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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.

Head of Corporate Strategy

Company: Upwork

Location: USA

Posted Nov 22, 2025

Upwork Inc connects businesses with global AI-enabled talent across various contingent work types. The company offers the Upwork Marketplace and Lifted, providing access to skilled professionals and enterprise solutions. Upwork facilitates over $30 billion in transactions and aims to create economic opportunities worldwide.

Technical Support Engineer III

Company: Mapbox

Location: UK

Posted Nov 22, 2025

Mapbox is a leading real-time location platform that provides tools for navigation and location-aware businesses. Their support team offers comprehensive documentation, email support, and technical assistance to help customers succeed. They value high-performing individuals, diversity, and a customer-first approach.

Head of Events

Company: Black & White Zebra

Location: Canada

Posted Nov 22, 2025

BWZ is hiring a Head of Events to build a world-class events business from scratch. The role involves defining the event strategy, executing marquee events, and scaling the events division. Events will span in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats, and must be deeply integrated with BWZ's publications to drive audience growth, editorial output, and commercial performance.

Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Backend - Consumer

Company: Kraken

Location: Remote

Posted Nov 22, 2025

Kraken is a mission-focused crypto company with a world-class team dedicated to accelerating global adoption of crypto for financial freedom and inclusion. They offer premium products and services, prioritize security, education, and client support. The company is fully remote with a diverse workforce and is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Consumer team to build applications for mass market adoption of crypto.

Senior Technical Recruiter

Company: Grafana Labs

Location: Canada

Posted Nov 22, 2025

This job posting seeks a Senior Technical Recruiter for a remote role based in the Eastern time zone, supporting RampD teams with technical and product hiring on a 6-month contract. Responsibilities include full-cycle recruitment, sourcing passive candidates, and collaborating with the Talent Team. The role requires experience in SaaS/Tech hiring, proficiency with Greenhouse and LinkedIn Recruiter, and adaptability to a high-paced, remote-first environment.

Engineering Manager - Accounting

Company: Hostaway

Location: Remote

Posted Nov 22, 2025

Hostaway is seeking a delivery-focused Engineering Manager to build and lead their first Trust Accounting team. The role involves designing and delivering a financial subsystem for property managers, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and reliability. The ideal candidate will have 6+ years of experience as a Software Engineering Manager, strong software engineering foundation, and excellent communication and collaboration skills. The company offers competitive compensation, 100% remote work, equity, professional growth opportunities, and a values-driven leadership culture.

Staff Fullstack Engineer

Company: Hostaway

Location: Remote

Posted Nov 22, 2025

Hostaway is a market-leading SaaS company in the vacation rental industry, seeking a Staff Fullstack Engineer to lead the evolution of their Booking Engine. The role involves working across the stack, collaborating with product and design, driving architectural improvements, and mentoring engineers. The company offers competitive compensation, 100% remote work, equity, values-driven leadership, professional growth opportunities, annual paid leave, geographic-specific benefits, and a dynamic team culture.

Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Backend - Pro

Company: Kraken

Location: Remote

Posted Nov 22, 2025

Kraken promotes its mission to advance crypto adoption through a global, mission-focused team dedicated to innovation in security, education, and client support. The company emphasizes collaboration, technical excellence, and diversity while offering opportunities for experienced engineers to contribute to industry-leading crypto products.

Creative Strategist - Acquisition

Company: Trafilea

Location: USA

Posted Nov 22, 2025

Trafilea is a consumer tech platform that builds and scales AI-powered, digitally native brands with a global presence. They offer a dynamic, remote work environment and seek a creative strategist to lead performance-driven storytelling and ad campaigns across multiple platforms.

Senior Golang Developer - SCAYLE Storefront

Company: ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG

Location: Europe

Posted Nov 22, 2025

The job description is for a Senior Golang Developer to join the SCAYLE Storefront Platform Unit in Hamburg or remote within the EU. The role involves building a platform for tenants to deploy frontend services, ensuring smooth deployment processes, working on a robust product in the AWS ecosystem, and collaborating with the Tech Lead to explore new technologies. The ideal candidate should have 3+ years of experience in building complex backend APIs, proficiency in Go development, and experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, relational databases, and key-value stores. The company offers benefits such as flexible working times, discounts on their online shop, language courses, sports courses, subsidized public transportation, free choice of hardware, a state-of-the-art tech stack running on AWS, a modern office in Hamburg, an international working environment, and German health insurance.

Software Engineer - Ads

Company: Reddit

Location: Remote

Posted Nov 22, 2025

Reddit offers a flexible workforce with options for remote work or working from one of their physical office locations. The company is currently hiring across multiple teams, including the Ads ML Serving Team, Attribution & Identity Team, and Ads Growth Team. The Business Manager team is known for its inclusive and collaborative culture, where diverse perspectives are valued. The role described is a generalist mid-level backend position within the Ads Organization, with responsibilities including working with product managers to design and implement Ads products, collaborating with platform and data teams, and building extensible components.

Head of Events

Company: Black & White Zebra

Location: USA

Posted Nov 22, 2025

BWZ seeks a founding Head of Events to scale their new events division, leveraging media resources and cross-functional support. The role offers significant impact and growth potential within a profitable media company.

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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