Technical Executive Recruiter

We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam.

The Executive Recruiting team at Plaid is a highly strategic function responsible for identifying, engaging, and closing the senior and executive talent who will shape the future of our company. We focus exclusively on mission-critical roles across every function at Plaid, partnering directly with the company's executive leadership.

This specific role will focus on leading searches for our most senior technical roles across Engineering, Security, Data, Product, and Design.

You will operate as a trusted partner, leveraging a data-supported approach and deep industry expertise to influence high-stakes hiring decisions. This is a high-impact, results-oriented team where you are expected to be at the center of driving effective working relationships with Hiring Managers and cross-functional partners to deliver on highly visible searches with minimal oversight.

The ideal candidate brings a blend of executive search expertise, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and a deep understanding of the technical talent market. You must have a track record of running senior-level searches end-to-end, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and know how to balance urgency with thoughtfulness to deliver exceptional outcomes.

• Full-Cycle Search Execution: Incorporate deep knowledge of the role, market behaviors, and competitive landscape to formulate advanced pipeline development strategies and inform the go-to-market approach. Lead full-cycle executive searches for Plaid’s most senior technical roles, from intake to close.
• Sourcing & Talent Identification: Identify and set the strategy to engage with exceptional, diverse executive talent. Consistently drive the top of the funnel and build talent pools that produce qualified candidates.
• Expert Engagement and Closing: Act as an expert in crafting effective candidate communication with a deep understanding of Plaid’s business and an individualized value proposition. You must have the ability to get to a deep understanding of candidate objections, motivations, and role alignment. It is crucial that you can manage candidate relationships with discretion, thoughtfulness, and a high-touch approach.
• Consultative Business Partnership: Create talent strategies and operate with a highly consultative approach that uses data, research, and market intelligence to influence and guide hiring partners through the search process.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Act as a collaborative partner with the People, Finance, and Legal teams. 
• Results-Oriented Problem Solving: Proactively anticipate challenges and use data to make decisions amidst ambiguity, with little oversight.
• Champion Best Practices: Uphold and continuously improve best practices and innovation in executive recruiting at Plaid.

• 5 years of experience in executive-level technical recruiting in an executive search firm or in-house executive search function.
• Experience at an executive search firm is strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to build credibility and trust with executives and senior stakeholders.
• Strong sourcing skills and familiarity with a variety of research tools and approaches.
• Exceptional communication, judgment, and organizational skills.
• Excels in handling complex, unclear situations with minimal support and is able to navigate ambiguity.
• A high level of professionalism, discretion, and ability to manage confidential information.
• Curiosity, resilience, and a drive to deliver impact in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission, we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesn't fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!

Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Plaid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance with your application or interviews due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected].

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