Mercury
Tech / AI / Software
SeniorTechnicalRecruiter
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“Senior Technical Recruiter at Mercury. Skills: full-cycle recruiting for engineering roles, strategic sourcing, pipeline management, hiring manager partnership, technical talent acquisition. Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering roles, from kick-off to close. Build and maintain strong, healthy pipelines across multiple roles simultaneously”
What You'll Achieve.
build high-impact teams; drive the best hiring outcomes for their teams; raise the bar for the team
Industry & Context.
Ability to quickly identify patterns, anticipate problems, and autonomously drive solutions; Use data and pattern recognition to identify bottlenecks, diagnose issues, and unblock hiring processes independently
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4+ years of experience as a technical recruiter supporting engineering teams, Experience hiring for AI/ML-related roles, sourcing skills that go beyond LinkedIn Recruiter, Ability to quickly identify patterns, anticipate problems, and autonomously drive solutions, Deep curiosity about the products and teams you support, and a understanding of how the roles you hire for drive impact, alignment with Mercury’s values and ability to represent them authentically to candidates, Enjoy building diverse, inclusive, and high-performing teams, and lead with deep empathy, kindness, and care for the work you do, Have a sense of urgency and ownership for the work you do, and be willing to help support hiring efforts across other areas of the business, as needed
What You'll Do.
Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering roles
from kick-off to close
Build and maintain strong
healthy pipelines across multiple roles simultaneously
Source candidates proactively and creatively to engage top technical talent
Develop a deep understanding of Mercury’s products
engineering challenges
Use data and pattern recognition to identify bottlenecks
and unblock hiring processes independently
Partner closely with Engineering leaders to align on role scope
and evaluation criteria - and be a consistent voice for quality throughout the process
Deliver a candidate experience that's thoughtful and transparent from first touch to final decision
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, partnering with them to drive the best hiring outcomes for their teams; Partner closely with Engineering leaders to align on role scope, success profiles, and evaluation criteria; Mentor and support other recruiters, helping raise the bar for the team
Communication Scope
represent Mercury’s values authentically to candidates; transparent candidate experience
Full Job Description
Mercury is revolutionizing finance for startups by building a complete, user-friendly banking* stack. This requires scaling exceptional engineering teams, so we’re looking to add a Technical Recruiter to help shape how we hire and grow. In this role, you’ll lead full-cycle recruiting for engineering roles, using a combination of strategic sourcing, market insight, and strong partnership with hiring managers to build high-impact teams. Hiring is one of the most important ways we shape Mercury’s future. In this role, you’ll directly influence the teams building our products and the experience of our customers. *Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC. What you’ll do: Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering roles, from kick-off to close Build and maintain strong, healthy pipelines across multiple roles simultaneously Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, partnering with them to drive the best hiring outcomes for their teams Source candidates proactively and creatively to engage top technical talent Develop a deep understanding of Mercury’s products, engineering challenges, and team needs Use data and pattern recognition to identify bottlenecks, diagnose issues, and unblock hiring processes independently Partner closely with Engineering leaders to align on role scope, success profiles, and evaluation criteria - and be a consistent voice for quality throughout the process Mentor and support other recruiters, helping raise the bar for the team Deliver a candidate experience that's thoughtful and transparent from first touch to final decision You should have: 4+ years of experience as a technical recruiter supporting engineering teams Experience hiring for AI/ML-related roles Strong sourcing skills that go beyond LinkedIn Recruiter Ability to quickly identify patterns, anticipate problems, and autonomously drive solutions Deep curiosity about the products and tea
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