Lead Technical Recruiter

Summary

Join Ondo Finance, a leading blockchain-enabled investment firm, as our Lead Technical Recruiter. You will play a crucial role in building our world-class team by sourcing, engaging, and closing top-tier engineering, product, and design candidates. Responsibilities include full-cycle recruiting, stakeholder partnership, job design, sourcing, candidate evaluation, ATS management, offer strategy, candidate experience, onboarding coordination, and tech talent branding. We seek a highly experienced technical recruiter with a proven track record of success in a fast-paced environment. Ondo offers competitive compensation, full benefits, a flexible vacation policy, and a remote-first work environment. We are backed by top-tier investors and have a team of experienced professionals from leading companies.

Requirements

• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience in-house, with a track record of placing high-performing engineers and technical leaders
• Deep understanding of technical roles, tech stacks, and hiring nuances in engineering, product, and design
• Experience hiring for a crypto/blockchain firm—or a strong understanding of the space and enthusiasm to dive in
• Experience working closely with senior technical stakeholders and influencing hiring decisions
• Proficiency with ATS tools, sourcing tools, and recruiting metrics/reporting
• Comfort with ambiguity and pace in a startup environment
• Strong sense of ownership and a reputation for delivering results

Responsibilities

• Owning full-cycle recruiting for technical roles (engineering, product, design), including intake, sourcing, assessment, coordination, closing, and onboarding
• Working closely with engineering, product, and design leadership and executive stakeholders to align recruiting strategy with product and technical goals
• Collaborating with hiring managers to design roles, write compelling JDs, and align on compensation based on industry insights
• Proactively identifying and engaging top technical talent using creative and persistent sourcing strategies
• Helping craft technical interview processes that effectively assess for role-relevant skills and cultural alignment
• Maintaining organized pipelines and clean, accurate data; reporting weekly/monthly updates to stakeholders
• Navigating comp conversations (including equity/token components), building rapport, and creating personalized close strategies
• Ensuring every candidate feels valued, informed, and respected throughout their journey with us
• Partnering with People Ops and hiring managers to create a seamless onboarding experience for new technical hires
• Helping to shape our engineering employer brand, partnering on content, events, and outreach campaigns that highlight Ondo’s tech culture

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at an early-stage startup as a foundational technical recruiter
• Exposure to both crypto and fintech environments
• Global recruiting experience across technical markets (e.g., Europe, Asia, LatAm)
• Familiarity with equity/token-based compensation structures
• Passion for the crypto space—whether as a hobbyist, investor, or builder

Benefits

• Competitive compensation including but not limited to salary, future token rights, and/or equity (according to your preferences)
• Full benefits (medical, vision, and dental) and flexible vacation policy (PTO)
• Remote-first team across many countries