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We build the talent foundation that powers Plaid’s mission to unlock financial freedom for everyone. The EPD Recruiting team partners closely with leaders across all technical functions to attract and hire world-class talent for some of Plaid’s most critical and high-impact teams. The Specialized Tech recruiting team supports our highest-priority and most complex hiring needs across Product, Design, Data Science, and Security. We deliver results through strategic, data-informed, and principle-aligned recruiting practices that enable Plaid to scale thoughtfully while maintaining an exceptional candidate experience. In this role, you will lead and scale a specialized technical recruiting team responsible for hiring top talent across Product, Design, Data Science, and Security. You will act as a trusted partner to senior leaders, shaping hiring strategy, driving operational excellence, and ensuring recruiting efforts are aligned with Plaid’s long-term product and growth priorities. You’ll coach and develop senior recruiters, influence executives through data and insights, and continuously improve recruiting processes to deliver high-quality hiring outcomes at scale.
Job Responsibility:
Lead and inspire a team of recruiters focused on Product, Design, Data Science, and Security hiring, setting clear expectations and fostering high performance
Partner closely with senior leaders and executives across EPD to align on hiring priorities, headcount planning, and long-term talent strategy
Own and operationalize recruiting processes at scale, ensuring they are efficient, consistent, data-driven, and candidate-first
Identify gaps and bottlenecks in the hiring process, propose creative solutions, and implement best practices that improve quality, speed, and experience
Drive strong hiring outcomes by balancing business urgency with thoughtful, inclusive, and high-bar recruiting standards
Build and maintain trusted relationships across the organization, serving as a strategic advisor on hiring, market trends, and talent strategy
Requirements:
3+ years of technical recruiting leadership experience
6+ years of total recruiting experience
Proven success partnering with senior leaders during periods of growth and leading process improvements
Experience operationalizing engineering or technical recruiting at scale, with strong knowledge of best practices in hiring
Ability to critically evaluate recruiting processes, propose improvements, and lead change management
Track record of developing and motivating high-performing teams, with a leadership style rooted in collaboration, ownership, and curiosity
A candidate-first philosophy with the ability to balance speed, quality, and experience
Experience in Product Management disciplines (e.g., consumer, platform, growth, infrastructure, or API products), Security or Data Science roles at scale preferred