Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Product and Engineering

Trustly•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

Trustly is hiring a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to help build its Product and Engineering organization, with a focus on establishing and scaling innovation hubs in San Francisco and New York. The role partners with Product and Engineering leaders as a trusted advisor, helping define hiring needs, understand talent markets, and make stronger hiring decisions in highly competitive markets. The successful candidate will own complex searches from hiring readiness and strategy through sourcing, assessment, offer closing, and handoff to onboarding. They will help make Trustly an attractive destination for top technical talent, improve the quality of talent decisions, and strengthen the hiring organization. Talent Acquisition at Trustly is developing its processes, systems, and insights to support the company’s growth and views itself as a thought partner to business leaders.

Requirements

At least 7 years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
At least 4 years recruiting for Engineering, Product, or other technical roles at technology companies or high-growth startups.
A track record of closing senior and hard-to-fill searches in competitive markets.
Deep, current knowledge of the Bay Area and New York technology ecosystems, including companies, talent pools, and candidate priorities.
Ability to advise and constructively challenge senior leaders, using data and judgment to influence hiring decisions.
Ability to assess technical and product talent and help leaders build structured assessments that distinguish evidence of capability from subjective preferences.
Strong sourcing and relationship-building skills, including the ability to engage passive candidates considering multiple offers.
Analytical, solutions-oriented approach and ability to use recruiting data and market signals to diagnose problems, identify root causes, and adapt strategies.
Ownership mindset and ability to thrive in change while continually improving how work is done.

Responsibilities

Advise Product and Engineering leaders on role design, hiring priorities, and talent availability based on their strategy and team needs.
Develop hiring strategies for the San Francisco and New York hubs using talent mapping, competitor activity, compensation, and location dynamics.
Own complex searches end to end, from hiring readiness and search strategy through sourcing, assessment, closing, and handoff into onboarding.
Help leaders establish structured, evidence-based assessments with clear success profiles and interview criteria, challenging subjective notions of candidate fit.
Use funnel, source, and market data to identify risks, explain tradeoffs, and make clear recommendations.
Identify recurring hiring problems, test new approaches, and contribute to processes, tools, AI use, and sourcing strategy.