Lead Recruiter, Early Career Talent

Ripple; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Lead Early Talent Recruiter to drive university and early-career hiring initiatives. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape recruitment strategies that align with the organization’s goals while ensuring an exceptional candidate experience. You will partner with business leaders, design impactful programs, and lead engaging recruiting events. Join a dynamic team dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, where your contributions will significantly impact the future of talent acquisition. If you are passionate about building programs that support long-term growth, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonuses

Equity

Generous vacation policy

Wellness reimbursement

Catered lunches

Flexible in-office collaboration

Professional development budget

Parental leave policies

Team bonding activities

Qualifications

• 5+ years in University/Early Talent Recruiting with technical hiring experience.
• Proven experience in building scalable early-career hiring programs.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve early talent programs for best candidate experience.
• Collaborate with business leaders to align hiring strategies with goals.

Skills

University/Early Talent Recruiting

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Event Organization

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Greenhouse

Gem

Untapped

Job description

Please note this is for San Francisco, CA, United States. You only need toapply to one location if there are multiple listed for the job.

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At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers, we are improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity for more people, in more places around the world. And we get to do the best work of our career and grow our skills surrounded by colleagues who have our backs.

If you’re ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value.

THE WORK:

We’re seeking a Lead Early Talent Recruiter to own and scale our university and early-career hiring efforts. In this high-impact role, you’ll lead the strategy and execution for our internship and new graduate programs across both technical and non-technical roles. You’ll be the connective tissue between our talent acquisition team and business leaders, ensuring early talent hiring is directly aligned with current and future organizational goals. This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about delivering exceptional candidate experiences and building programs that fuel long-term company growth.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Partner closely with business leaders to understand hiring needs and align early talent strategies to meet workforce planning goals.
• Design and continuously improve end-to-end early talent programs, ensuring a best-in-class candidate experience from initial engagement through onboarding.
  Develop and scale university engagement strategies, including building long-term partnerships with key schools and programs.
  Collaborate with internal teammates and cross-functional teams, such as marketing and branding teams, to elevate our visibility through campus events, career fairs, hackathons, and relevant conferences.
• Advance our internship and new grad hiring programs globally, ensuring alignment with academic calendars, program requirements, and regional needs.
• Collaborate with the UBRI (University Blockchain Research Initiative) team to integrate academic partnerships into the recruiting funnel.
• Use data and insights to assess program effectiveness, identify opportunities for improvement, and guide decision-making.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• 5+ years of experience in University/Early Talent Recruiting or related recruiting roles (experience with technical hiring preferred).
• Proven experience building and executing scalable early-career hiring programs that align with business goals.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with a track record of partnering with cross-functional teams and business leaders.
• Deep commitment to delivering outstanding candidate experiences and ensuring inclusive hiring practices.
• Experience leading and organizing recruiting events—both on campus and at large-scale conferences.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  Proficiency with recruiting platforms such as Greenhouse, Gem, Untapped, and university career systems.
• Willingness to travel as needed for recruiting events and on-campus engagements.

For positions that will be based in CA, the annual salary range for this position is below. Actual salaries may vary based on numerous factors including, among other things, an individual applicant’s experience and qualifications for the position. This range does not include equity or additional compensation, such as bonuses or commissions.

CA Annual Base Salary Range

$144,000 — $170,000 USD

WHO WE ARE:

Do Your Best Work

• The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders
• A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact. A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
• Thrive in an environment where no matter what race, ethnicity, gender, origin, or culture they identify with, every employee is a respected, valued, and empowered part of the team.
• In-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in.
• Bi-weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team
• We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!

Take Control of Your Finances

• Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
• Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
• Employee giving match

Take Care of Yourself

• R&R days so you can rest and recharge
• Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
• Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it
• Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.
• Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events

Benefits listed above are for full-time employees.

Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.