Head of Talent
True Talent Solutions Partners · California · onsite
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.