Strategic Talent Intelligence Analyst for Engineering

Wealthfront; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Discretionary bonus

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Wealthfront is seeking a Talent Intelligence Analyst to support hiring across the company, focusing on our engineering organization. You will collaborate with executive partners and shape conviction packets with evidence and risks. The role emphasizes targeted outreach, efficiency, and strong writing.

You will identify passive candidates and structure talent data to inform leaders’ decisions. Successful candidates write clearly, form early views, and are comfortable revising them.

Qualifications

• 2+ years producing written analyses used by executives.
• Systems thinking with ability to analyze discrete decisions and their downstream consequences.
• Ability to read a technical background and find the signal in GitHub history, talks or posts.
• Strong written communication with high specificity.
• Comfortable calibrating with senior leaders and explaining confidence levels.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain talent maps for key functions and teams.
• Write conviction packets with evidence, risks, and interview needs.
• Make and defend the negative call and explain why a candidate was screened out.
• Help leaders frame roles and requirements using talent market insights.
• Identify passive candidates through technical communities and published work.
• Pull and structure data on talent flows, comp, titles, and skill concentration.
• Contribute to the team's sourcing playbooks and frameworks.

Skills

Written analyses

Executive search research

Systems thinking

Technical signal reading

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree

Job description

Wealthfront is seeking a Talent Intelligence Analyst to support hiring across the company, focusing on our engineering organization. You will collaborate with executive partners and shape conviction packets with evidence and risks. The role emphasizes targeted outreach, efficiency, and strong writing.

You will identify passive candidates and structure talent data to inform leaders’ decisions. Successful candidates write clearly, form early views, and are comfortable revising them.