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As Zip's first Toronto-based Senior Technical Recruiter, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the teams that define the future products of our company. You’ll partner closely with our Head of Engineering, and our hiring managers to build a world-class Engineering organization. From sourcing to closing, you will own the entire recruiting lifecycle, developing strategies to attract top-tier talent and ensure a best-in-class candidate experience. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, moves quickly, and takes pride in delivering excellence. You should be excited about managing multiple high-priority searches, ranging from high-volume roles to niche, senior-level hires spanning across Software Development roles - backend, frontend, full-stack, while helping build scalable recruiting processes that support Zip’s growth.
Job Responsibility:
Effectively identify, attract, and engage high-volume Software Engineering candidates through creative sourcing strategies and talent mapping
Source and maintain a large, high-quality pipeline across high-priority Software Development roles
Partner with Zip’s founders, our Head of Engineering, and senior leadership to define hiring needs, ideal candidate profiles, and go-to-market recruiting strategies
Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers by providing market insights, competitive intelligence, and data-driven recommendations
Screen, vet, and guide candidates throughout the interview and hiring process while keeping candidate experience top of mind
Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Marketing, Operations, and People teams to drive alignment and land successful hires
Lead compensation conversations and offer negotiations, including startup equity packages
Track recruiting metrics and performance to continuously optimize processes, improve conversion rates, and scale hiring effectively
Build and maintain strong relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and senior leadership to influence decision-making and hiring outcomes
Requirements:
6–10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a focus on Software Development and other Engineering, Product & Design roles
Ability to influence and build trusted relationships with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
A strong sense of ownership and passion for delivering excellent results with speed and precision
Highly proactive, resourceful, and solutions-oriented, thriving in ambiguity and a fast-moving startup environment
Detail-oriented and organized, comfortable managing multiple requisitions and competing priorities simultaneously
Strong experience working with ATS platforms
Ashby experience preferred
Familiarity with compensation structures and negotiating startup equity packages
Nice to have:
Experience scaling recruiting in a high-growth startup
Background in B2B SaaS and/or Fintech recruiting
Previous experience managing both volume hiring and niche, senior-level searches
Experience building recruiting processes from the ground up and thriving in ambiguity