# Director, Technical Recruiting
**Company:** [Headway](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/headway)
**Location:** New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, California
**Salary:** $212K-$265K
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Metrics Analysis, Tech Hiring Trends, Talent Strategy, Headcount Planning, Recruiting Operations, Team Management, Data-Driven Decisions, Ats Tooling, Candidate Experience, Executive Communication
**Posted:** 2026-03-12
> Leads technical recruiting for Engineering, Data, Product, Design, Security, and IT, scaling R&D teams through strategy, operations, and high-performing recruiter management. Requires 7+ years recruiting leadership in high-growth tech environments with data-driven approach.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities
- Partner with leaders across technical teams to scale their departments, advising on search strategies and providing tailored, scalable solutions
- Leverage metrics to diagnose gaps and proactively provide solutions, keeping a strong pulse on tech hiring trends and the impact it has on your funnels
- Manage a team of senior recruiters and managers with a focus on performance and career growth, embracing Headway’s F.U.E.L. culture (Feedback Uplifts Every Level)
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, building strong relationships
- Deliver exceptional hiring outcomes by focusing teams on the highest-impact priorities, removing obstacles early, and aligning with cross functional teams
- Drive operational excellence by setting the standards and rhythms that enable a high-performing, high-velocity recruiting team
- Shape long-range R&D talent strategy and partner with executives on headcount planning and capacity modeling
- Influence the systems and tooling that underpin all tech hiring that will allow the TA team to work efficiently and effectively
- Strengthen Headway’s tech talent brand by ensuring an exceptional, consistent candidate experience across every touchpoint

## Requirements
- 7+ years of recruiting leadership experience, including managing managers and senior recruiters in high-growth, tech-enabled environments
- Track record of scaling technical organizations, building diverse and inclusive teams, and maintaining a high talent bar
- Operate as a business partner to senior leaders, grounding strategies and recommendations in data and market insights
- Operate as a first-principles thinker, grounding your decisions in data, disentangling root issues in the funnel, and crafting scalable TA solutions that accelerate hiring
- Navigate ambiguity with structure and speed
- Communicate with clarity and executive presence, tailoring your message to different audiences and influencing decisions through structured, compelling storytelling
- Demonstrate a bias for operational excellence, continually improving how the team works and removing friction for candidates, recruiters, and stakeholders

## Compensation
**Expected base pay range:** $212,000 - $265,000 (based on qualifications, experience, and location).

**Benefits:**
- Equity compensation
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
- HSA / FSA
- 401K
- Work-from-Home Stipend
- Therapy Reimbursement
- 16-week parental leave
- Carrot Fertility reimbursement and membership
- 13 paid holidays + Holiday Break
- Flexible PTO
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Training and professional development
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