Head of Technical Recruiting

About Gusto

At Gusto were on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stufflike payroll health insurance 401(k)s and HRso owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver San Francisco and New York were proud to support more than 400000 small businesses across the country and were building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.

About the Role:

At Gusto the People team is the foundation of everything we do. As the Head of Technical Recruiting you will lead a critical engine for Gustos growth that supports our world-class Engineering organization as well as Infrastructure Data Security and AIT. You will be a strategic business partner to our VP Engineering leaders heavily impacting Gustos hiring strategy and ability to bring in world-class talent at scale. This is a high-impact leadership role where you will manage a team of 20 (FTEs and contractors) including two direct-report managers.

About the Team:

The Technical Recruiting team is a dynamic forward-thinking group focused on identifying top-tier talent through a blend of innovative sourcing and recruiting tools. We prioritize diversity-focused hiring to foster an inclusive and equitable workforce ensuring that all candidates have equal opportunities to thrive. As part of the Invite pod we are committed to agility and continuous improvement driving efficient high-impact hiring processes that support growth and innovation across the Engineering and AIT organizations.

Heres what youll do day-to-day:

• Empower a Team of Leaders: Empower and develop a team of 20 including directly managing two recruiting managers who support Gustos technical hiring needs.
• Strategic Engineering Partnership: Partner with VP Engineering leaders on all aspects of the recruiting process from defining high-bar hiring profiles to aligning on long-term growth goals.
• AI & Data Innovation: Review select and implement innovative AI-driven tools and data-informed strategies including AI to elevate how we attract top talent and increase recruiter productivity.
• Scale Hiring Strategies: Develop and implement strategies to ensure we continue to attract and retain technical talent that reflects the 400000 small businesses we serve.
• Top-of-Funnel Excellence: Innovate on top-of-funnel strategies to attract incredible technical talent inclusive of employer brand engineering community relations and referrals.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Build and leverage data infrastructure to forecast capacity shape sourcing strategies and influence executive decision-making with compelling insights.

Heres what were looking for:

• 12 years of recruiting experience with at least 6 years in people management.
• Experience managing managers and leading large teams (15-20) in a high-growth environment.
• Engineering Recruiting Expertise: A proven track record of building large-scale engineering organizations; this is the most critical requirement for this role.
• AI & Data Fluency: Curiosity and proven ability to learn and apply AI-driven tools to improve operational efficiency and recruiting effectiveness.
• Strategic Stakeholder Management: Experience working as a peer to VP technical leaders to influence hiring philosophy and strategy.
• Hands-on Leadership: Thrives in the trenches with their team while setting clear strategic direction and modeling best practices.

Our cash compensation amount for this role is $195745/yr to $241419/yr in Denver & most major metro locations and $229785/yr to $283402/yr for San Francisco & New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate location experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver San Francisco and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles Gustos subsidiary whose physical office is in Scottsdale.

Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas.

When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office a secure reliable and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds not just because its the right thing to do but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses you will find a home at Gusto.

Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race color religion national origin age sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) marital status ancestry physical or mental disability genetic information veteran status gender identity or expression sexual orientation or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you.

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