Senior Talent Partner — Global Web3 Hiring Strategist

Chainlink Labs; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; 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 will 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

Qualifications

• Proven experience hiring top-tier talent in competitive, high-bar environments.
• Strong stakeholder management; 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 through tough hiring cycles.
• Interest in or exposure to Web3, crypto, or deeply technical domains.
• Based in the US or Canada.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Stakeholder management

Data-driven

Resilience

Ambiguity tolerance

Web3 exposure

Hiring for technical roles

Job description

Chainlink Labs is seeking a Senior Talent Partner to drive hiring across critical technical functions in a fast-scaling, globally distributed Web3 environment. You will 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