Principal Recruiter

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

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Principal Recruiter to join our Core Recruiting team within People Success. You will own full-lifecycle recruiting for senior-level roles and partner with senior leaders across global markets.

This remote-first, hybrid role requires a data-driven mindset, process design, and the ability to scale recruiting across international teams while participating in quarterly in-person surges.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience in a technology company or fast-paced environment.
• Experience recruiting for senior and hard-to-attract candidates.
• Ability to scale recruiting processes across global markets.
• Data-driven approach to pipeline management and metrics.
• Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight.

Responsibilities

• Own the full recruitment lifecycle from intake to close for complex, senior-level roles.
• Build candidate pipelines through self-sourcing and competitive research.
• Partner with senior leaders to translate hiring needs into search strategies.
• Drive data integrity and use analytics to improve hiring efficiency.
• Design and pilot recruiting processes to scale impact globally.

Skills

Full-lifecycle recruiting

Senior-level hiring

Global markets

Data-driven recruiting

AI in 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: P78571

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

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