Upstart
Executive Recruiter
Job Summary
This role focuses on sourcing and recruiting top-tier executive talent in a fast-paced, digital-first environment. The candidate will partner with hiring managers to understand strategic needs, utilize advanced sourcing tools, and generate insights to inform hiring strategies. Experience in executive search, market research, and proficiency with sourcing technologies are essential. The position offers flexible locations, including remote work, and comes with comprehensive benefits and competitive compensation packages.
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About Upstart
Upstart is the leading AI lending marketplace partnering with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit. By leveraging Upstart's AI marketplace, Upstart-powered banks and credit unions can have higher approval rates and lower loss rates across races, ages, and genders, while simultaneously delivering the exceptional digital-first lending experience their customers demand. More than 80% of borrowers are approved instantly, with zero documentation to upload.
Upstart is a digital-first company, which means that most Upstarters live and work anywhere in the United States. However, we also have offices in San Mateo, California; Columbus, Ohio; and Austin, Texas.
Most Upstarters join us because they connect with our mission of enabling access to effortless credit based on true risk. If you are energized by the impact you can make at Upstart, we’d love to hear from you!
The Team
We are seeking a driven and detail-oriented Executive Recruiter to join the Executive Search team. This individual will play a critical role in sourcing top-tier executive talent, helping us build a world-class leadership team. This position requires someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is not afraid to push boundaries, and is relentless in their pursuit of the best talent. The right candidate will embody our core values and operate with a bias for action, a focus on long-term success, and an analytical mindset.
As part of our dynamic and fast-moving Talent Acquisition team, you will partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to identify and attract top executive talent. You'll work with a range of advanced tools and methodologies to generate insights, build talent pools, and guide our hiring strategy.
Responsibilities:
- Act with urgency: Partner with hiring managers to understand strategic hiring needs and deliver talent research and insights faster than the competition.
- Research with precision: Build in-depth talent maps, conduct market research, and identify high-potential candidates across multiple business units and geographies. Leverage a wide range of sourcing tools beyond LinkedIn, such as web searches, industry reports, conferences, and white-papers.
- Solve problems proactively: When issues arise, you’ll take responsibility and take action to address them, making sure that nothing falls through the cracks.
- Generate actionable insights: Use data-driven insights to inform search strategy and provide guidance to Talent Acquisition partners on market trends, talent availability, and competitor intelligence.
- Think probabilistically: Approach challenges by thinking in terms of probabilities and measuring everything you can. Apply logic, precision, and creativity in your research process.
- Learn and iterate: Be open to feedback, acknowledge mistakes, and continuously improve your approach, always striving for the best possible results.
- Be a talent market advisor: Share insights and trends with stakeholders to help shape the hiring strategy and influence key decisions.
What we’re looking for:
- Minimum requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in executive search, talent research, or an equivalent in-house function.
- Experience with full-lifecycle leadership recruiting, including sourcing through closing.
- Proven track record of sourcing executive-level talent across a variety of industries, with an emphasis on technical roles or financial services a plus.
- Ability to work with changing requirements and senior stakeholders with gravitas, humility, and partnership at the core.
- Preferred qualifications:
- Ability to navigate complex sourcing channels, including social media, databases, industry publications, and event attendee lists.
- Strong proficiency with sourcing tools and techniques such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Google X-Ray, Boolean search, Juicebox AI, and other AI-driven sourcing tools.
- Passion for solving hard-to-find talent problems and an eagerness to explore new, innovative sourcing strategies.
- Comfortable working in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment and juggling multiple projects with shifting priorities.
Position Location - This role is available in the following locations: Remote, San Mateo, Columbus, Austin
Time Zone Requirements - This team operates on the East/West Coast time zones.
Travel Requirements - As a digital first company, the majority of your work can be accomplished remotely. The majority of our employees can live and work anywhere in the U.S but are encouraged to to still spend high quality time in-person collaborating via regular onsites. The in-person sessions’ cadence varies depending on the team and role; the Talent Acquisition team meets quarterly for 2-3 consecutive days at a time.
At Upstart, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. The anticipated base salary for this position is expected to be within the below range. Your actual base pay will depend on your geographic location–with our “digital first” philosophy, Upstart uses compensation regions that vary depending on location. Individual pay is also determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
In addition, Upstart provides employees with target bonuses, equity compensation, and generous benefits packages (including medical, dental, vision, and 401k).
Upstart is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to ensuring that underrepresented classes receive better access to affordable credit, and are just as committed to embracing diversity and inclusion in our hiring practices. We celebrate all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, and know that we can only become better together.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please email [email protected]
Upstart
A lending platform using AI to provide personal loans and credit solutions with a focus on fair and fast approvals.
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