Lead Recruiter

Ramp; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

One Medical Membership

401(k) with match

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Wellness stipend

WFH stipend

Relocation to NYC

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Ramp is seeking a Lead Recruiter to own Director-level and above hiring across our G&A and business functions. You will partner directly with senior stakeholders to identify and hire leaders who will shape Ramp’s next stage of growth, owning searches from initial scoping through close.

You will translate ambiguous business needs into clear hiring strategies, build pipelines from scratch, and develop assessment approaches that reveal leadership capability and functional expertise while

Qualifications

• 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience leading complex senior-level searches from scoping to accepted offer.
• Ability to advise senior leaders and influence hiring decisions through market insight and data.
• Experience partnering directly with CEOs or C-suite leaders on critical hires.

Responsibilities

• Lead Director-level and above searches across G&A and business functions.
• Own searches from intake, market mapping through offer and close.
• Develop fluency in supported functions and translate business needs into clear hiring strategies.
• Build proactive pipelines through market research, sourcing, and referrals.
• Develop assessment approaches that surface leadership effectiveness and functional expertise.
• Maintain discretion and confidentiality in sensitive searches.

Skills

Senior-level recruiting

Full-cycle recruiting

Stakeholder management

Talent strategy

AI-enabled recruiting

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS/CRM

Job description

Who you are

• This is a hands-on role for someone who is equally strong at research, assessment, stakeholder partnership, and closing
• 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience
• A track record of independently leading complex senior-level searches from initial scoping through accepted offer
• Ability to advise senior leaders, challenge requirements, and influence hiring decisions through clear communication, market insight, and data
• Demonstrated ability to build fluency in unfamiliar functions, context-switch across very different searches, and maintain strong judgment as priorities and scope change
• A high level of ownership and comfort with ambiguity. You can turn an open-ended business need into an actionable search, build a pipeline from scratch, and drive progress without waiting for direction
• Strong closing skills, including experience navigating competing offers, senior candidates, and sensitive searches
• Prior experience in executive search or a dedicated leadership recruiting role, particularly across G&A or business functions
• Experience partnering directly with CEOs or other C-suite leaders on critical hires
• Experience improving interview architecture, scorecards, market maps, or recruiting processes where structure was limited or still being built
• Experience developing AI-enabled recruiting workflows that were adopted beyond your own individual searches

What the job involves

• Ramp is hiring a Lead Recruiter to own Director-level and above hiring across our G&A and business functions
• You will lead some of the company’s most critical leadership searches, partnering directly with senior stakeholders to identify and hire leaders who will shape Ramp’s next stage of growth
• You will own searches from initial scoping through close, partnering directly with executives and senior leaders across the business
• You will be expected to develop real fluency in each area you support, translate ambiguous business needs into clear hiring strategies, and bring an independent point of view on talent
• You should be comfortable challenging assumptions, navigating sensitive and confidential searches, and creating structure without slowing the business down
• You should be a self-starter who thrives in ambiguity, builds pipelines from scratch, and takes ownership of moving searches forward even when the role, target profile, or process is still taking shape
• Own full-cycle recruiting for Director-level and above roles across G&A and business functions, from intake and market mapping through offer and close
• Develop real fluency in the functions you support and quickly build context when taking on a new area, so you can identify the signals that distinguish exceptional leaders beyond title, company, and tenure
• Build proactive pipelines through market research, targeted sourcing, referrals, and thoughtful engagement with passive candidates. Independently build momentum on confidential searches where broad outreach or an existing pipeline may not be available
• Develop assessment approaches that surface a candidate’s leadership effectiveness, functional expertise, and ability to operate at Ramp’s pace and scale
• Move fluidly across functions, evolving role definitions, and competing priorities while maintaining a consistently high bar for talent, execution, and candidate experience
• Exercise discretion throughout sensitive searches, managing candidate information and stakeholder communication with sound judgment

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• One Medical Membership
• 401(k) including an employer match
• Unlimited PTO
• Parental leave
• Monthly wellness stipend
• WFH stipend
• Relocation support to move to NYC
• Pet Insurance