Product Recruiter at Plaid

Team: Recruiting

We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam.

Our Technical Recruiting team builds the teams that build Plaid. We partner with leaders across Engineering, Product, Design, Data, and Security to deliver thoughtful, candidate-first processes and continually raise the bar for how we scale. Product is at the heart of how Plaid builds and scales. The Product recruiter ensures we bring in exceptional PM talent that drives the next generation of Plaid’s products and platform experiences. This role is critical to our success. In this role, you’ll deepen your expertise in stakeholder influence, closing strategy, and programmatic recruiting for high-impact product roles. Over time, you’ll have opportunities to shape how Plaid recruits product talent at scale, lead strategic hiring initiatives, and mentor other recruiters.

Responsibilities

Own the full-cycle recruiting process for Product Management roles, from sourcing and outreach through final rounds and offer close

Partner directly with senior Product and EPD leaders to deeply understand team goals, role requirements, and success profiles

Build and manage pipelines of high-quality PM talent through creative sourcing, networking, and market mapping

Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, providing guidance on hiring strategy, interview design, and candidate experience

Lead candidate evaluation and final debriefs, ensuring decisions align with Plaid’s hiring bar and values

Negotiate and close offers thoughtfully, balancing candidate motivations and business needs

Track and analyze funnel metrics to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement

Collaborate cross-functionally with other EPD recruiters and recruiting operations to drive consistency, share insights, and refine recruiting playbooks

Qualifications

5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience (in-house strongly preferred)

Proven track record of full-cycle recruiting for Product Management roles

Deep understanding of the product discipline, including strategy, execution, and technical fluency

Strong sourcing skills; able to build targeted pipelines using creative approaches and market intelligence

Experienced in influencing senior stakeholders and shaping hiring decisions through data, insights, and thoughtful partnership

Skilled in offer negotiation, closing, and candidate engagement across competitive markets

Comfortable managing multiple high-priority searches in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Candidate-first mindset with a focus on empathy, transparency, and long-term relationship-building

Data-driven; uses funnel metrics and market insights to guide strategy and improve process

Nice to Have:

Experience recruiting in fintech, SaaS, or platform product environments

Exposure to client lead or embedded recruiting models, where recruiters act as strategic partners to business leaders

Demonstrated success building or scaling recruiting programs or playbooks for Product hiring

Previous experience supporting executive or leadership-level PM hiring

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