Talent Lead

Job description

**About Us** OpenFX is on a mission to **move money as freely as data, unrestricted by time zones, banking hours, or legacy systems.** We are building the infrastructure that will power the next generation of cross-border payment systems for institutions. The team's execution has been exceptional, and we're scaling at a remarkable pace. Our stellar early team comes with experience in companies like J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, FalconX, Paypal, Affirm, Polygon, Kraken, Nium & others. We’re backed by Accel, Lightspeed, NfX and other top-tier investors. **Role Overview** We are looking for a **Talent Lead** to build and scale OpenFX's talent acquisition function and contribute to broader people operations as we grow. This is a senior, hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and knows how to attract exceptional talent across multiple geographies. You will own the full recruiting lifecycle — from sourcing strategy and employer branding to offer negotiation and agency management — while also contributing to onboarding, workforce planning, and hiring analytics. You will partner closely with hiring managers and leadership across engineering, product, compliance, operations, and go-to-market teams to ensure we hire the right people at the right time. This role reports to the Head of People Operations & Talent and is based in any of our core locations: Miami, London, Dubai, or Bengaluru. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Talent Acquisition & Recruiting** - Own and execute end-to-end recruiting across all functions, from opening a role through close, with a focus on quality, speed, and candidate experience. - Build and manage sourcing strategies across multiple channels — direct outreach, referrals, job boards, events, and partnerships — to develop a strong, diverse pipeline. - Manage relationships with external recruiting agencies and staffing partners, including contract negotiation, performance tracking, and cost optimization. - Drive employer branding initiatives to position OpenFX as a destination for top-tier talent in fintech, payments, and infrastructure. - Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, calibrate on candidate profiles, and run structured interview processes. - Own offer construction and negotiation, ensuring competitive and equitable compensation packages aligned with internal bands and market data. - **Onboarding & New Hire Experience** - Design and continuously improve the global onboarding experience to ensure new hires are set up for success from day one. - Coordinate cross-functional onboarding logistics — equipment, systems access, buddy programs, and first-week schedules — across all locations. - Gather structured feedback from new hires to identify gaps and iterate on the onboarding process. - **Workforce Planning & Hiring Analytics** - Partner with leadership to develop quarterly and annual headcount plans aligned with business objectives and budget. - Build and maintain hiring dashboards and reporting — pipeline health, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, offer acceptance rates, and diversity metrics. - Use data to identify bottlenecks, forecast hiring needs, and drive continuous improvement in recruiting operations. - **Recruiting Operations & Systems** - Own the Greenhouse ATS configuration, workflows, and data hygiene to ensure efficient and consistent hiring processes. - Develop and document standard operating procedures for recruiting — intake meetings, interview loops, scorecards, feedback collection, and dispositioning. - Evaluate and implement tools and systems to improve sourcing, scheduling, assessments, and candidate communication. **What we are looking for** **Must-haves:** - 7–10+ years of experience in talent acquisition, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead capacity at a high-growth startup or scale-up. - Proven track record of hiring across multiple functions (engineering, product, operations, compliance, go-to-market) and geographies. - Deep experience managing the full recruiting lifecycle — sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and close. - Strong experience with Greenhouse or a comparable ATS, including workflow design, reporting, and process optimization. - Experience managing external agency relationships, including negotiation and performance management. - Hands-on, execution-oriented leader who can operate as both a strategic partner and an individual contributor. - Excellent judgment and communication skills — you know how to calibrate with hiring managers, advise leadership, and represent OpenFX to candidates. - Experience hiring in at least two of our core regions: US, UK/Europe, UAE/Middle East, or India. **What helps you stand out:** - Experience in fintech, payments, or financial infrastructure. - Familiarity with PEO/EOR employment arrangements for international hiring. - Experience building employer brand programs, careers pages, or talent marketing campaigns. - Exposure to workforce planning, compensation benchmarking, or people analytics. - Experience with Rippling or similar HRIS platforms. **What We Offer** - Competitive salary and benefits package. - Equity in a rapidly growing company. - Opportunity to work in a fast-paced startup at the forefront of fintech innovation. - Opportunity to make a significant impact on global financial infrastructure - Collaborative work culture with emphasis on personal and professional growth. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.