Recruiting Leader - Engineering, Product and Design
Plaid
People & HR, Product, Design
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Oct 4, 2025
We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam.
At Plaid, our recruiting team is more than just a hiring function—we’re builders of the championship team that powers our mission to unlock financial freedom for everyone. We partner closely with the business, run thoughtful full-cycle searches with urgency, source creatively, champion every candidate’s experience, and continuously improve how we work.
We’re looking for an experienced recruiting leader to oversee our Engineering, Product, and Design (EPD) recruiting team. This role is perfect for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy, operations, and leadership. You’ll partner with senior stakeholders, scale hiring operations with rigor and creativity, and inspire a team that recruits across Plaid’s most critical functions.
The right leader builds trust with stakeholders, operationalizes hiring at scale, critically evaluates and improves processes, and motivates their team to do their best work. If you index high on ownership, curiosity, and impact - you’ll thrive here.
Responsibilities
- Lead and inspire a team of recruiting managers and recruiters focused on Engineering, Product, and Design hiring.
- Build trusted relationships with senior leaders across EPD, influencing and aligning on hiring priorities, strategies, and outcomes.
- Operationalize recruiting at scale, ensuring hiring processes are efficient, data-driven, and consistent while maintaining a great candidate experience.
- Evaluate and improve processes by identifying gaps, proposing creative solutions, and implementing best practices for long-term success.
- Foster a culture of ownership and curiosity, encouraging your team to challenge assumptions, learn continuously, and raise the bar on talent acquisition.
- Drive accountability and results, balancing urgency with quality, and ensuring hiring goals are met in partnership with business leaders.
- Coach and develop team, providing guidance, mentorship, and opportunities for growth.
Qualifications
- 12+ years of recruiting experience, with at least 5+ years leading managers or senior recruiters in high-growth environments.
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data to drive decisions.
- Proven success building trust and credibility with challenging or senior stakeholders.
- Experience operationalizing engineering or technical recruiting at scale, with strong knowledge of best practices in hiring.
- Ability to critically evaluate recruiting processes, propose improvements, and lead change management.
- Track record of developing and motivating high-performing teams, with a leadership style rooted in collaboration, ownership, and curiosity.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills across all levels of the business.
- A growth mindset, resourcefulness, and drive to continually raise the bar for recruiting at Plaid.
Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission, we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesn't fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!
Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Plaid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance with your application or interviews due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations@plaid.com.