Manager, Technical Recruiting

About the role

Ripple is looking for a Manager of Technical Recruiting in San Francisco, a player-coach role that leads the technical recruiting function from sourcing to selection while also carrying a personal requisition load and partnering directly with engineering and tech leaders. The role covers software engineers, blockchain and protocol engineers, security, SRE/infrastructure, data and engineering leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Build and coach a team of contract technical recruiters, assign searches by domain and capacity, run pipeline reviews and make direct calls on who stays, grows or leaves.
• Own the most critical technical searches, including Staff+ and Principal engineers, engineering leaders and domain specialists, driving them from first outreach to signed offer.
• Diagnose stalled searches using funnel data, market signals and candidate feedback and adjust strategy quickly.
• Build sourcing pipelines in open source communities, GitHub, protocol and developer forums, conferences, academic labs and referral networks.
• Design structured interview loops and calibration with engineering leaders, and use AI pilots to improve sourcing, market research, outreach and screening prep.
• Turn proven strategies into playbooks, manage agency and contractor spend, and keep ATS data accurate and EEO/AA compliance across the team.

Required profile

• 8+ years in recruitment, with a focus on software engineers and technical talent in tech, fintech or crypto.
• Track record of closing Staff+ and Principal engineers and technical leaders, and of improving contract recruiter output while keeping your own searches on track.
• Experience using funnel data to diagnose and fix stuck searches, and building pipelines with little budget or tooling.
• Experience revamping interview processes, sourcing tools or automations with data-driven results.
• Fluent in ATS (Greenhouse preferred), LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut or similar, and working knowledge of EEO/AA and hiring compliance.
• A clear, results-backed point of view on AI in recruiting.

What we offer

• Annual base salary range of $165,000-$185,000 USD in California; competitive salary, bonuses and equity.
• Healthcare, retirement, family-forming and family-support benefits, mobile phone stipend and employee giving match.
• Wellness reimbursement, generous vacation and parental leave, R&R days and catered lunches.
• In-office collaboration with flexibility to come in 10+ days a month, plus a professional development budget.