Lead Technical Recruiter (Quant Engineering)

Own the end-to-end talent pipeline for Quantitative Engineers and Researchers, partnering with hiring managers and Talent Acquisition to develop sophisticated recruiting strategies and deliver an exceptional candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Own specialized recruiting from sourcing through complex offer negotiations for Quantitative Engineering and Algorithmic Trading roles.
• Develop recruiting strategies aligned with hiring goals, technical priorities, and performance objectives.
• Source elite talent through Kaggle, GitHub, ArXiv, competitive programming forums, and quantitative finance conferences.
• Provide a white-glove candidate experience and prepare candidates for rigorous technical assessments.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand quant stacks, modeling requirements, and performance engineering needs.
• Lead intake meetings, interview team kick-offs, and technical debriefs.
• Deliver weekly performance analytics and progress reports to hiring managers and senior leadership.

Requirements

• 7+ years of recruiting experience, including 3+ years focused on Quantitative Engineering, High-Frequency Trading, or Machine Learning talent.
• Agency specialized-search and in-house startup experience preferred.
• Strong sourcing skills and a record of converting passive, highly compensated talent into hires.
• Experience sourcing through math Olympiads, research labs, and diversity-in-STEM academic events.
• Self-starter with exceptional organizational precision in fast-paced collaborative environments.
• Ability to discuss C++, Python, NumPy, Pandas, Rust, low-latency systems, and distributed computing.
• Experience recruiting in the Bay Area or a financial hub, with FinTech and quantitative hedge fund market knowledge.
• Expertise with Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, Entelo, SeekOut, and GitHub.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with technical and academic candidates.

Benefits

• Professional development budget
• Flexible in-office collaboration schedule
• Bi-weekly all-company meeting
• Team offsites, team bonding activities, and happy hours
• Competitive bonuses and equity
• Healthcare, retirement, family-forming, and family-support benefits
• Employee giving match
• Mobile phone stipend
• R&R days
• Wellness reimbursement and onsite and virtual programming
• Generous vacation policy
• Parental leave and family-planning benefits
• Catered lunches and fully stocked kitchens