Head of Talent

About the role

As the Head of Talent at Uniswap Labs, you will be responsible for shaping the long-term talent strategy and workforce planning while collaborating with the executive team. Your role involves setting hiring standards and ensuring a respectful candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.

You will also focus on internal talent development, including career paths and performance assessments, while building and mentoring a recruiting team. Success in this role means effectively scaling the recruiting function while maintaining a hands-on approach to key searches.

The salary range for this role is between $238,400 and $298,000, with additional compensation elements available.

Who this role suits

• A seasoned recruiting professional with over 10 years of experience, including leadership roles.
• Someone who has successfully built and scaled recruiting functions in fast-paced tech environments.
• A data-driven individual who uses metrics to inform hiring processes and strategies.
• An effective communicator who can build trust with candidates and internal stakeholders.

From the employer

Responsibilities

• Own Uniswap Labs' long-term talent strategy and workforce plan, working with the executive team on priorities, headcount, org design and timing.
• Act as a trusted advisor to leaders on role scoping, leveling and compensation.
• Set a high, consistent hiring bar and keep it as we grow.
• Work with team leads on internal talent development: career paths, promotions, mobility and succession for key roles.
• Help shape how we assess performance and growth.
• Build, mentor, and scale the recruiting team, from in-house recruiters and coordinators.
• Stay close to the work: take on key searches yourself, including senior and hard-to-fill roles.
• Build proactive pipelines through sourcing, talent mapping and relationships across engineering, product, design within and beyond the industry.
• Run a candidate experience that is fast, clear and respectful, from first call through offer and close.
• Own recruiting operations: our ATS and tooling, interview process, interviewer training and scheduling.
• Track pipeline, speed, quality and cost, and use the data to improve how we hire.
• Work with other team leads on leveling, compensation, onboarding and a smooth first day for every new hire.

Requirements

• 10+ years of recruiting experience, including 3+ years leading recruiting teams in a fast-growing technology company.
• A track record of building a recruiting function from a small team and scaling it, while staying hands-on.
• Experience hiring senior engineering, product, design, and business talent in competitive markets.
• Experience with long-term workforce planning, org design and talent strategy, working directly across the leadership team.
• Strong judgment advising leaders on hiring strategy, role design, leveling and compensation.
• Experience supporting internal talent development, such as performance, career paths and succession, alongside recruiting.
• Comfort with data: you set metrics, read the pipeline and change the process when the numbers say so.
• Hands-on experience with an ATS and recruiting tools, and the ability to choose and improve our stack.
• A clear, direct communicator who builds trust with candidates, hiring managers and your own team.
• Able to work from our SoHo, New York office.

Conditions

• Minimum full-time salary of $238,400-$298,000.
• Full Time employees at Uniswap Labs are also eligible for other compensation elements, including tokens, and benefits, dependent on the position type.
• Company-paid medical, dental, & vision for you and your dependents.
• Wellness offerings including a partnership with Equinox Fitness Clubs.
• 401(k) with 4% employer contribution.
• Annual $1,500 education stipend.
• Unlimited and encouraged time off.
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave.
• Home office setup stipend for remote employees.
• Daily lunches at NY headquarters (all benefits are subject to applicable taxes and based on eligibility).