Head of talent

Uniswap Labs • New York, NY

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About The Position

Uniswap Labs is seeking a Head of Talent to build and lead how the company finds, hires, and develops great people. The role defines long-term talent strategy, leads the recruiting team, and partners with leadership to hire engineers, designers, and operators. The position also contributes to internal talent development, performance and growth practices, recruiting operations, and workforce planning. The role is based at the company's SoHo, New York office; the posting also mentions a home-office setup stipend for remote employees, without specifying this position's workplace type.

The minimum full-time salary is $238,400–$298,000. Full-time employees may also be eligible for other compensation elements, including tokens, and benefits depending on position type. Benefits listed include company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents; wellness offerings including an Equinox Fitness Clubs partnership; a 401(k) with a 4% employer contribution; an annual $1,500 education stipend; unlimited and encouraged time off; up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave; a home-office setup stipend for remote employees; and daily lunches at the New York headquarters. Benefits are subject to applicable taxes and eligibility. Uniswap Labs states that it is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of recruiting experience, including at least 3 years leading recruiting teams in a fast-growing technology company.
• Track record of building a recruiting function from a small team and scaling it while remaining hands-on.
• Experience hiring senior engineering, product, design, and business talent in competitive markets.
• Experience with long-term workforce planning, organization 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, including setting metrics, reading the pipeline, and changing processes based on data.
• Hands-on experience with an ATS and recruiting tools, and ability to select and improve the recruiting technology stack.
• Clear, direct communication 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, organization 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 approaches to assessing performance and growth.
• 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 and product and design talent within and beyond the industry.
• Run a fast, clear, and respectful candidate experience from the first call through offer and close.
• Own recruiting operations, including the applicant tracking system and tools, interview process, interviewer training, and scheduling.
• Track pipeline, speed, quality, and cost, and use data to improve hiring.
• Work 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.
• Other compensation elements, including tokens, may be available depending on position type.

What This Job Offers

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