About the Role
Join our dynamic and expanding team in Austin, TX and play a crucial role in shaping the future of our technology and product development in the Americas. As a Principal Technical Recruiter, you'll foster a strong team culture and make a significant impact by expanding our critical Product and Engineering teams, helping us build world-class technology and deliver on our mission.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement recruitment strategies for complex technical roles, collaborating with hiring teams on data-driven decisions.
- Build long-term relationships with top technical talent in the US tech market, guiding them through the recruitment experience.
- Ensure a positive candidate recruitment experience and create a robust talent network.
- Innovate sourcing techniques to attract top technical professionals.
- Execute recruitment marketing campaigns and events targeting technical communities.
- Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to support growth initiatives, including talent mapping, competitor analysis, and compensation benchmarking.
- Utilize data to identify and address hiring challenges within technical functions, optimizing processes for global scalability and efficiency.
- Collaborate with the wider People team to ensure a seamless employee experience from recruitment through onboarding.
- Mentor or manage a small team of junior recruiters or sourcers, sharing best practices and providing guidance.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as an in-house Recruiter with a successful track record in tech recruitment, specifically for product and engineering roles.
- Demonstrated expertise in sourcing top product and engineering talent, with a strong interest or experience in piloting advanced sourcing tools, semantic search algorithms, or automated workflows.
- Ability to identify candidates who deeply align with our culture and values.
- Strong self-starter who flourishes in a fast-paced environment and is excited by the opportunity to use technology to drive efficiency and build new processes.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity, adaptable to change, and eager to explore and adopt emerging HR technologies.
- Creative problem solver who enjoys tackling challenging roles and actively learning new tech stacks and modern recruitment tools.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, capable of engaging with individuals at all levels within product and engineering organizations.
Skills
- Tech recruitment
- Product recruitment
- Engineering recruitment
- Sourcing
- Talent mapping
- Competitor analysis
- Compensation benchmarking
- Data analysis
- Recruitment marketing
- Employer branding
- Mentoring
- Team management
- Advanced sourcing tools
- Semantic search algorithms
- Automated workflows
- Communication
- Influencing
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Principal
Salary/Compensations
- USD 110000 - USD 145000
About the Company
- Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
- We are people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice.
- We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.
- We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
- Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
Equal Opportunity
- We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.
- We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
- Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
