Lead Technical Recruiter

Upside•New York, NY

23h•$150,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Upside is hiring a Lead Technical Recruiter to help shape the teams building its product by leading full-lifecycle recruiting for B2C technology roles. The role combines knowledge of the technology talent market, relationship-building, and thoughtful sourcing to identify and attract exceptional candidates, helping Upside scale while maintaining a high talent bar in a competitive hiring landscape. This recruiter leads end-to-end hiring across multiple job families and levels, from role launch and sourcing through interview coordination, debriefs, offer approvals, and closing. The role partners with hiring managers and cross-functional leaders to define success profiles and leveling, establish clear interview plans and evaluation criteria, sustain talent pipelines, monitor funnel health and hiring outcomes, and adapt to changing priorities. It also maintains a disciplined, candidate-centered process and develops scalable recruiting resources such as templates, playbooks, scorecard standards, and interviewer enablement materials. The position is hybrid and based in Upside’s NYC or Austin office. In-office attendance is required Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, and may increase depending on project needs and future policy changes. The full-time position offers a location-dependent U.S. base salary range, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

10+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience across multiple technical functions, including Engineering, Product, and Data/Analytics, in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
Track record of improving speed, funnel conversion, slate quality, and offer acceptance through effective execution and systems improvements.
Strong sourcing expertise, including building pipelines across channels, engaging passive talent, and tailoring outreach and value propositions to different audiences.
Ability to partner effectively with hiring managers and cross-functional leaders, create clarity, uphold standards, and support timely decisions.
Skill in managing structured recruiting workflows from launch through close, maintaining timelines, and ensuring strong documentation and ATS practices.
Sound judgment in balancing structure and flexibility, escalating thoughtfully, and using data and experience to guide decisions.
Clear written and verbal communication, candidate care, and ability to support leaders through tradeoffs and closing strategy.
Collaborative, team-oriented approach, including building trust, sharing context, offering proactive support, and contributing to an accountable team environment.

Responsibilities

Lead full-lifecycle recruiting end-to-end, including role launch, sourcing, interview coordination, debrief discussions, offer approvals, and closing across multiple job families and levels.
Facilitate intake conversations, align on success profiles and leveling, and ensure interview plans and evaluation criteria are clear, consistent, and grounded in team needs.
Build and sustain strong talent pipelines using multi-channel sourcing strategies.
Manage funnel health, pacing, and offer acceptance rates, adjusting strategies as signals or priorities change.
Maintain a structured, candidate-centered process by progressing candidates through stages, securing timely feedback, scheduling pre-briefs and debriefs, and maintaining documentation and ATS hygiene.
Develop scalable recruiting systems, including templates, playbooks, scorecard standards, and interviewer enablement resources.
Represent Upside professionally, communicate clearly, follow through reliably, and provide a positive candidate experience.