Playground · 1 week ago
Technical Recruiting Lead
New York City
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$120K/yr - $140K/yr
5+ years expPlayground is working to make excellent child care accessible to all, and they are seeking a Technical Recruiting Lead to own full-cycle recruiting for engineering, product, and technical roles. The role involves building processes and systems to scale technical hiring and shaping the technical team by identifying and hiring top talent.
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Responsibilities
Own end-to-end recruiting for engineering, product, and technical leadership roles
Source, engage, and close top technical talent in competitive markets
Build repeatable recruiting processes, playbooks, evaluation rubrics, and interview loops
Partner with leadership on headcount planning, role design, and technical team growth strategy
Screen candidates for technical depth and “builder vs. operator” signals before technical interviews
Ensure a diverse and inclusive candidate pipeline across all technical roles
Track recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill, source of hire, conversion rates, and quality of hire
Continuously improve the candidate experience and recruiting operations
Qualification
Required
5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally in high-growth startups or SaaS/tech companies
Proven ability to source and close top technical talent in competitive markets
Strong understanding of technical roles, including engineering, product, and technical leadership
Strategic thinker with hands-on execution skills — able to design processes and run searches independently
Excellent communication, organization, and collaboration skills
Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with multiple priorities
Preferred
Experience building or scaling a technical recruiting function
Managing multiple concurrent searches
Partnering with leadership to define org design and hiring strategies
Familiarity with engineering evaluation, builder vs. operator assessment, and recruiting tools (Greenhouse, Gem, HireEZ, etc.)
Benefits
Competitive salary + equity
3 weeks of PTO
Health, vision, and dental benefits
$1200/year education stipend
Free lunch daily
New Macbook
Collaborative and supportive work culture with a high level of autonomy and room for growth
Company
Playground
Playground is the one-stop shop for all of the operational and financial needs of early childhood education centers.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$3.35M2021-02-11Seed· $3M
2020-09-07Pre Seed· $0.35M
Leadership Team
Daniel Andrews
Founder, CEO
Josh Andrews
Founder, CTO
Recent News
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