2 km × 800 m) where components are manufactured without human intervention and shipped to site.
  - 600+ engineers working across six global R&D hubs; over 100 patents filed.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: $2.6 billion (as reported in ZURU’s own ‘Built Different’ story; year not specified, but context suggests 2024/2025)
- **Key Metric**: Employee count of **6,000** across 34 offices and 120+ markets (as of 2025). Annual revenue is not publicly disclosed.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: The company is self‑funded (no external investors). Key partners include **Disney, Universal Studios, DreamWorks, Nickelodeon** (for entertainment toy lines), **Ulta Beauty** and **KFC** for co‑branded consumer‑goods launches, and **IKEA** (furniture scanned into Dreamcatcher for home customisation).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - ZURU Edge – MONDAY Haircare became one of the fastest‑growing US haircare brands within two years of launch.
  - ZURU Toys – Bunch O Balloons transformed the water‑balloon category; annual shipments of certain items exceed 39 million units.
  - ZURU Tech – First full‑scale homes are in production; the team is actively scaling the factory and software development.
  - Headcount grew from 5,000 (earlier reference) to 6,000, reflecting continued expansion.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertical Integration**: ZURU owns its entire value chain – from concept and design to automated manufacturing (over 100 acres of factory space) and global distribution.
- **Speed of Innovation**: Known for being faster, leaner, and more agile than incumbents – “fire bullets, fail fast” is a core operating principle.
- **Cross‑Division Synergy**: Insights and lean manufacturing from toys are applied to consumer goods and construction, creating economies of scale and rapid learning loops.
- **Proprietary Construction Tech**: Dreamcatcher is a unique, patent‑protected platform that directly connects a consumer‑facing front‑end to fully automated production, potentially disrupting the $40 trillion construction industry.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale ZURU Edge**: Continue launching new brands in pet care, baby care, beauty, home, and health – targeting legacy categories with outdated incumbents.
- **Commercialise ZURU Tech**: Build the full‑scale automated factory, secure construction partners, and begin delivering homes at a fraction of traditional cost.
- **Global Expansion**: Extend reach into new markets (currently 120+ countries) and grow headcount, especially in engineering, R&D, and operations.
- **Talent Density**: Hire “the driven and the brave” – experts who can operate with radical candour and a compounding‑improvement mindset.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: ZURU’s internal DNA is built on principles like *Good Humans Only, Compounding Improvement (2% per week), Radical Candour, Shift the Needle, and Overprepare and Win*. The environment is described as high‑performance, meritocratic, and feedback‑driven.
- **Global Exposure**: Offices in 34 locations including **Shenzhen, Auckland, Los Angeles, London, Modena, and Ahmedabad**. Team members work on global projects that cross industries and markets.
- **Benefits**: Health insurance in most locations; 24/7 private gym (Shenzhen only); run clubs, table tennis, and social sporting teams; **Friday catered happy hours** to unwind and connect.
- **Professional Development**: Mentorship from leading entrepreneurs, access to training materials, and a culture of “leadership on the dance floor” – teams are given real responsibility early. Internship programs are available.
- **Work Model**: The company appears to be primarily **on‑site / office‑based**, though some roles may offer flexibility. The website emphasises collaboration and face‑to‑face connection.

## Sources
1. [zuru.com](https://zuru.com/) – Company overview, three divisions, mission
2. [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuru_(company)) – Founding details, founders, headquarters, brands
3. [zuru.com/built-different-the-zuru-story](https://zuru.com/built-different-the-zuru-story/) – Valuation, employee count, ZURU Tech details, factory scale
4. [zuru.com/careers](https://zuru.com/careers/) – Culture values (Good Humans Only, Compounding Improvement, etc.), benefits, locations, recruitment process
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/zuru](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zuru) – Open roles (referenced for completeness)

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