Director, Technical Recruiting

At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers, we are improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity for more people, in more places around the world. And we get to do the best work of our career and grow our skills surrounded by colleagues who have our backs. 

If you’re ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value.

THE WORK:

This scope includes identifying talent needs and strategies (succession planning, delivering proactive recruiting solutions, deploying innovative programs for diversity recruitment, and driving the team to deliver against dynamic hiring plans.

The Director of Technical Recruiting will report to the Global Head of Recruiting and manage our technical recruiting functions from a people, process, and tools perspective.
As a recruiting leader at Ripple, you will act as a strategic partner for leaders and managers across our technical business functions to identify talent needs, deliver proactive recruiting solutions, deploy innovative programs for diversity recruitment, and drive the team to deliver against dynamic hiring plans.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Attract, develop, and retain a strong, high-performing recruiting team that includes recruiting managers, leads and recruiters, sourcers, coordinators, and contractors of all levels and capabilities
• Lead, manage, inspire, and mentor direct reports based on their individual needs and development paths
• Develop and direct strategic recruiting initiatives and best practices that win top talent in very competitive US and international markets 
• Provide expert strategy and guidance to our leaders and hiring managers to attract, select, onboard, and retain highly skilled, diverse candidates
• Proactively communicate strategy updates and team productivity to leadership and hiring teams
• Assess, revamp, and optimize existing processes, tools, systems, and resources needed to scale and support the recruiting team in the short and long-term
• Be hands-on in owning senior roles and/or challenging open positions, as needed
• Create a plan for proactively tracking and engaging top talent flagged for future hiring and identifying where they might fit at Ripple 
• Deploy forecasting, reporting, and analytics rigor to track key recruiting and sourcing metrics and measure progress against team OKRs (objectives and key results)

WHAT YOU'LL BRING: 

• You have at least 10 years of tech recruiting experience, with at least 3-4 years in a management role, for the most innovative technology companies
• You are an authentic, inspiring, and hands-on leader with experience managing high-performing recruiting teams through hypergrowth
• You bring the experience, track record, and reputation for successfully partnering with C-level executives, VPs, directors, and managers to make great hires and build great teams
• You establish trusted relationships with your teams, clients, and colleagues at all levels, across multiple functions, and in all geographies
• You are a beacon for the best recruiting team talent--they seek you out and will follow you anywhere
• You have adaptable and superior communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation) at all levels (IC to Executive)
• You have a strong bias for action and an inner drive that’s motivated by exceeding expectations 
• You have the courage to take on difficult goals and bounce back from adversity in the face of challenges
• You possess a penchant for seeking out new experiences, knowledge, and candid feedback and an openness to learning and change
• You’re skilled at using data and analytics to develop insights and drive decisions

WHO WE ARE:

Do Your Best Work

• The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders
• A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact.  A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
• Thrive in an environment where no matter what race, ethnicity, gender, origin, or culture they identify with, every employee is a respected, valued, and empowered part of the team.
• In-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in. 
• Bi-weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team
• We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!

Take Control of Your Finances

• Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
• Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
• Employee giving match
• Mobile phone stipend

Take Care of Yourself

• R&R days so you can rest and recharge
• Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
• Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it
• Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.
• Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events

Benefits listed above are for full-time employees.