Head of Talent

ABOUT THE ROLE Lead the development of an in-house talent function at a growing fintech company. This player-coach role combines hands-on recruiting with talent strategy, executive partnership, and team leadership as the company scales. 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. - 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 analytics to report on pipeline health, conversion, and time to fill. - Establish structured interviews, calibrated scorecards, and an efficient, consistent hiring process. - Own the transition from hiring to onboarding, hire an HR generalist, and build the foundation for future HR leadership. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 8 or more years of talent acquisition 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 roughly 30 to 90 or more. - Strong technical recruiting skills, including sourcing and closing engineering candidates, as well as experience hiring for non-technical roles. - Experience partnering closely with founders and executives on workforce planning, compensation, recruiting analytics, and reporting. - Experience managing recruiters and building structured, data-informed hiring processes. - 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 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION Hybrid role based in California, United States.