Lead Talent Acquisition Partner
About The Position
As a Lead Talent Acquisition Partner at Tinder, you will own full-cycle hiring for senior and leadership-level roles across the organization, serving as a trusted talent advisor to executives and hiring teams. You will shape hiring practices by building interview frameworks, calibration standards, and sourcing strategies that make hiring rigorous and efficient, while mentoring other recruiters. This is a high-visibility role focused on improving how Talent Acquisition operates, with a coaching scope rather than people management. The position is hybrid and requires in-office collaboration three times per week at either Tinder's San Francisco or Palo Alto office. You will partner with senior leaders on proactive hiring strategies and workforce plans; lead recruiting for critical roles; improve interview processes and assessment methods; apply market intelligence and analytics; promote inclusive hiring; strengthen Tinder's talent brand and candidate experience; and guide offer strategy and stakeholder alignment.
Requirements
- 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including leadership-level searches.
- Track record of building interview rubrics, calibration processes, and scalable recruiting frameworks.
- Experience advising senior stakeholders and influencing hiring decisions using data and market expertise.
- Strong sourcing and talent-mapping skills, including experience engaging passive candidates in competitive markets.
- Ability to use recruiting analytics to diagnose funnel issues and recommend fixes.
- Proficiency with Greenhouse, Lever, or similar ATS platforms, and modern sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search.
- Experience coaching or mentoring other recruiters.
- Strong grasp of DEI principles and a track record of implementing inclusive hiring practices.
Nice To Haves
- Experience recruiting in consumer tech, marketplace, or mobile-first companies.
- Executive search experience, including sourcing and closing senior leaders.
- Background in employer branding.
- Familiarity with global recruiting strategies and compliance.
Responsibilities
- Partner with senior leaders to develop proactive hiring strategies aligned with long-term workforce plans.
- Use market intelligence and hiring data to make actionable recommendations, anticipate talent needs, and challenge assumptions.
- Lead end-to-end hiring for critical roles.
- Improve interview frameworks, assessment methodologies, and hiring processes.
- Drive calibration and structured interviewing to strengthen hiring rigor.
- Use AI-enabled tools and analytics to improve recruiting efficiency and decision-making.
- Mentor recruiters on sourcing, candidate experience, and stakeholder management.
- Track technical talent markets, competitive landscapes, compensation trends, and emerging skill sets.
- Conduct talent mapping and execute multi-channel sourcing strategies.
- Brief leaders on market conditions to inform workforce planning.
- Embed equitable, structured hiring practices throughout the recruiting lifecycle.
- Work with talent communities and strategic sourcing channels to expand access to underrepresented talent.
- Champion a consistent, values-driven candidate experience.
- Represent Tinder's mission, culture, and value proposition to candidates.
- Build high-touch candidate relationships and partner cross-functionally on employer branding.
- Guide leaders through complex hiring decisions, balancing candidate experience, market realities, and internal equity.
- Develop competitive offer strategies and partner with TA, People, Compensation, and business leadership to achieve alignment and hiring goals.
Benefits
- Flexible vacation and 10 sick days.
- Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matched up to $15,000 annually.
- Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage.
- 100% 401(k) employer match up to 10%.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- 100% paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents, and family-forming benefits.
- Mentorship through the MentorMatch program.
- Access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy.
- Annual $3,000 professional development stipend.
- Access to mental health support via Modern Health.
- Paid concierge medical membership.
- Pet insurance.
- Fitness membership subsidy.
- Commuter subsidy.
- Free Tinder Gold subscription.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
