Head of Talent

About the Role

Lead the development of an in-house talent function at a growing fintech lending company. This player-coach role combines hands-on recruiting with talent strategy and executive partnership, helping the organization scale while building a recruiting team and foundational HR capabilities.

What You'll Do

• Build and lead an in-house sourcing and full-cycle recruiting function, including hiring and managing a team of recruiters.

• 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.

• Use recruiting data to report on pipeline health, conversion, and time-to-fill.

• Establish structured interviews and calibrated scorecards to support consistent, timely hiring decisions.

• Manage 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 experience as a talent leader, including building and scaling an in-house talent function at a high-growth, venture-backed startup.

• A record of doubling company headcount and recruiting both technical and non-technical talent.

• Hands-on expertise sourcing and closing engineering candidates, along with strong founder and executive partnership skills.

• Experience with headcount planning, recruiting analytics, compensation, and board reporting.

• Familiarity with ATS tools and Rippling.

• Must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder.

Compensation & Benefits

The salary range is $185,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Hybrid role based in California, United States.