Design Talent Lead — Build Top Design Teams (Hybrid)

Brex; Vancouver (WA); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Brex in Vancouver is seeking a design recruiter to partner with hiring managers across Product Design, Brand Design and Design Leadership. You will source, engage, and evaluate world-class design talent through diverse channels and manage the full lifecycle from outreach to onboarding.

This hybrid role emphasizes building diverse pipelines, tracking hiring metrics, and promoting Brex’s employer brand at design events and in portfolios.

Qualifications

• Proven experience recruiting for design roles in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Strong sourcing skills and familiarity with AI tools, recruiting platforms and creative talent networks.
• Ability to assess design portfolios and understand craft, systems thinking and user-centered methods.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and stakeholder management.
• Data-driven mindset: interprets recruiting metrics and drives process improvements.
• Manages multiple searches and priorities at once.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing and outreach for design roles, using recruiting platforms, creative communities, portfolio sites and social networks.
• Recruit across Product Design, Brand/Visual Design and Design Leadership.
• Screen and evaluate portfolios, craft quality, systems thinking and collaboration skills.
• Partner with design leaders to calibrate on craft standards, hiring bar and team composition.
• Coordinate and facilitate interview processes, including portfolio reviews and design exercises, with a high-quality candidate experience.
• Give hiring managers and stakeholders regular updates on pipeline health and progress.
• Keep candidate data accurate in recruiting systems and dashboards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of recruiting processes, inclusive hiring and candidate experience.
• Help shape and promote Brex's design employer brand.

Skills

Design recruiting

Sourcing

Portfolio assessment

Stakeholder management

Data-driven

Tools

AI tools

Recruiting platforms

Job description

Brex in Vancouver is seeking a design recruiter to partner with hiring managers across Product Design, Brand Design and Design Leadership. You will source, engage, and evaluate world-class design talent through diverse channels and manage the full lifecycle from outreach to onboarding.

This hybrid role emphasizes building diverse pipelines, tracking hiring metrics, and promoting Brex’s employer brand at design events and in portfolios.