Head of Talent, Player-Coach (Fintech Infrastructure Startup)
ScrumAID
San Francisco, CA · Posted November 1, 2026
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About the job
A fast-growing venture-backed startup in financial infrastructure wants a talent leader to establish its in-house recruiting engine as headcount grows several times over. The role mixes strategy with hands-on work: you personally find and land candidates while also building the team, swapping outside recruiting firms and freelancers for a team the company controls.
Responsibilities
Stand up internal sourcing and complete-cycle recruiting, hiring and leading a small team of recruiters alongside current staff
Find and land engineers who are tough to recruit, since they account for the bulk of openings, plus fill commercial, product, design and ops openings
Work with executives on staffing plans, recruiting budgets, pay bands and level definitions, and report on funnel health and speed of hiring
Introduce structured interviewing, shared evaluation criteria and a swift, decisive process that protects the bar and culture
Own the handoff from offer to onboarding and prepare the ground for a later HR leader
Profile
Eight or more years leading talent, including building a function from scratch as an early talent hire at a high-growth startup
Proven record of at least doubling headcount, with numbers you can quantify
Hands-on technical recruiting skill, plus experience with non-technical roles
Strength in headcount planning, recruiting analytics and board-level reporting
Steady tenures
Hybrid, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the South Bay (Silicon Valley) or New York, NY. Must already be authorized to work in the US; no visa sponsorship or transfers.