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Direct Hire Authorities positions are the backbone of today’s fast‑growing tech ecosystem. Companies now prefer permanent hires over contractors to build cohesive teams, driving an unprecedented demand for recruiters who can source, vet, and place talent across all levels—from junior developers to VP of Engineering.

Within Direct Hire Authorities you’ll find roles such as Talent Acquisition Specialist, Senior Sourcer, Recruitment Manager, and Head of Talent Acquisition. These positions handle everything from crafting Boolean search strings in LinkedIn Recruiter, managing candidate pipelines in ATS like Lever or Greenhouse, to conducting structured interviews and negotiating offers that match market benchmarks.

Salary transparency is critical for Direct Hire authorities because it empowers recruiters to benchmark offers, negotiate confidently with candidates, and demonstrate value to hiring managers. When compensation data is openly shared, recruiters can reduce time‑to‑hire, increase candidate satisfaction, and build a reputation as a fair and data‑driven partner.

Tech Lead - Storypilot

Company: Storyteller

Location: Hungary

Posted Nov 20, 2025

This job posting highlights a high-growth SaaS company seeking a technical leader to drive innovation in a remote work environment. The role involves building scalable systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and leveraging AI to enhance content platforms for global sports brands. The company emphasizes autonomy, ownership, and continuous learning.

Senior Product Manager - Acquire

Company: Kraken

Location: USA

Posted Nov 20, 2025

Kraken promotes crypto adoption with a mission-focused team. The Acquire Team drives growth through product ecosystems. Job opportunities emphasize innovation, collaboration, and crypto expertise.

Mentor role for iOS Development with SwiftUI and SwiftData track

Company: Udacity

Location: USA

Posted Nov 20, 2025

The text describes the role of a mentor in a Udacity Nanodegree program. Mentors are industry professionals who provide technical support to learners through virtual meetings, community forums, and live sessions. They must have at least 7 years of industry experience or a master's degree in the relevant field, with expertise in Swift programming, SwiftUI, data persistence, networking, and concurrency. Mentors should be able to teach technical concepts, have public speaking skills, and be flexible to work part-time. The role offers additional income, the opportunity to contribute to an international student community, and staying updated with cutting-edge technologies.

Tech Lead - Storyteller Core Platform

Company: Storyteller

Location: Bulgaria

Posted Nov 20, 2025

This job description highlights a leadership role in a fast-growing SaaS company focused on building scalable systems for global sports brands. The position emphasizes technical leadership, problem-solving, and collaboration, with opportunities to work on cutting-edge technologies and AI. The company values capability and trajectory over checklists, offering a structured recruitment process with remote steps and a focus on practical, measurable outcomes.

Cyber Security Manager - AI Enablement and Delivery

Company: Blackbaud

Location: USA

Posted Nov 20, 2025

Blackbaud is seeking an experienced AI Enablement and Delivery Cyber Manager to lead a team in securing AI solutions and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The role involves partnering with technology teams, providing guidance on AI security, leading a global team, and driving the adoption of AI and automation technologies to enhance cyber capabilities.

Tech Lead - ClipCrop

Company: Storyteller

Location: Bulgaria

Posted Nov 20, 2025

The job posting describes a fully remote, high-growth B2B SaaS company called Storyteller that helps companies add Instagram-style stories to their apps and sites. They are looking for a technical lead to own outcomes, lead a team of 24 engineers, and build production systems using the latest hardware tech stack and tools. The role involves setting clear goals, designing and building systems, operating what you build, prioritizing for the business, growing people and the codebase, and leveraging AI effectively.

Senior Fullstack Engineer - Observability

Company: Canva

Location: Australia

Posted Nov 20, 2025

Canva is seeking a full-stack engineer to join their Observability Insights Team, focusing on building user-facing observability tools and platform infrastructure. The role involves delivering features, building cross-telemetry applications, owning platform infrastructure, partnering with engineering customers, balancing best practices with user needs, participating in incident response, modernizing observability tooling, and mentoring team members. The ideal candidate should have strong computer science knowledge, full-stack engineering experience with React and Golang, deep observability domain knowledge, experience building user-facing applications, proficiency with observability platforms and tools, understanding of distributed systems observability, infrastructure and operations experience, strong product thinking, customer empathy, and excellent communication skills.

Market Development Executive III

Company: Insight

Location: USA

Posted Nov 20, 2025

This job posting highlights a Market Development Executive role with remote work flexibility, global opportunities, and a strong company reputation. It emphasizes career growth, competitive benefits, and a people-first culture with values like Hunger, Heart, and Harmony.

Engineering Manager - Database Reliability, Scalability & Operations

Company: GitLab

Location: USA

Posted Nov 20, 2025

The role of Engineering Manager for the Database Reliability Scale & Operations team at GitLab involves building and leading a world-class team to drive the company's database strategy and operations. The manager will be a strategic thinker with strong opinions on database architecture, data store selection, and cost optimization, while collaborating cross-functionally and making decisions in the best interest of the company and team. The role combines technical leadership with people management, setting objective goals, enforcing healthy database practices, and acting as a force multiplier for the team. The team focuses on owning the reliability, scalability, performance, and security of the PostgreSQL database engine and its supporting services.

Tech Lead - ClipCrop

Company: Storyteller

Location: Hungary

Posted Nov 20, 2025

The job posting describes a fully remote, high-growth B2B SaaS platform called Storyteller that helps companies add Instagram-style Stories to their apps and sites. The company is looking for a technical lead to own outcomes, lead a team of 24 engineers, and build production systems using the latest hardware tech stack and tools. The role involves designing and implementing NET services, APIs, and SQL Server for a multitenant B2B SaaS platform, as well as leveraging AI to accelerate development. The company values capability, trajectory, and a learning mindset.

Senior Water Mitigation Specialist

Company: Liberty Mutual Insurance

Location: USA

Posted Nov 20, 2025

The job description is for a Senior Restoration Property Specialist role that can be fulfilled remotely. The role involves managing, investigating, and coordinating EMS activities, writing complex water damage mitigation estimates, collaborating with stakeholders, ensuring resolution of escalations, reviewing invoices, and conducting reviews to ensure appropriate documentation is secured from vendors. The ideal candidate should have a solid background in insurance claims and water mitigation, strong communication, organizational, and negotiation skills, and 3-5 years of prior work experience in insurance and/or dealing with residential property restoration.

External Contractor - Mentor role for Data Streaming track

Company: Udacity

Location: USA

Posted Nov 20, 2025

The text is a job description for a mentor position at Udacity. Mentors provide technical support to learners in their Nanodegree journey. They must have at least 7 years of industry experience or a master's degree in the relevant field, with expert proficiency in Apache Kafka and the Kafka ecosystem. Mentors are required to provide technical support, host weekly live virtual sessions, and redirect learners to appropriate support channels.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are typical salary ranges for Direct Hire Authority roles by seniority?
Junior Talent Acquisition Specialists earn between $50,000 and $70,000 annually, mid‑level Sourcers typically earn $70,000 to $100,000, and senior recruiters or Hiring Managers can command $100,000 to $150,000. These ranges vary with city, industry, and company size—San Francisco and New York tend to be on the higher end.
What skills and certifications are required for Direct Hire Authority professionals?
Key skills include Boolean search proficiency, data‑driven sourcing, pipeline management, structured interviewing, and offer negotiation. Technical tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, Lever, and Excel for analytics are essential. Certifications that add value are LinkedIn Certified Professional – Recruiter, SHRM‑CP, and Certified Talent Acquisition Professional (CTAP).
Is remote work available for Direct Hire Authority positions?
Yes—many Direct Hire Authority roles are fully remote or hybrid. Companies like GitHub, Automattic, and Zapier offer remote-first recruiting positions with flexible schedules, allowing recruiters to work from anywhere while collaborating through Slack, Zoom, and cloud‑based ATS platforms.
What career progression paths exist within Direct Hire Authority roles?
A typical path starts with a Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist, moves to Senior Sourcer or Recruiter, then to Recruitment Manager, and ultimately to Director of Talent Acquisition or Head of Talent Acquisition. Each step adds responsibilities such as team leadership, strategic hiring plans, budgeting, and employer brand development.
What industry trends are shaping Direct Hire Authority roles today?
Current trends include AI‑powered sourcing tools like Hiretual and Entelo, a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring, data analytics for reducing time‑to‑hire, and the rise of remote‑first talent pools. Recruiters who adopt these technologies and practices stay competitive and deliver higher quality hires.

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