Senior Technical Recruiter

CLEAR; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CLEAR is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to drive growth across engineering, product, and security teams. You will partner with HRBPs and leaders to understand hiring needs and deliver a seamless, data-driven recruiting experience that attracts top technical talent.

In this role, you will source passive candidates, leverage AI and market insights, and continuously improve processes to elevate CLEAR’s talent brand and hiring outcomes.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of technical recruiting in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• Experience recruiting for engineering, product, and security roles.
• Proven ability to leverage AI-enabled tools and data-driven strategies in hiring.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with HRBPs and business leaders to understand hiring needs and align on impact.
• Be a talent market expert using AI, data, and industry insights to guide decisions.
• Source passive candidates for tough-to-fill roles and engage them effectively.
• Advocate for candidates and business to drive win-win outcomes.
• Share insights to continually improve recruiting processes and elevate the talent brand.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Hiring for engineering/product

AI-enabled tools

Tools

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

TalentWall/Crosschq

Gem

Metaview

Glean

Claude

Job description

CLEAR is building THE secure identity company of the future. Our mission is to make experiences safer and easier-physically and digitally. With more than 38 million Members and a growing network of partners across the world, CLEAR's secure identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or throughout your everyday life, CLEAR unlocks the magic of frictionless experiences.

Join us in shaping the future of CLEAR as we scale our Product, Engineering, and Security teams with world-class talent!We’re looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter to supercharge CLEAR’s growth in critical technical areas. As a key partner to our tech leaders, you’ll blend creativity, precision, and data-driven strategy to deliver a seamless hiring experience that attracts top talent to scale our org.

What you'll do:

• Collaborate with impact: Partner deeply with HRBPs and business leaders to understand hiring needs and align on how each hire will move the needle for our product and company goals
• Be a talent market expert: Use AI, data, industry insights, and business acumen to guide hiring managers toward the best talent decisions
• Source like a pro: Dive into niche markets to find and engage passive candidates for the toughest-to-fill roles
• Advocate effectively: Balance the needs of candidates and the business to drive thoughtful, win-win outcomes
• Raise the bar: Share insights and best practices to continually improve recruiting processes and elevate CLEAR’s talent brand

How success is measured:

• Quality of hire, sourcing, and candidate experience metrics
• Time to fill, offer acceptance rate, and number of hires
• Strong partnerships across the business

What you're great at:

• 6+ years of technical recruiting in fast-paced, high-growth environments, with expertise in hiring for specialized engineering, product, and security roles
• Experience using Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, TalentWall/Crosschq, Gem, Metaview, Glean, Claude and other AI enabled tools
• Data-driven mindset: Metrics aren’t just numbers to you — they’re the roadmap to success
• Relationship building: You’re a pro at engaging thoughtfully with both hiring managers and candidates
• Action-oriented: High sense of urgency and comfort navigating ambiguity
• Candidate-obsessed: You know the value of delivering an outstanding candidate experience at every touchpoint.

How You'll be Rewarded:

At CLEAR we help YOU move forward - because when you're at your best, we're at our best. You'll work with talented team members who are motivated by our mission of making experiences safer and easier. In our offices, you'll enjoy benefits like meals and snacks. We invest in your well-being and learning & development with our stipend and reimbursement programs.

We offer holistic total rewards, including comprehensive healthcare plans, family building benefits (fertility and adoption/surrogacy support), flexible time off, free OneMedical memberships for you and your dependents, and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match. The base salary range for this role is $140,000 - $170,000, depending on levels of skills and experience.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of CLEAR's salary range for this position. Salaries will vary depending on various factors which include, but are not limited to location, education, skills, experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of CLEAR’s total compensation package for employees and other rewards may include annual bonuses, commission, Restricted Stock Units.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

CLEAR provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or protected needs. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include, but are not limited to, time off, extra breaks, making a change to the application process or work procedures, policy exceptions, providing documents in an alternative format, live captioning or using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

We are committed to a transparent and secure hiring process. All communications related to this role will come directly from a CLEAR employee through valid CLEAR channels (e.g., a valid @clearme.com email address or verified CLEAR LinkedIn profile). We encourage candidates to remain alert to job scams and to report any suspicious activity.