Executive Recruiter, Technical

The Team:

We are seeking a driven and detail-oriented Executive Recruiter to join the Executive Search team. This individual will play a critical role in sourcing top-tier executive talent helping us build a world-class leadership team. This position requires someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment is not afraid to push boundaries and is relentless in their pursuit of the best talent. The right candidate will embody our core values and operate with a bias for action a focus on long-term success and an analytical mindset.

As part of the Executive Recruiting team at Upstart youll help shape the leaders who steer our most ambitious workfrom generative AI to new product bets to organizational transformation. We believe executive recruiting is a force multiplier for business success. If youre energized by ambiguity thrive on intellectual challenge and can blend tenacity with humility wed love to talk.

How youll make an impact

As part of our dynamic and fast-moving Talent Acquisition team you will partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to identify and attract top executive talent. Youll work with a range of advanced tools and methodologies to generate insights build talent pools and guide our hiring strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Act with urgency: Partner with hiring managers to understand strategic hiring needs and deliver talent research and insights faster than the competition.
• Research with precision: Build in-depth talent maps conduct market research and identify high-potential candidates across multiple business units and geographies. Leverage a wide range of sourcing tools beyond LinkedIn such as web searches industry reports conferences and whitepapers.
• Solve problems proactively: When issues arise youll take responsibility and take action to address them making sure that nothing falls through the cracks.
• Generate actionable insights: Use data-driven insights to inform search strategy and provide guidance to Talent Acquisition partners on market trends talent availability and competitor intelligence.
• Think probabilistically: Approach challenges by thinking in terms of probabilities and measuring everything you can. Apply logic precision and creativity in your research process.
• Learn and iterate: Be open to feedback acknowledge mistakes and continuously improve your approach always striving for the best possible results.
• Be a talent market advisor: Share insights and trends with stakeholders to help shape the hiring strategy and influence key decisions.
• Operate like a consultant: Youre not here to take ordersyoure here to guide. Youll ask hard questions shape the search thesis and challenge assumptions with data insight and market intelligence.
• Build across pipelines not reqs:Our work is portfolio-based not transactional. Youll nurture long-term relationships identify multi-fit leaders and think across verticals to maximize our talent advantage.

Minimum Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in executive search talent research or an equivalent in-house function.
• Experience with full-lifecycle leadership recruiting including sourcing through closing.
• Proven track record of sourcing executive-level technical talent across a variety of industries
• Ability to work with changing requirements and senior stakeholders with gravitas humility and partnership at the core.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to navigate complex sourcing channels including social media databases industry publications and event attendee lists.
• Strong proficiency with sourcing tools and techniques such as LinkedIn Recruiter Google X-Ray Boolean search Juicebox AI or other AI-driven sourcing tools.
• Passion for solving hard-to-find talent problems and an eagerness to explore new innovative sourcing strategies.
• Comfortable working in a high-pressure fast-paced environment and juggling multiple projects with shifting priorities.

Position location This role is available in the following locations: Remote

Travel requirements: As a digital first company the majority of your work can be accomplished remotely. The majority of our employees can live and work anywhere in the U.S but are encouraged to to still spend high quality time in-person collaborating via regular onsites. The in-person sessions cadence varies depending on the team and role; the Talent Acquisition team meets quarterly for 2-3 consecutive days at a time.

What youll love:

• Competitive Compensation (base bonus & equity)
• Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage with Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart
• Generous 401(k) plan with Upstart matching $2 for every $1 contributed up to $15000 per year
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous holiday vacation sick and safety leave
• Supportive parental family care and military leave programs
• Annual wellness technology & ergonomic reimbursement programs
• Social activities including team events and onsites all-company updates employee resource groups (ERGs) and other interest groups such as book clubs fitness investing and volunteering
• Catered lunches snacks & drinks when working in offices

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