Head of Talent

The role

You will build Pylon's in-house talent engine by standing up sourcing, pipeline, and full-cycle recruiting. You will lead a small team and manage the employer brand, onboarding, and retention processes.

What you will do

• Build the in-house talent engine including sourcing, pipeline, and full-cycle recruiting
• Hire and lead a small team of recruiters and sourcers
• Steward the culture and protect the hiring bar
• Prioritize engineering hiring across AI/ML and operations research
• Own the full funnel from first touch to signed offer
• Build the employer brand and candidate experience
• Own onboarding, ramp, and retention
• Run systems and numbers including ATS, hiring metrics, and headcount planning

Required qualifications

• Built or substantially scaled an in-house talent function at a high-growth startup
• Experience hiring for technical, hard-to-fill engineering roles in a competitive market
• High agency and player-coach capability
• Ability to think from first principles
• Data-driven about pipeline, conversion, comp, and headcount
• Thrive in-person, in ambiguity, and at intensity

Nice to have

• Experience in fintech, infrastructure, or regulated industries
• A track record of cutting agency/contingent spend by building internal sourcing
• Experience standing up and managing offshore/distributed sourcing teams
• Helped a company scale through a period of rapid growth and capital raises

Benefits

• Substantial ownership with meaningful equity
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
• Access to Pylon's industry-leading home financing rates
• 401(k) and financial planning support

About the company

Pylon is a vertically integrated mortgage platform that turns origination into a single API. It is backed by Peter Thiel, Conversion Capital, QED, Citi, Fifth Wall, and the founders of Ramp, Blend, and Mercury.