Senior Technical Recruiter

Sydecar; United States; Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Stock options

Job summary

A leading private markets company is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to support growth in engineering and product teams. This hybrid role involves full-cycle recruiting, partnering with teams for high-priority roles, and refining hiring processes. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of recruiting experience, particularly in software and product fields, and excels in building relationships and improving systems. Join us to shape the future of private investing with a dynamic team in either San Francisco or New York.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of in-house, full-cycle recruiting experience in a startup.
• Proven experience hiring software engineers and product managers.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted partnerships with hiring managers.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruiting for software engineering and product roles.
• Partner with the People team on non-technical roles as needed.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of passive candidates.

Skills

In-house, full-cycle recruiting experience

Sourcing, engaging, and closing candidates

Building partnerships with hiring managers

Data-driven mindset

Excellent communication and organization

Tools

Ashby

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Join to apply for the Senior Technical Recruiter role at Sydecar

Base pay range

$135,000.00/yr - $150,000.00/yr

Additional compensation types

Annual Bonus and Stock options

Head of People @ Sydecar.io | HR | Talent | SHRM-CP

• — (Head of People contact information)

About Us

Sydecar is on a mission to transform the world of private markets. Our goal is to make these markets more accessible, transparent, and liquid, and we're achieving this by revolutionizing the way investment vehicles are created and executed.

At Sydecar, we're not just a platform; we're a trusted partner in venture capital. We're dedicated to simplifying and standardizing the private investing experience, empowering capital allocators to discover and support visionary entrepreneurs who are shaping the future.

Our platform is designed with ease and efficiency in mind. We take care of all the behind‑the‑scenes tasks, from automating banking, ensuring compliance, handling contracts, managing taxes, to streamlining reporting. This leaves investors the freedom to concentrate on what matters most: making valuable deals and nurturing meaningful relationships.

Join us at Sydecar, as we lead the charge in revolutionizing private investing.

About the opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Senior Technical Recruiter to help Sydecar continue scaling our engineering and product teams during a pivotal stage of growth. This is a hands‑on individual contributor role for someone who enjoys being close to the work while also helping shape how recruiting evolves as the company grows.

This role reports to the Head of People and will own full‑cycle recruiting for high‑priority technical and product roles. Sydecar already has a strong recruiting foundation in place, and this role is an opportunity to build on that work thoughtfully by refining processes, improving systems, and raising the bar on hiring quality.

This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco (FiDi) or New York (Flatiron), with in‑office attendance two days per week.

What you’ll be doing

• Own end‑to‑end recruiting for software engineering and product roles, from kickoff through close
• Partner with the People team and hiring managers on occasional non‑technical roles, prioritizing based on business needs and capacity
• Partner closely with hiring managers to define success profiles and align on hiring strategy
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of passive candidates through proactive sourcing and long‑term relationship building
• Act as a trusted talent partner by sharing market context, calibration guidance, and data‑informed hiring recommendations
• Deliver a high‑quality candidate experience through clear communication, thoughtful engagement, and strong follow‑through
• Operate and continuously improve recruiting workflows and tools, including Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, Granola, and Juicebox
• Use recruiting data such as pipeline health, time to fill, source quality, and offer acceptance rates to guide decisions and improve outcomes
• Continuously improve interview practices and hiring processes in partnership with the People team and hiring leaders

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years of in‑house, full‑cycle recruiting experience, including time in a rapidly growing startup environment
• Proven experience hiring software engineers and product managers
• Strong track record of sourcing, engaging, and closing passive candidates in competitive markets
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted, effective partnerships with hiring managers and senior stakeholdersData‑driven mindset with the ability to use both metrics and qualitative insight to improve hiring outcomes
• Strong business acumen and curiosity to understand how Sydecar operates and grows
• Excellent communication, organization, and ownership in an evolving environment

Bonus if you have

• Experience improving or scaling recruiting processes, systems, or hiring infrastructure
• Intellectual curiosity about private markets, alternative assets, or venture investing
• Experience recruiting for fintech, infrastructure, or early‑stage companies

Our values are important to the way we live and work at Sydecar

Our values are important to the way we live and work at Sydecar. They guide our priorities, behaviors and interactions.

As a team, we rise to meet challenges and recognize that we become stronger and develop character when facing adversity.

We measure our success not just by what we achieve, but by how we achieve it—through integrity, creativity, elegance, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Excellence is not just doing things well—it's looking for ways to do them better.

Be Humble

Humility is our key to personal and professional growth. We appreciate that great ideas can come from anywhere, regardless of seniority, pedigree, or experience. We care more about collective outcomes than who gets credit or who does what. We try to not let our ego cloud our judgment.

Win Together

Winning is no accident. It is the result of collective hard work, perseverance, sacrifice, and most of all, loving what we do. Winning requires that we give extra—sometimes winning calls for late nights or extra effort, and we show up for clients and each other with urgency and heart. While excellence is a journey, winning is a destination.

Sydecar is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Sydecar are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Sydecar will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Sydecar encourages applicants of all ages.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Other