Technical Recruiter - job 1 of 2

About the Company

Valon is building the AI-native operating system for regulated finance, starting with mortgage servicing.

We're a Series C company backed by a16z, transforming industries that others have written off as too complex to innovate.

Rather than build on top of broken legacy systems, we took a different approach: we built and operate our own mortgage servicing business managing $110+ billion in loans. This wasn't the end goal, it was how we deeply understood the complexity needed to build software that actually works in regulated industries.

The results speak for themselves. We've transformed mortgage servicing from a 0% margin business into 60%+ margins while dramatically improving customer experience. Major enterprise contracts are now deploying across the industry.

ValonOS is our unified platform that makes every process structured and programmable and it is perfectly positioned for the AI era. When everything flows through one system with rich data, AI agents don't just automate tasks, they continuously improve entire operations. Mortgage servicing is just the beginning of our vision to transform regulated industries and beyond.

About the Role

At Valon, recruiting isn’t back-office: it’s mission-critical execution. Every hire we make compounds our ability to transform multibillion-dollar industries. As a Technical Recruiter, you will be responsible for the full recruiting lifecycle for our most critical roles, from sourcing to closing. You’ll be the operator, storyteller, and trusted advisor who ensures that Valon attracts and hires the world-class talent needed to scale our AI-native OS.

This is a role for someone who thrives in complexity, moves with urgency, and treats recruiting like building a product: precise, data-driven, and always improving.

What You’ll Achieve

• Drive outcomes, not process: Manage pipelines with urgency so no candidate is left in limbo and no hiring manager is in the dark.

• Source, assess, and close top talent: Build diverse candidate pipelines across engineering and technical roles; craft compelling outreach that communicates Valon’s mission.

• Be a trusted advisor to hiring managers: Push back when job descriptions, comp, or processes aren’t aligned with the market. Bring market intelligence to inform strategy.

• Tell Valon’s story: Articulate why complexity is our moat and how every hire contributes to transforming regulated finance.

• Obsess over candidate experience: Ensure every interaction reflects Valon’s culture—precise, human, and high-trust. Spot opportunities for delight, from thoughtful follow-ups to personalized touches.

• Own recruiting as a system: Track and report pipeline metrics, manage ATS data hygiene, and continuously refine processes for speed and quality.

• Experiment with AI-first recruiting: Use AI tools to scale sourcing, outreach, and pipeline insights—always with an eye toward outcomes.

• Build for scale: Draft job descriptions, refine interview loops, and create repeatable recruiting playbooks that compound over time.

What You'll Bring

• Proven success recruiting for technical roles (engineering, product, data, etc.) in high-growth or complex environments

• Ability to identify, qualify, and close exceptional technical talent with precision and urgency

• Storytelling skills to credibly explain Valon’s anti-wedge strategy and inspire candidates about the opportunity

• High agency: you take ownership, drive outcomes, and fix broken processes without waiting for direction

• Curiosity to learn and translate the intricacies of regulated industries into a compelling narrative

• Resilience: you keep momentum through rejections, slow closes, and hard-to-fill searches

• Builder mentality: you treat recruiting like a product, iterating on job descriptions, interview loops, and sourcing tactics to scale what works

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills that create a high-trust candidate and hiring manager experience

• Excellent organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail and follow-through
  
  

Why Valon

• Impact: Every hire you close directly contributes to building the AI-native OS that will transform trillion-dollar industries.

• Innovation: You’ll work in a company where complexity is our moat and AI isn’t a buzzword, it’s embedded in the architecture from day one.

• Team: Join a small, high-talent-density recruiting squad where your ideas are heard, pressure-tested, and implemented.

• Growth: Scale with us as we expand beyond mortgage servicing to become the operating system for regulated finance.

Benefits

Compensation: competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity, and 401k plan. The base salary range reflects multiple levels. We assess level based on a combination of past experience and interview performance

Health & well-being: we’ll invest in your physical and mental well-being with comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits

Commuter benefits: We offer pre-tax deductions for public transportation, rideshare services, and parking expenses to make your commute more affordable and convenient

Grow together: Company wide orientation for you to successfully onboard and other learning & development opportunities including regular review cycles that feature 360 degree feedback

Play together: quarterly budgets for team and company outings. Use it for team swag, cooking classes, or team dinners!

Generous time off: flexible paid time off, sick days, and 11 company holidays

Baby bonding time!: 12 weeks off for both birthing and non-birthing parents - fully paid so you can focus your energy on your newest addition

Throughout the interview process, please remember that emails will only be from valon.com emails. We won't ever be asking for any personally identifiable information during the interview process itself. Please reach out to [email protected] if you have any requests to verify the authenticity of an outreach.

Valon is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. Valon makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.