Head of Talent

About the Role

Build and lead the in-house talent function at a growing fintech company. This player-coach role combines hands-on recruiting with talent strategy, helping the company scale its team while developing a recruiting team and process.

What You'll Do

• Build the in-house sourcing and full-cycle recruiting function, hiring and leading a team of 3 to 6 recruiters.

• Personally source and close engineering candidates while supporting hiring across go-to-market, product, design, and operations.

• Partner with executives on headcount plans, hiring budgets, compensation, and leveling frameworks.

• Track pipeline health and time to fill, and report recruiting analytics to leadership.

• Establish structured interviews, calibrated scorecards, and an efficient hiring process.

• Own the handoff from hiring to onboarding, recruit an HR generalist, and lay the groundwork for future HR leadership.

What We're Looking For

• 8 or more years of talent acquisition leadership experience, including hands-on recruiting alongside leadership responsibilities.

• Experience building and scaling an in-house talent function at a high-growth, venture-backed startup, including at least doubling company headcount.

• Strong technical recruiting expertise, including sourcing and closing engineering candidates, as well as experience recruiting for non-technical roles.

• Experience collaborating closely with founders and executives on headcount planning, compensation, recruiting analytics, and reporting.

• Experience leading recruiters and implementing structured interviews, calibrated scorecards, and hiring processes.

• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and Rippling.

• Must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $185,000 to $225,000 annually.

Location

Hybrid, California, United States.