Lead Technical Recruiter

Hi, we're Ondo Finance. Our mission is to provide institutional-grade, blockchain-enabled investment products and services. We have both a technology arm that develops decentralized finance technology, and an asset management arm that creates and manages tokenized funds. We were the first company to tokenize exposure to US Treasuries, and have since expanded into several other assets. We are also focused on incubating protocols that can support both tokenized real-world assets and traditional crypto.

Founded by folks from Goldman Sachs Digital Assets Team, we’re backed by some of the best investors in the world including Founders Fund, Coinbase Ventures, Pantera Capital, Tiger Global, and more. We are currently the leaders in the space in terms of AUM and are well capitalized to continue growing the firm. We're fully remote, with team members across the U.S.

At Ondo, we’re building a world-class team—and technical talent is at the core of our success. As we scale, we’re looking for a Lead Technical Recruiter to drive our efforts in sourcing, engaging, and closing top-tier engineering, product, and design candidates across the company.

Target Outcomes

•Hiring Managers Trust and Depend on You. They are confident in the quality of candidates you bring and see you as a true partner in building their teams.

•High-Quality Technical Hires. Our bar for technical excellence is high, and you consistently help us reach and maintain it.

•Clean Data & Strong Metrics. Our ATS is always current, our metrics tell a clear story, and we continuously improve our hiring decisions using data.

•Defined, Repeatable Technical Hiring Processes. Interview loops are structured, roles are well-defined, and there's clarity in who owns each part of the technical recruiting funnel.

•Top-Tier Candidate Experience. Candidates walk away impressed—regardless of the outcome.

•Effective Collaboration Across Functions. You serve as the bridge between engineering, product, design, leadership, and external partners to move fast and hire right.

•Technical Talent Brand Champion. You help position Ondo as a top destination for exceptional engineers, builders, and technical operators.

What you’ll do

•End-to-End Technical Recruiting: Owning full-cycle recruiting for technical roles (engineering, product, design), including intake, sourcing, assessment, coordination, closing, and onboarding.

•Senior Stakeholder Partnership: Working closely with engineering, product, and design leadership and executive stakeholders to align recruiting strategy with product and technical goals.

•Job Design & Market Benchmarking: Collaborating with hiring managers to design roles, write compelling JDs, and align on compensation based on industry insights.

•Sourcing & Outreach: Proactively identifying and engaging top technical talent using creative and persistent sourcing strategies.

•Candidate Evaluation & Interview Design: Helping craft technical interview processes that effectively assess for role-relevant skills and cultural alignment.

•ATS Hygiene & Reporting: Maintaining organized pipelines and clean, accurate data; reporting weekly/monthly updates to stakeholders.

•Offer Strategy & Closing: Navigating comp conversations (including equity/token components), building rapport, and creating personalized close strategies.

•Candidate Experience: Ensuring every candidate feels valued, informed, and respected throughout their journey with us.

•Onboarding Coordination: Partnering with People Ops and hiring managers to create a seamless onboarding experience for new technical hires.

•Tech Talent Branding: Helping to shape our engineering employer brand, partnering on content, events, and outreach campaigns that highlight Ondo’s tech culture.

What we’re looking for

•5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience in-house, with a track record of placing high-performing engineers and technical leaders.

•Deep understanding of technical roles, tech stacks, and hiring nuances in engineering, product, and design.

•Experience hiring for a crypto/blockchain firm—or a strong understanding of the space and enthusiasm to dive in.

•Experience working closely with senior technical stakeholders and influencing hiring decisions.

•Proficiency with ATS tools, sourcing tools, and recruiting metrics/reporting.

•Comfort with ambiguity and pace in a startup environment.

•Strong sense of ownership and a reputation for delivering results.

Bonus if you have

•Experience at an early-stage startup as a foundational technical recruiter.

•Exposure to both crypto and fintech environments.

•Global recruiting experience across technical markets (e.g., Europe, Asia, LatAm).

•Familiarity with equity/token-based compensation structures.

•Passion for the crypto space—whether as a hobbyist, investor, or builder.

What we Offer

•Competitive compensation including but not limited to salary, future token rights, and/or equity (according to your preferences) — We are well-funded and believe that great talent deserves great compensation.

•Full benefits (medical, vision, and dental) and flexible vacation policy (PTO).

•Remote-first team across many countries — You will be an early team member helping shape our vision, culture, and recruiting practices.

•A+ colleagues — Our team includes alumni from: Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, Two Sigma, Bridgewater, SpaceX, AWS, Meta, Google, McKinsey, Circle, Uniswap.

•Best-in-class investors — We are proud to be backed by leading crypto experts and VCs, including Pantera Capital, Founders Fund and Coinbase Ventures.