Principal Recruiter

Coinbase; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus eligibility

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Principal Recruiter to partner with senior leaders and own full‑lifecycle recruiting across Core functions. This is a remote‑first role with quarterly in‑person surges, requiring ownership of complex, senior searches and global scaling.

You will build pipelines, map talent, analyze hiring data, and drive process improvements that increase velocity and quality while maintaining a human, values‑driven approach to AI‑assisted recruitment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting in tech or high-growth environments.
• Experience scaling recruiting processes across global markets.
• Deep knowledge of candidate lifecycle from mapping to closing.
• Data-driven approach to metrics and hiring strategy; AI with human oversight.

Responsibilities

• Own full recruitment lifecycle for senior roles in Core portfolio.
• Build pipelines via self-sourcing and competitive research.
• Partner with senior leaders to translate needs into search strategies.
• Drive data integrity and use analytics to improve hiring velocity.
• Design recruiting processes and pilot programs for global markets.

Skills

Full-lifecycle recruiting

Global recruitment

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

AI-enabled recruitment

Job description

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? AtCoinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.”learn more about working at Coinbase.

We're hiring a Principal Recruiter to join our Core Recruiting team within People Success. This team owns hiring across Coinbase's G&A functions, and you'll be responsible for owning full-lifecycle recruiting for some of our hardest-to-fill roles. You'll partner directly with senior leaders to deeply understand their talent needs, build strong pipelines, and drive process improvements that help the recruiting team scale.

What you'll do:

• Own the full recruitment lifecycle from role intake through close for complex, senior-level searches across your Core portfolio


• Build candidate pipelines through self-sourcing and competitive research, ensuring sufficient depth and quality at each stage to maintain hiring velocity


• Partner with senior leaders across your client groups to translate hiring needs into effective search strategies and a strong candidate and interviewer experience


• Drive data integrity and use pipeline analytics to inform hiring efficiency, surface bottlenecks, and improve outcomes for your hiring teams


• Design and implement recruiting processes and pilot programs that help the team scale its impact across global markets

Required Skills and Experience:

• 8+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience in a technology company or similarly fast-paced, high-growth environment, with demonstrated success closing senior and hard-to-attract candidates


• Experience building and scaling recruiting processes across global markets


• Deep knowledge across the entire candidate lifecycle, from talent mapping and sourcing through interviewing and closing


• Data-driven approach to pipeline management with the ability to translate recruiting metrics into strategic recommendations for stakeholders


• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Position ID: P77613

Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):: $166,345 USD - $195,700 USD

• Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.


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