Senior Talent Partner

Chainlink Labs; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Chainlink Labs is seeking a Senior Talent Partner to drive hiring across critical technical functions in a fast-scaling, globally distributed Web3 environment. You’ll act as a strategic partner to leadership, shaping hiring strategy, improving talent quality, and elevating how we assess and close top-tier candidates.

In a high-ambiguity setting, you’ll collaborate with Engineering to define strategy, own full-cycle recruiting for complex roles, and build robust pipelines using market insights

Qualifications

• Proven experience hiring top-tier talent in competitive, high-bar environments.
• Strong stakeholder management with the ability to influence hiring decisions.
• Data-driven mindset focused on quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
• Strong resilience and consistency through tough hiring cycles.
• Interest in or exposure to Web3, crypto, or deeply technical domains.

Responsibilities

• Drive hiring across critical technical functions in a fast-scaling, globally distributed Web3 environment.
• Partner with senior Engineering leadership to define hiring strategy, role calibration and execution.
• Own full-cycle recruiting for complex, high-impact roles, especially technical and niche Web3 positions.
• Design and continuously improve structured hiring practices.
• Build and nurture high-quality talent pipelines using creative sourcing strategies and market insights.
• Act as a market expert advising on talent trends, compensation expectations, and competitive positioning.
• Drive offer processes end-to-end, including closing strategy for senior candidates.
• Contribute to employer branding and storytelling in the Web3 ecosystem.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Talent acquisition strategy

Web3 knowledge

Job description

Who you are

• Proven experience hiring top-tier talent in competitive, high-bar environments
• Strong stakeholder management. You are able to influence and challenge hiring decisions
• Data-driven mindset with a focus on quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement
• Comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Strong and proven resilience and ability to show up consistently through tough hiring cycles
• Interest in or exposure to Web3, crypto, or deeply technical domains
• Based in the US or Canada

What the job involves

• Chainlink Labs is looking for a Senior Talent Partner to drive hiring across critical technical functions in a fast-scaling, globally distributed Web3 environment
• This role goes beyond execution as you’ll act as a strategic partner to leadership, shaping hiring strategy, improving talent quality, and elevating how we assess and close top-tier candidates
• You’ll operate in a high-ambiguity environment where talent density is a competitive advantage, and where great hiring decisions directly impact product velocity and ecosystem growth
• Partner with senior stakeholders within Engineering to define hiring strategy, role calibration and hiring execution
• Own full-cycle recruiting for complex, high-impact roles (especially technical and niche Web3 positions)
• Design and continuously improve structured hiring practices
• Build and nurture high-quality talent pipelines using creative sourcing strategies and market insights
• Act as a market expert, advising on talent trends, compensation expectations, and competitive positioning
• Drive offer processes end-to-end, including closing strategy for senior and hard-to-close candidates
• Contribute to employer branding and storytelling in the Web3 ecosystem

The application process

• Deadline to Apply: October 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC