Mercury
Senior Recruiter - Executive and Leadership
$147K–$204K
San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United States +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United States
Any Office or Remote - Experience
- 5+ years of full-cycle, in-house recruiting; experience running Director+ searches.
About the job
Leads Director-to-C-suite recruiting, primarily for Director and VP roles in Engineering, Product, Design, and Data, while building relationships with future leadership candidates.
What you'll do
- Run full-cycle leadership searches and develop role scopes, market maps, and target lists with hiring managers.
- Advise senior hiring managers using market data and represent Mercury to senior candidates.
- Build a network of future leaders, host talent events, and support high-priority hiring sprints.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of full-cycle, in-house recruiting across a range of functions at a growing company.
- Experience running Director+ searches.
- Track record as a trusted advisor to senior hiring managers.
- Clear, precise writing and communication skills; experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, Gem, Metaview, or similar tools.
Nice to have
- Technical leadership hiring in Engineering, Product, Data, or Security; recruiting at a fintech or other regulated tech company.
- Running events, dinners, or communities for senior talent; prior retained search firm experience.
Pay
$163,000 — $203,800 USD (base salary); $146,700 — $183,400 USD (base salary); $154,100 — $192,600 CAD (base salary)
Tools
LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, Gem, Metaview
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