Raydar
Head of Talent
$185K–$225K
Palo Alto, California +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Location
- Palo Alto, California
New York, New York - Experience
- At least eight years as a talent leader.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is not supported; candidates must already have unrestricted US work authorization.
About the job
Build and lead the in-house talent function, personally recruiting across technical and non-technical roles while helping scale the company from roughly 50 to 250 employees.
What you'll do
- Build the sourcing and full-cycle recruiting function and hire and lead three to six recruiters.
- Source and close candidates, especially engineers, and partner with executives on hiring plans, budgets, compensation, and leveling.
- Establish structured interviews and recruiting analytics, and own the recruiting-to-onboarding handoff.
What they ask for
- At least eight years as a talent leader, including building an in-house function as an early talent hire at a high-growth, venture-backed startup.
- Record of at least doubling company headcount, with substantial technical hiring.
- Hands-on technical sourcing and closing, plus experience recruiting non-technical roles.
- Experience with headcount planning, compensation, and recruiting analytics; ability to work from the Bay Area or NYC office three days a week.
Pay
$185,000-$225,000 USD base salary
Tools
Applicant tracking systems, Rippling, recruiting analytics
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