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 business scale its team while reducing reliance on external recruiting support.

What You'll Do

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

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

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

• Track recruiting analytics, including pipeline health and time to fill, and report on hiring progress.

• Establish structured interviews, calibrated scorecards, and an efficient hiring process that maintains a high bar.

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

What We're Looking For

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

• Experience building an in-house talent function at a high-growth, venture-backed startup and scaling company headcount, ideally from around 30 to 90 or more.

• Strong technical recruiting skills, including sourcing and closing engineering candidates, plus experience hiring for non-technical roles.

• Experience partnering closely with founders and executives on hiring strategy, headcount planning, compensation, and recruiting analytics.

• Experience hiring and leading recruiters and building structured, data-informed hiring processes.

• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and Rippling.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $185,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Hybrid in California, United States.