About the role:

We are looking for an exceptional Head of Talent Acquisition to own and scale our global recruiting function. You’ll be both strategic and hands-on: building the talent engine, leading a high-performing team, and directly driving hires across engineering, R&D, and key business roles.

You will modernize and deliver processes, optimize systems (Greenhouse experience required), leverage AI-enabled sourcing/recruiting tools, evangelize best practices, and build talent pipelines among Java and web3 engineering communities, all while ensuring an outstanding, inclusive candidate experience. Additionally, you will administer interviews and be directly responsible for other pipeline tasks.

You may find yourself doing all of the following:

• Leading, mentoring, and growing a small high-performing Talent team, setting clear goals, coaching for excellence, and building a high-velocity, high-quality hiring culture
• Owning full-cycle global recruiting efforts for all roles with a heavy emphasis on technical recruitment
• Establishing a best-in-class metrics-driven hiring plan. Data is critical. Understanding how to measure success and make consistent, data-backed decisions using Greenhouse tools is a prequalifier for this role. That includes, but is not limited to, delivering reporting through data dashboards and ensuring strong pipeline hygiene in Greenhouse with interview kits, scorecards, and workflow design
• Keeping the SVP of HR and hiring managers informed of pipeline progress in weekly presentations/1:1s, utilizing Greenhouse data
• Reducing time-to-fill for roles while improving the quality of the candidate experience and quality of hire
• Building talent pipelines through Java developer communities, and strengthening our employer brand in web3/DLT ecosystems
• Leveraging AI-enabled recruiting tools (sourcing, screening, outreach automation, interview scheduling) responsibly to scale outreach and enhance candidate experience
• Building and owning employer branding and developer community engagement strategies, such as open source sponsorships, content, and conference presence, with emphasis on the Java community and web3/DLT ecosystems
• Managing external talent agency relationships, including role kickoff calls, course corrections, and daily communications

Qualification Requirements:

• 8+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience, with at least 2 years of director level experience in a fast-growing software or web3/DLT company
• Demonstrated success hiring technical talent as well as other functions, including non-technical and executive roles
• Deep familiarity with Greenhouse ATS (implementation, automation, and reporting)
• Boolean search power-user on LinkedIn and other recruitment platforms
• Hands-on experience using AI-enabled recruiting tools and sourcing platforms to scale pipeline and personalize outreach at a high volume
• Proven ability to design, implement, and measure recruiting processes and KPIs, and to communicate insights with clarity
• Sufficient technical fluency to be a trusted partner with engineering leaders
• Experience in successfully leading complex offer negotiations
• U.S. based and authorized to work in the U.S.

Other skills that are great to bring with you but that we can help you develop:

• Experience working in a distributed/remote-first company with a technical recruitment focus
• Prior experience recruiting for web3, blockchain, DLT, or crypto companies
• Strong network and credibility within Java developer communities
• Experience with employer branding at the technical developer level (conferences, hackathons, open-source engagement, technical blog/content strategy)
• Agency or RPO experience (technical and executive search) that instilled a strong sourcing, business development, and client partnership mindset