Senior Talent Partner

Nium; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonuses

Medical coverage

Flexible hybrid work environment

Generous vacation

Job summary

A leading fintech firm located in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Talent Partner to oversee recruiting for key leadership roles. This high-impact position requires at least 7 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in the fintech or tech sector. Responsibilities include collaborating with C-Level executives to design hiring strategies, optimizing recruiting processes, and ensuring a top-notch candidate experience. The firm values performance and offers competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience hiring in high-growth tech environments.
• Track record of senior or niche searches.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for senior-level roles.
• Develop sourcing strategies for diverse talent pools.
• Drive data-informed hiring and candidate experience.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Talent strategy

Communication skills

Experience in fintech

Tools

Lever ATS

Job description

Base pay range

$140,000.00/yr - $210,000.00/yr

Nium, Global Leader in Payments

Nium, the global leader in real‑time, cross‑border payments, was founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. With the onset of the global economy, its payments infrastructure shapes how banks, fintechs, and businesses everywhere collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders.

Its payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 220+ markets, 100 of which in real time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 35 markets. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance – independent of geography. The company is co‑headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore.

About the Role

Senior Talent Partner – you will own full‑cycle recruiting for key leadership, technical, and go‑to‑market roles across the U.S. and globally. You’ll partner closely with executives, hiring managers, and HR to build scalable hiring processes, deliver outstanding candidate experiences, and influence talent strategy in a rapidly scaling fintech environment.

This is a high‑impact, high‑visibility role for someone who thrives in fast‑paced global organizations and is comfortable operating with autonomy while managing C‑Level stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

• Lead full‑cycle recruitment for complex and senior‑level roles across Engineering, Product, Compliance, GTM, and Corporate functions.
• Partner with C Level leaders in the U.S. and globally to define role requirements, hiring strategy, and selection criteria.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to build diverse pipelines in competitive markets, particularly within fintech and payments.
• Drive data‑informed hiring decisions, including pipeline analytics, market insights, and compensation benchmarking.
• Own the candidate experience end‑to‑end, ensuring consistent, transparent, and high‑touch interactions.
• Champion employer branding initiatives across North America through events, thought leadership, and recruitment marketing.
• Optimize and scale recruiting processes, tools, and assessment methodologies to support a high‑growth environment.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with People Ops, HRBPs, and Finance on headcount planning, offer approvals, and onboarding.
• Advise and coach hiring managers on interviewing best practices, inclusive hiring, and market‑driven strategies.
• Ensure compliance with all U.S. hiring regulations, including EEO, DE&I best practices, and data privacy standards.

What You Bring

• 7+ years of full‑cycle recruiting experience, with at least 3 years in a senior or talent partner capacity.
• Experience hiring across fintech, payments, SaaS, or high‑growth tech environments.
• Track record of owning senior or niche searches with strong business impact.
• Strong business acumen and comfort working directly with executives and global stakeholders.
• Expertise in sourcing complex talent using advanced tools, networks, and market intelligence.
• Exceptional communication skills—skilled at influencing, advising, and storytelling.
• Ability to operate in a fast‑paced, ambiguous, and globally distributed environment.
• Experience with Lever ATS platforms and data‑driven recruiting tools.
• A passion for building equitable, scalable, and world‑class hiring programs.

What We Offer at Nium

We Value Performance: Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles, and recognition programs, we ensure all employees are well rewarded.

We Care: The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage, a 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation and year‑end shutdown. We also provide a flexible hybrid working environment (three days per week in the office).

We Upskill Ourselves: We are curious and always want to learn more. We provide role‑specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend.

We Constantly Innovate: Since our inception, Nium has received constant recognition and awards. Check out CNBC World’s Top Fintech Companies 2024.

We Celebrate Together: We celebrate with company‑wide socials, team bonding, happy hours, offsites, and more!

We Thrive With Diversity: Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal‑opportunity employer, we are committed to a safe, welcoming environment for everyone.

For more detailed region‑specific benefits: https://www.nium.com/careersers-perks

For more information, visit www.nium.com.

Candidate Privacy Notice: Depending on your location, certain laws may regulate how Nium manages candidate data. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our Candidate Privacy Notice at www.nium.com/privacy/candidate-privacy-notice.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Nium provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. Nium complies with applicable state and local laws and prohibits workplace harassment.

We may use AI tools to support parts of the hiring process… Final hiring decisions are made by humans. For more info on data processing, please contact us.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Human Resources