Director of Talent
Finix Payments
People & HR
San Francisco, CA, USA
USD 175k-275k / year + Equity
Posted on Dec 4, 2025
About Us
Move money. Make money. Finix is a full-stack acquirer processor, empowering businesses of all sizes with flexible, modern payment solutions. Processing billions of dollars annually, Finix enables SaaS, marketplace, and e-commerce platforms to accept payments, manage payouts, and onboard merchants seamlessly. With our no-code, low-code, and developer-friendly tools, businesses can get up and running in hours—not months.
Finix has raised over $175M, including a $75M Series C led by Acrew Capital, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Leap Global, American Express Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Homebrew, Inspired Capital, Sequoia Capital, Visa, and others.
About Role:
We're looking for a Director of Talent, based in San Francisco to lead our high-performing recruiting team. You’ll own the strategy and systems that attract and close the brightest minds in the industry. You’ll be a trusted partner to the VP of People & Talent and a strategic advisor to our Senior Leadership team on headcount planning, talent strategy, and offer negotiations.
You Will:
- Lead, coach, and develop the Talent Team to continue the success we’ve had in building a high-performing team of Finixians.
- Partner closely with leaders to deeply understand the needs and priorities to develop a talent acquisition strategy.
- Act as a strategic advisor on roles, offers, and negotiations with hiring managers across the organization.
- Champion an uncompromising bar for talent across the organization with an exceptional candidate experience.
- Refine the interview processes, structured scorecards, decision frameworks, and tech stack to continue to build our high-performing Finix team.
- Make data-driven decisions to improve recruiting efficiency and reduce time-to-fill without sacrificing quality.
- Participate in the Calibrations, Compensation Reviews, and Promotion Reviews twice per year to guide a meaningful, fair, and responsible process.
- Develop our Employment Brand and Job Post framework to better reflect our culture in order to attract folks who will thrive at Finix.
- Collaborate with the People team on process improvements, scalability initiatives, and employer branding efforts.
You Are:
- An experienced Talent Team leader. You have a proven track record of building efficient, scalable recruiting operations globally at a startup.
- Strategic and tactical. You can advise on talent strategy while executing at a high level to fill priority roles.
- A storyteller. You craft compelling narratives and position Finix as a place high-performing builders want to join.
- A proven closer. You have successfully closed top talent from individual contributors to leadership roles.
- Solution-oriented. You are resourceful with a bias for experimentation and improvement.
- A spreadsheet and data geek. You build dynamic sheets that drive recruitment, compensation, and business decisions.
- A strong compensation and equity advisor. You understand benchmarking, comp bands, tools, and packages.
- Comfortable with ambiguity. You bring a pragmatic approach to a startup environment.
- Highly organized. You can prioritize multiple responsibilities simultaneously, balancing competing demands with high EQ and sound judgment. The fast-paced environment ignites your energy.
You Have:
- 4+ years leading a Talent Team at a growing tech company
- Deep knowledge of functions and roles across GTM, Operations, and Product Development teams.
- Demonstrated success in partner management and global hiring. Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and sourcing tools (Lever, LinkedIn Recruiter, etc.).
- Exceptional attention to detail and strong operational skills.
- Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting recruiting metrics and using data to drive decision-making.
Finix is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected class.
Role: Director of Talent
Level: M5
Location: San Francisco, CA
Base Salary Range: $175,000/yr to $275,000/yr + Equity + Benefits
Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries at our headquarters in San Francisco, California. Individual pay is determined by work location, job related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.