Head of Talent

About the Role

Lead the in-house talent function at a growth-stage fintech lending company as it scales from approximately 50 to 250 employees. This is a hands-on player-coach role, setting recruiting strategy while personally sourcing and closing candidates and building a team that supports the company's growth.

What You'll Do

• Build and lead an in-house sourcing and full-cycle recruiting function, including hiring and managing a team of 3 to 6 recruiters alongside existing team members.

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

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

• Use recruiting analytics to report on pipeline health, conversion, and time-to-fill, including updates for company leadership and the board.

• Establish structured interviews, calibrated scorecards, and a timely, high-quality hiring process.

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

What We're Looking For

• At least 8 years of talent leadership experience, including Head of Talent or comparable scope with direct accountability for hiring plans, compensation, and reporting.

• Experience building an in-house talent function as one of the first talent hires at a high-growth, venture-backed startup, and helping the company at least double its headcount.

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

• A track record of working closely with founders and executives while leading strategy and recruiting directly.

• Experience with headcount planning, recruiting analytics, compensation, and leveling.

• Familiarity with ATS tools and Rippling.

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

Compensation & Benefits

Annual salary range: $185,000 to $225,000. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Hybrid role based in California, United States.