ABOUT QUINCE
Founded in 2018, Quince was built to challenge the idea that nice things have to cost a lot. Our mission is simple: to make really high quality essentials for really low prices, produced fairly and sustainably. We believe everyone deserves exceptional craftsmanship and timeless design without the traditional markups. Quince is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) model that cuts out middlemen and leverages just-in-time manufacturing to minimize waste and maximize value.
Quince is a tech company disrupting the retail industry by putting AI, analytics and automation at the center of everything we do. Our unwavering commitment to excellence and company values guide our teams and actions:
Customer First: We prioritize customer satisfaction in every decision.
High Quality: True quality means premium materials and rigorous production standards you can feel good about.
Essential Design: We focus on timeless, functional essentials instead of chasing trends.
Always a Better Deal: Innovation and transparency ensure value for both customers and partners.
Social & Environmental Responsibility: We commit to sustainable materials, ethical production, and fair wages.
Quince partners with world-class manufacturers across the globe and serves millions of customers. With strong investor backing and a focus on sustainable growth, we are a company that is rapidly scaling while maintaining a commitment to quality, simplicity, and radical price transparency.
OUR TEAM AND SUCCESS
At Quince, you will be part of a high-performing team that is redefining what quality, value, and sustainability mean in modern retail. We are a destination for builders, innovators, and operators to come together and challenge the status quo. Our collective ambition is bold. We are creating an entirely new category and customer experience – one that democratizes luxury and provides high quality products at radically low prices. That mission demands a world-class team committed to excellence.
If you are motivated by impact, growth, and purpose, you will find a strong sense of belonging at Quince.
THE ROLE
We are seeking a Sr. Technical Recruiter to join our growing team and drive our technical recruiting function. This is a high-impact individual contributor role based in Palo Alto. You will sit closely with senior leaders, acting as a strategic talent partner to build out full organizations and drive critical technical searches. This is a role focused on execution, strategy, and brand building. You will be responsible for defining and executing search strategy across a variety of technical roles including Software Engineering and Data Science, from passive sourcing and stakeholder partnership to interviewing operations, assessment rigor, and executive communication.
Responsibilities
- Act as a strategic partner to Engineering leadership. Work closely with Palo Alto-based Engineering leaders to drive business priorities, workforce needs, and deliver against critical hiring goals.
- Own high-priority technical searches. Personally drive critical searches, including senior engineering, specialized technical, and business-critical roles where strong judgment and execution are required.
- Drive rigorous search strategy from intake through close. Build and execute effective search plans, including role calibration, market mapping, target company strategy, sourcing strategy, assessment design, and closing plans.
- Improve interviewing operations and hiring process quality. Partner with Recruiting, Engineering, People, and business leaders to improve interview design, interviewer calibration, and overall process efficiency.
- Raise the technical hiring bar. Improve slate quality, assessment rigor, stakeholder alignment, candidate evaluation, and decision-making consistency across technical hiring processes.
- Use data to drive recruiting performance. Track funnel health, search velocity, candidate conversion, offer acceptance, and hiring outcomes to identify bottlenecks and improve execution.
- Develop strong talent intelligence. Build market maps, competitive insights, talent pipelines, and proactive sourcing strategies across key technical domains.
- Drive local branding initiatives. Create buzz in the market about Quince and drive onsite hiring strategies to provide world-class candidate experiences.
Qualifications
Required:
- 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with a proven track record of hiring for engineering and technical roles in high-growth, high-bar technology environments.
- Demonstrated ability to act as a strategic talent partner to senior Engineering leaders, influencing hiring strategy, role design, prioritization, calibration, and decision-making.
- Strong understanding of technical recruiting fundamentals, including sourcing strategy, talent mapping, candidate assessment, interview design, funnel management, and closing.
- Track record of improving recruiting processes, interview operations, stakeholder alignment, and hiring quality.
- Strong analytical orientation, with experience using recruiting data to diagnose funnel issues and drive better hiring outcomes.
- Exceptional communication, judgment, and executive presence, with the ability to build trust quickly with senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with shifting priorities, high expectations, and a strong bias for action.
Preferred:
- Experience scaling engineering organizations from early-stage startup environments to late-stage, high-scale growth.
- Experience utilizing advanced talent intelligence and market mapping to drive proactive sourcing strategies for niche technical roles.
- Experience partnering with cross-functional leadership to define and execute comprehensive talent strategies.
Pay Range: $155,000 - $180,000
All posted ranges are reflective of base salary and may vary depending upon experience level and location. Bonus and equity may also be provided for eligible roles.
WHY QUINCE?
Joining Quince means being part of a mission-driven team reshaping retail. You will work alongside talented colleagues, tackle meaningful challenges, and contribute to building a more sustainable, accessible future for customers and partners alike.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & HIRING INTEGRITY
Quince provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applications for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Quince is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application or to perform the essential functions of a role at Quince, please let us know by completing this accommodation form. We review all requests individually and will work with you to determine appropriate accommodations on a case-by-case basis.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Quince will conduct background checks in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Security Advisory: Beware of Frauds
At Quince, we're dedicated to recruiting top talent who share our drive for innovation. To safeguard candidates, Quince emphasizes legitimate recruitment practices. Initial communication is primarily via official Quince email addresses and LinkedIn; beware of deviations. Personal data and sensitive information will not be solicited during the application phase. Interviews are conducted via phone, in person, or through the approved platforms Google Meets or Zoom—never via messaging apps or other calling services. Offers are merit-based, communicated verbally, and followed up in writing. If personal information is requested to initiate the hiring process, rest assured it will be through secure and protected means.
Quince San Francisco, California, USA Office
47 Gilbert St, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94103
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