Head of talent

Uniswap Labs • New York, NY

3d • $238,400 - $298,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Uniswap Labs is seeking a Head of Talent to build and lead how the company finds, hires, and develops people. The role defines long-term talent strategy, leads the recruiting team, and partners with leadership to hire the engineers, designers, and operators who will build the company's products. The Head of Talent will own workforce planning and recruiting operations, advise leaders on hiring and compensation decisions, support internal talent development, and remain hands-on with important and difficult searches. The position is based at the company's SoHo, New York office.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of recruiting experience, including at least 3 years leading recruiting teams in a fast-growing technology company.
• Track record of building and scaling a recruiting function from a small team while remaining hands-on.
• Experience hiring senior engineering, product, design, and business talent in competitive markets.
• Experience with long-term workforce planning, organizational design, and talent strategy, working directly with 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, including setting metrics, reading pipelines, and changing processes based on results.
• Hands-on experience with an ATS and recruiting tools, and ability to select and improve the recruiting technology stack.
• Clear, direct communication skills and ability to build trust with candidates, hiring managers, and the recruiting team.
• Able to work from the SoHo, New York office.

Nice To Haves

• Recruiting experience at a crypto, technology, or other high-bar, fast-moving company.
• A network of senior engineering, product, design, and business talent in technology.
• Experience leading or partnering on people work beyond recruiting, such as talent development, performance programs, and succession planning.
• Experience across recruiting and people operations, such as leveling, compensation design, and onboarding.
• Curiosity about crypto and the Uniswap ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Own the long-term talent strategy and workforce plan, partnering with the executive team on priorities, headcount, organizational design, and timing.
• Advise leaders on role scoping, leveling, and compensation.
• Set and maintain a high, consistent hiring bar as the company grows.
• Work with team leads on internal talent development, including career paths, promotions, mobility, and succession for key roles.
• Help shape how performance and growth are assessed.
• Build, mentor, and scale the recruiting team, including in-house recruiters and coordinators.
• Personally conduct key searches, including senior and hard-to-fill roles.
• Build proactive talent pipelines through sourcing, talent mapping, and relationships across engineering, product, and design, within and beyond the industry.
• Provide a fast, clear, and respectful candidate experience from initial contact through offer and close.
• Own recruiting operations, including the ATS and tooling, interview process, interviewer training, and scheduling.
• Track pipeline, speed, quality, and cost, and use data to improve hiring.
• Partner with other team leads on leveling, compensation, onboarding, and a smooth first day for each new hire.

Benefits

• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Wellness offerings, including a partnership with Equinox Fitness Clubs.
• 401(k) with a 4% employer contribution.
• Annual $1,500 education stipend.
• Unlimited and encouraged time off.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Home office setup stipend for remote employees.
• Daily lunches at the New York headquarters.
• Eligible full-time employees may receive additional compensation elements, including tokens, depending on position type.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed