Senior Executive Recruiter - Director/VP Hiring + Equity

Mercury; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 147,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury is seeking a Senior Recruiter to join our small executive recruiting team, partnering with founders and executives on Director to C-suite hiring. You will lead full-cycle searches for Director and VP roles, with a tilt toward Engineering, Product, Design, and Data.

You’ll build market maps, advise on scope and tradeoffs, and host events to cultivate a leadership network for roles opening in the next 12–24 months. You'll deliver a memorable candidate experience from first note to offer.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle, in-house recruiting at a growing company.
• Experience running Director+ searches.
• Trusted advisor to senior hiring managers (CTOs, VPs).
• Built relationships with senior leaders well before need.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, Gem, Metaview, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Run full-cycle Director and VP searches, focusing on leadership roles.
• Break roles down with the hiring manager, map the market, build target list.
• Discuss scope, team needs, and tradeoffs with senior candidates.
• Advise hiring managers using market data and push back on ineffective specs.
• Host executive talent events and build a leadership network for future roles.
• Lead hiring sprints and high-priority searches at Mercury.
• Provide a memorable candidate experience from first contact to offer.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Director+ searches

Executive stakeholder management

LinkedIn Recruiter

Tools

Greenhouse

Gem

Metaview

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Mercury is seeking a Senior Recruiter to join our small executive recruiting team, partnering with founders and executives on Director to C-suite hiring. You will lead full-cycle searches for Director and VP roles, with a tilt toward Engineering, Product, Design, and Data.

You’ll build market maps, advise on scope and tradeoffs, and host events to cultivate a leadership network for roles opening in the next 12–24 months. You'll deliver a memorable candidate experience from first note to offer.