Whoop
Director, Technical Recruiting
Boston, MA · Director · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$175k-$205kDetected 1 day ago
Machine LearningData ScienceBrand StrategyForecastingRecruitingEmbedded SystemsLeadershipCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA.
- Interested in the role, but don't meet every qualification?
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a world-class technical recruiting organization, fostering a high-performance, quality-driven, candidate-centric culture.
- Partner with executive leadership, hiring managers, People Operations, and Finance to develop hiring strategies aligned with the business priorities of WHOOP and long-term growth plans.
- Build scalable recruiting processes, interview frameworks, and talent programs that enable consistent, high-quality hiring across Engineering, Product, Data Science, AI/ML, Hardware, and other technical functions.
- Partner cross-functionally to ensure recruiting practices support a high-performing hiring process while maintaining an extremely high hiring bar.
- In tandem with Talent Operations, continuously evaluate and support implementing recruiting technologies, AI-enabled sourcing tools, and operational improvements that increase recruiter productivity and hiring effectiveness.
- WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives.
- WHOOP is hiring a Director of Technical Recruiting to lead the strategy, execution, and evolution of technical hiring across the company.
- In this role, you will lead and develop a high-performing technical recruiting team that partners closely with Engineering, Product, Data Science, Hardware, and our leadership team to attract exceptional talent and accelerate innovation.
Requirements
- 10+ years of recruiting experience with significant leadership experience managing technical recruiting teams in high-growth technology organizations.
- Experience partnering with executive leadership on workforce planning, organizational scaling, and executive-level hiring.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders, navigate ambiguity, and balance competing business priorities in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
- Experience implementing and optimizing recruiting technologies, applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms, and AI-enabled recruiting workflows.
- The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.
- You are both a strategic talent leader and an operational builder - equally comfortable shaping long-term workforce strategies, coaching recruiters, and diving into complex searches yourself when needed.
- Proven track record of building, scaling, and leading recruiting organizations that consistently deliver exceptional technical talent.
- Deep understanding of recruiting for a wide variety of technical disciplines that include software engineering, machine learning, data science, hardware, embedded systems, product, manufacturing, and other highly technical disciplines.
- Strong analytical mindset with experience leveraging recruiting metrics, market data, and forecasting to drive strategic decisions.
- Excellent leadership, coaching, communication, and relationship-building skills with a passion for developing high-performing teams.
- Comfortable wearing multiple hats and operating with a "no task too small" mindset, recognizing that building a great organization requires both strategic thinking and hands-on execution.
- Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks, ensuring AI-assisted work aligns with the same high-quality standards as personal contributions.
- This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.
- Interested in the role, but don't meet every qualification? We encourage you to still apply! At WHOOP, we believe there is much more to a candidate than what is written on paper, and we value character as much as experience. As we continue to build a diverse and inclusive environment, we encourage anyone who is interested in this role to apply.
- WHOOP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-verify https://www.e-verify.gov/to determine employment eligibility
- The WHOOP compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain exceptional talent by offering competitive base salaries, meaningful equity, and consistent pay practices that reflect our mission and core values.
Compensation
- Serve as a trusted advisor to technical leaders, providing market intelligence, compensation insights, interview process guidance, and recommendations on hiring strategy.
Company info
- At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan.
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