Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
About The Position
EQL Tech is recruiting this role for an early-stage, AI-native finance operations company that runs finance workflows end to end for enterprise clients using AI systems that perform operational work. The company is growing quickly, has production systems running for customers, and is hiring across forward-deployed engineering and AI strategy. This hire will be the first person most future candidates meet. The Senior Talent Acquisition Manager will own hiring for every open role, from aligning with hiring managers on candidate profiles to presenting strong candidates. Approximately 90% of the role is recruiting and 10% is people operations. The position reports to the Head of Strategy and Operations.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including at least 2 years in-house.
- Experience hiring for technical, customer-facing roles such as forward-deployed, solutions, or sales engineering.
- Strong outbound sourcing ability, including the ability to identify where strong candidates for a role can be found.
- Ability to distinguish a strong forward-deployed engineer from a backend engineer, and a strategist from a consultant.
- Comfort working in an early-stage environment with no established playbook and shifting priorities, including willingness to handle unglamorous tasks.
- Ability to triage high volumes of applicants using AI tools without overlooking strong candidates.
Nice To Haves
- Experience at a Series B or earlier company, ideally as the first or only recruiter.
- Experience hiring forward-deployed engineers, AI strategists, or deployment consultants.
- Experience managing agency or marketplace recruiters.
- Familiarity with common immigration processes.
- Experience leading or mentoring other recruiters.
Responsibilities
- Fill open roles on plan and provide candidate screens the hiring team trusts.
- Build candidate pipelines through outbound outreach, not inbound applications alone.
- Agree on a scorecard with each hiring manager and run a structured interview loop for every role.
- Keep candidates updated within two business days of each interview stage and ensure timely follow-through.
- Manage offers, onboarding, and immigration basics reliably without requiring founder follow-up.
Benefits
- Equity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
