[Hiring] Head of Technical Recruiting @Mercury

Mercury is changing how startups bank*. Turns out this requires a lot of talented (and highly technical) people, so we are hiring a Head of Technical Recruiting to lead and grow the team that’s finding them. 

In this role, you will lead a team of recruiting leads, full-cycle technical recruiters, sourcers, and recruiting coordinators across Engineering, Product, Design and Data Science. You will partner deeply with our founders and technical leaders across the company to drive key programs and initiatives that enhance Mercury’s efforts to attract, recruit, and retain incredible talent.

Here are some things you’ll do on the job:

• Manage, coach, and scale a team of high-performing recruiting leads, recruiters, sourcers, and recruiting coordinators
• Be a trusted partner with senior leaders across Mercury to understand their hiring objectives and develop team recruiting strategies to help them hit their goals
• Lead cross functional projects, reporting, and performance management for the technical recruiting team
• Embed yourself into the orgs that your team supports so you deeply understand their priorities and the business impact of your team’s work
• Become deeply familiar with our current recruiting processes (and even be willing to work on active roles if needed)
• Drive processes to scale hiring efficiency and team operating models 
• Originate and build a clear diversity strategy alongside technical leaders
• Leverage data to define success metrics, measure productivity, and inform strategic decision making 

You should:

• Have several years of recruiting management experience leading a high-performing technical recruiting team at a growth stage company
• Have experience managing and developing leads/managers
• Have a highly empathetic, low ego and flexible leadership style 
• Have recruiting experience across multiple technical teams  (ideally some combination of Engineering, Product, Design and Data Science)
• Have a passion for sourcing and building passive recruiting strategies
• Be genuinely excited by building creative programs and processes that help us scale and uplevel our technical recruiting function
• Have experience establishing metrics, reports and dashboards to support your team’s goals
• Be a trusted advisor to leaders throughout the recruiting process, acting as an effective hiring partner
• Connect and effectively communicate with people of all levels
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Have a sense of humor (doesn’t have to be a good one)

*Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust®; Members FDIC.

The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options), and benefits.

Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.

Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:

• US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $243,600 - $286,600
• US employees outside of New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $219,200 - $257,900
• Canadian employees (any location): CAD 221,700 - 260,800

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