Talent Partner

Sokin•San Francisco, CA

9d•$120,000 - $145,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Sokin is seeking a motivated, collaborative Talent Partner to join its global People Team. This hands-on role delivers end-to-end recruitment, primarily for Sales and Commercial positions on the US West Coast, while also supporting hiring across Finance, Operations, Compliance, and Product & Technology. The role works closely with the Senior Talent Partner to deliver high-quality hires across the West Coast and occasionally supports Talent Acquisition colleagues on the East Coast. It also offers opportunities to lead projects that shape how Sokin attracts, engages, and retains talent globally. The Talent Partner builds relationships with hiring managers and People Team colleagues, represents Sokin’s values, and helps provide a world-class candidate experience. The position is a 12-month fixed-term contract with scope to become permanent. It is based in the San Francisco Bay Area with a hybrid arrangement of three days, and will be remote until Sokin opens an office in early 2027. Sokin is a B2B financial services provider focused on global payments and receivables, foreign exchange, treasury management, and finance reconciliations. The company has an established presence in EMEA, APAC, and North America and serves clients across industries including sports, entertainment, logistics, and travel.

Requirements

3–4 years of end-to-end recruitment experience, ideally in fintech, payments, or technology-driven environments, in-house or agency.
Proven end-to-end recruitment experience, particularly hiring Sales and Commercial roles in the US; West Coast experience is ideally suited.
Flexibility to support recruitment across Finance, Operations, Compliance, and Product & Technology.
Strong knowledge of the Bay Area and West Coast talent markets.
Strong sourcing skills across LinkedIn, job boards, social channels, and networks.
Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple roles at pace.
Proven stakeholder-management skills and a confident, professional, and collaborative approach, including working with colleagues across time zones.
Experience using ATS tools and maintaining accurate data pipelines.
Authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting in fintech, payments, or technology-driven environments.
Experience with Ashby ATS.
West Coast experience, ideally in Sales and Commercial hiring.

Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end recruitment for assigned roles, ensuring quality, pace, and a positive candidate experience.
Source and engage talent across the Bay Area, the wider West Coast, and global markets through direct sourcing, networking, and creative outreach.
Screen, assess, and present candidates, ensuring alignment on skills and culture.
Maintain accurate candidate data, pipelines, and reporting in the Ashby ATS.
Partner with hiring managers to support smooth recruitment processes, timely feedback, and aligned decisions.
Build trusted relationships with hiring managers and understand their teams, goals, and priorities.
Partner with the Senior Talent Partner to forecast hiring needs and contribute to workforce planning discussions.
Collaborate with the People Ops Lead on onboarding, contracts, and compliance.
Share market intelligence, competitor insights, candidate feedback, and West Coast compensation and talent trends to inform hiring strategies.
Champion Sokin’s culture and values throughout recruitment and provide a consistent, transparent, and inclusive candidate experience from application to onboarding.
Contribute to employer-brand and talent-attraction initiatives with Brand and Communications teams.
Represent Sokin through digital engagement, events, or partnerships that build its presence in fintech and payments, including the Bay Area fintech community.
Track and analyze recruitment metrics to identify bottlenecks, trends, and opportunities for improvement.
Support TA Leads in developing dashboards and data insights for leadership reporting.
Recommend improvements to recruitment processes, tools, and candidate engagement.
Lead or contribute to Talent function projects, such as diversity and inclusion initiatives, market mapping, and global recruitment campaigns.
Collaborate on process improvement, sourcing tools, and candidate-experience enhancements.
Partner with the Senior Talent Partner on employer-brand content, social media strategy, and storytelling.
Support broader People Team projects, including onboarding improvements, workforce data accuracy, and engagement initiatives.