Technical Recruiter (Contract to Hire)

Who We Are

At Pave were building the industrys leading compensation platform combining the worlds largest real-time compensation dataset with deep expertise in AI and machine learning. Our platform is perfecting the art and science of pay to give 8500 companies unparalleled confidence in every compensation decision.

Top tier companies like OpenAI McDonalds Instacart Atlassian Synopsys Stripe Databricks and Waymo use Pave transforming every pay decision into a competitive advantage. $190 billion in total compensation spend is managed in our workflows and 70% of Forbes AI 50 use Pave to benchmark compensation.

The future of pay is real-time & predictive and were making it happen right now. Weve raised $160M in funding from leading investors like Andreessen Horowitz Index Ventures Y Combinator Bessemer Venture Partners and Craft Ventures.

The Recruiting Team @ Pave

Were a small high-leverage team two recruiters and a dedicated coordinator operating as trusted advisors to leadership on every major hiring decision. We own full-cycle recruiting across all levels and have real influence on how we attract and win top talent in a competitive market.

Recruiting at Pave comes with a unique advantage: youll have direct access to the same live compensation benchmarking data our customers use to make pay decisions. That means you can walk any candidate through exactly where our offers land in the market with real data full transparency and genuine confidence. Its a closing tool most recruiters never get to use.

Were also in the middle of building Paige an agentic AI compensation analyst which means youll be recruiting in an environment where AI tools are actively shaping how work gets done. If youve been waiting to work somewhere genuinely building on the frontier this is it.

What Youll Do

• Own the full hiring cycle: Drive end-to-end recruiting for R&D roles across Engineering Product Design and Data from sourcing passive candidates and crafting precise Boolean searches to closing senior hires who had multiple competing offers.

• Become a strategic partner not a req-filler: Work directly with hiring managers and leadership to define role requirements pressure-test job specs build pipelines ahead of headcount approval and contribute meaningfully to workforce planning as we scale.

• Source where others dont: Build and execute creative sourcing strategies using Gem LinkedIn Recruiter and unconventional channels. The candidates we want arent applying youll go get them.

• Close with a data advantage: Own the candidate experience end-to-end interview coordination offer strategy compensation discussions and leverage Paves own market compensation data to close candidates with confidence and transparency.

• Build the infrastructure be ready to scale: Own pipeline metrics and reporting in Greenhouse and Gem design and run our interviewer calibration and training program and continuously improve recruiting process quality.

• Use AI as a multiplier: Bring genuine fluency with AI-powered recruiting tools to your day-to-day candidate research outreach personalization pipeline summaries sourcing signal. Were building AI-native workflows internally and expect you to be part of that.

What Youll Bring

• A proven track record sourcing and closing engineering talent across multiple levels and disciplines your output matters more to us than your year count though most people whove done this well have 4 years of full-cycle technical recruiting behind them

• Experience recruiting at a high-growth startup or fast-paced tech company you know what it means to hire with urgency without compromising the bar

• Strong Boolean search skills and sourcing instincts for passive candidates who arent on the market yet you know where to find people who arent looking

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills - you can sell a company vision navigate complex offer negotiations and create an exceptional candidate experience under pressure

• Data-driven mindset you track pipeline metrics because they help you make better decisions not because someone asked you to

• Real AI fluency youre already using AI tools to do your job better and youre curious about whats next

Compensation Its What We Do.

At Pave we believe compensation should be as thoughtful as the people we hire. Your total rewards package includes meaningful equity best-in-class medical dental and vision coverage unlimited PTO and region-specific benefits designed around your life not just your role. Your level and compensation are determined by your experience and how you show up throughout the interview process. Were always happy to walk you through how we think about leveling just ask.

This role is a contract to hire opportunity

Benefits @ Pave

At Pave growth isnt a perk its the point. As you develop your role expands your responsibilities deepen and your compensation reflects the impact youre making.

What we offer:

• Your Health Fully Covered: Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage for you and your family with a range of options designed to meet you where you are.
• Time Thats Actually Yours: Flexible PTO and the freedom to work from anywhere in the world for up to a month because life doesnt pause and neither should you.
• Fuel for the Work: Lunch and dinner stipends plus fully stocked kitchens so you can stay energized without thinking twice about it.
• Room to Keep Growing: A quarterly education stipend to invest in the skills and knowledge that matter most to you.
• Support When It Matters Most: Robust parental leave so you can be fully present for the moments that count.
• Getting Here Made Easier: A commuter stipend to support the in-person collaboration that makes great work happen.

Life @ Pave

Founded in 2019 with a clear purpose and a team that has never wavered from it Pave has grown into a global force in compensation management giving thousands of companies the tools to take control build confidence and earn credibility in every pay decision they make. And were just getting started. Headquartered in San Franciscos Financial District with regional hubs in New York Citys Flatiron District Salt Lake City Kraków (Poland) and the United Kingdom wherever youre based youll find the same thing: people who genuinely care about the work each other and the customers that rely on Pave.

We run a hybrid culture that brings teams together in person on Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday and every Friday the whole company gathers for our Team Sync: breakfast new hire welcomes product updates fireside chats and yes the occasional Kahoot. Its one of the things people notice when they join us that we truly enjoy spending time together.

Our culture is shaped by five values we live every day:

• Be Intellectually Honest Truth over comfort. We face reality clearly and speak directly even when its hard.
• Play to Win Were not here to participate. Were here to be the #1 compensation platform in the world and we act like it.
• Uphold the Pave Platinum Standard We hold ourselves to the highest bar for our customers our data and each other.
• One Team We win and lose together. Titles dont drive decisions here shared goals do.
• Hug of Jawn Hard to define impossible to miss. Ask your recruiter.

Our Vision: Unlock a labor market built on trust.

Our Mission: Build confidence in every compensation decision.

We build software that transforms how companies pay their people and we believe the team behind that software deserves the same thoughtfulness. If youre ready to help shape the future of compensation alongside people who are smart humble and genuinely motivated by the problem were solving wed love to meet you.

Still deliberating Just apply! Were always excited to meet people who are eager to contribute.