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 organization scale while replacing agency and contractor support with an internal team.

What You'll Do

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

• Personally source and close 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.

• Track recruiting pipeline health and time-to-fill, and report relevant hiring metrics.

• Establish structured interviews, calibrated scorecards, and a timely, consistent 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 talent leadership or recruiting 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, including doubling an organization or comparable growth.

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

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

• Experience hiring and leading recruiters, and building structured interview and onboarding practices.

• 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 range: $185,000 to $225,000 annually. Equity and benefits details were not provided.

Location

Hybrid role based in California, United States.