TL;DR

Senior Staff Recruiter (Fintech): Strategically engineering teams that define the future of digital banking with an accent on talent strategy for the Silicon Valley/Bay Area and beyond. Focus on complex technical searches, market shifts, compensation trends, and competitive intelligence.

Location: Twice a week in the office (Palo Alto) + quarterly trips to Sao Paulo (Brazil) to build relationships with coworkers.

Salary: $194,000 plus RSUs

Company

Nu is the world’s largest digital banking platform outside of Asia, serving over 105 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia.

What you will do

  • Serve as a core consultant to stakeholders, defining long-term capacity plans and talent bar standards for global tech hubs.
  • Own the talent strategy for the Silicon Valley/Bay Area and beyond, identifying candidates, market shifts, compensation trends, and competitive intelligence.
  • Drive complex technical searches that require high-touch, bespoke engagement.
  • Design and iterate on global hiring flywheels, identifying bottlenecks in the global pipeline and building scalable solutions.
  • Architect systemic inclusive hiring practices that move beyond quotas to build truly diverse, high-performing global teams.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with a significant track record in Silicon Valley/Bay Area or global tech hubs.
  • An encyclopedic understanding of the North American tech landscape.
  • Mastery of talent analytics to tell a story, manage executive expectations, and pivot strategies based on market reality.
  • Expert-level command of ATS and advanced sourcing intelligence tools, combined with a deep understanding of modern engineering stacks.
  • English proficiency is mandatory.
  • Direct experience scaling Fintech or Big Tech engineering teams during periods of hyper-growth.

Nice to have

  • Proficiency in Portuguese or Spanish is a strong strategic asset for our LATAM integration.
  • A strong network within the Bay Area VC or startup ecosystem.
  • Experience navigating the complexities of cross-border hiring between the US and LATAM.

Culture & Benefits

  • Purpose-driven work that impacts millions of people.
  • Collaborative and inclusive remote culture.
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package.
  • Learning and development support to grow your career.
  • Opportunity to help shape the future of financial services.
  • Emphasis on work life balance.