Head of Talent

About the Role

Build and lead an in-house talent function at a growing fintech lending company. This player-coach role combines hands-on recruiting with talent strategy, helping the business scale while establishing a durable hiring and onboarding foundation.

What You'll Do

• Build the sourcing and full-cycle recruiting function, and hire and lead a team of 3 to 6 recruiters.

• Personally source and close technical candidates, particularly engineers, 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.

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

• 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 experience as a talent leader, including ownership of recruiting strategy and hands-on hiring.

• Experience building an in-house talent function at a high-growth startup and significantly scaling company headcount.

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

• Experience leading recruiters and partnering with founders or executives on headcount planning, compensation, and reporting.

• Expertise in recruiting analytics and structured interview practices.

• Experience with ATS platforms and Rippling.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Compensation & Benefits

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

Location

Hybrid role based in California, United States.