Plaid

Recruiting Manager, Engineering

Plaid

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $123,840 - $241,200 per year

About the role

  • Lead and inspire a team of recruiters focused on engineering hiring, setting clear expectations and fostering high performance.
  • Partner closely with senior leaders and executives across EPD to align on hiring priorities, headcount planning, and long-term talent strategy.
  • Own and operationalize recruiting processes at scale, ensuring they are efficient, consistent, data-driven, and candidate-first.
  • Identify gaps and bottlenecks in the hiring process, propose creative solutions, and implement best practices that improve quality, speed, and experience.
  • Drive strong hiring outcomes by balancing business urgency with thoughtful, inclusive, and high-bar recruiting standards.
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships across the organization, serving as a strategic advisor on hiring, market trends, and talent strategy.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of technical recruiting leadership experience
  • 6+ years of total recruiting experience
  • Proven success partnering with senior leaders during periods of growth and leading process improvements.
  • Experience operationalizing engineering or technical recruiting at scale, with strong knowledge of best practices in hiring.
  • Ability to critically evaluate recruiting processes, propose improvements, and lead change management.
  • Track record of developing and motivating high-performing teams, with a leadership style rooted in collaboration, ownership, and curiosity.
  • A candidate-first philosophy with the ability to balance speed, quality, and experience.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
technical recruitingprocess improvementsdata-driven recruitingengineering hiringoperationalizing recruitingbest practices in hiringchange managementcandidate-first philosophy
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationownershipcuriosityrelationship buildingstrategic advisingcritical evaluationmotivating teams