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With 1,226 open Direct Hiring Authority positions, the demand for recruiters who can take ownership of talent acquisition is at an all‑time high. Companies are looking for professionals who can build pipelines, negotiate offers, and close deals faster, especially as AI‑driven sourcing and data‑powered decision‑making become standard.

Typical titles in this category include Talent Acquisition Lead, Head of Recruiting, Senior Recruiter, and Diversity Hiring Lead. Core responsibilities involve partnering with hiring managers, executing Boolean and LinkedIn Recruiter searches, managing ATS workflows in Greenhouse or Workday, creating structured interview frameworks, and reporting on sourcing metrics.

Salary transparency is essential for Direct Hiring Authority roles because recruiters must understand market rates to negotiate competitive offers, justify hiring budgets, and attract high‑quality candidates. Transparent pay data also builds trust with hiring managers and candidates, ensuring that compensation discussions are fair and data‑driven.

Sales Engineer

Company: Mechanical Orchard

Location: Remote

Posted Dec 07, 2025

Mechanical Orchard specializes in safely modernizing critical business applications to make them adaptable to market challenges. They apply Agile principles and AI pragmatically, aiming to transform how companies operate and innovate. The company is seeking a Sales Engineer to help acquire new logos and expand trust in their modernization programs.

Sr. SOAR Engineer - Splunk SOAR/Phantom

Company: Optiv

Location: USA

Posted Dec 07, 2025

The job posting is for a Senior Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) Engineer to join a managed services team. The role involves designing, developing, and deploying SOAR solutions to automate security operations tasks and workflows. The ideal candidate should have 6+ years of related work experience, 4+ years of technical architecture experience with SIEM and SOAR, and strong understanding of networking, operating systems, security technologies, and application programming/scripting languages.

Product Manager - CMS

Company: Figma

Location: Remote

Posted Dec 07, 2025

Figma is hiring a Product Manager to lead the development of a new content and digital asset management system. The role involves collaborating with multiple teams, defining long-term strategy, and working on complex infrastructure-related product requirements. The ideal candidate should have 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager, 2+ years in content or digital asset management, and excellent organizational, communication, and analytical skills.

Threat Analyst - 3rd Shift

Company: Optiv

Location: USA

Posted Dec 07, 2025

This job posting describes a remote Threat Analyst position requiring experience in information security, shift flexibility, and expertise with security tools. The role involves monitoring threats, analyzing incidents, and collaborating with teams. The company emphasizes diversity, work-life balance, and professional development opportunities while outlining specific technical qualifications and responsibilities.

Software Engineer (back-end)

Company: Tines

Location: Ireland

Posted Dec 07, 2025

The role involves working on the availability, scalability, and resiliency of customers' systems, as well as backend development. It offers opportunities to shape technical direction, product, and culture. The company values collaboration, learning, and work-life balance.

Sr. Software Engineer - Partner Sharing (Backend)

Company: Zapier

Location: North America

Posted Dec 07, 2025

Zapier is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to help shape the future of partner-powered automation through the Powered by Zapier API. The Partner Sharing team develops deep strategic relationships with managed partners by offering integration and automation solutions. The role involves designing and building new partner-facing APIs, expanding and improving the Powered by Zapier platform, enhancing partner developer tools and documentation, and collaborating across teams.

Sales Operations Analyst

Company: Canonical

Location: Remote

Posted Dec 07, 2025

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, with a widely used platform called Ubuntu. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing, with a global distributed team. They are hiring Sales Operations Analysts to support sales teams and improve processes.

Sr. Revenue Enablement Specialist

Company: Zapier

Location: North America

Posted Dec 07, 2025

Zapier is seeking an experienced Sr Revenue Enablement Specialist to create effective learning experiences for GTM teams. The role involves designing onboarding, building scalable systems, partnering with cross-functional teams, and using automation and AI to streamline learning. Zapier values diversity, inclusion, and remote work.

Lead SDET Engineer

Company: Green Dot Corporation

Location: USA

Posted Dec 07, 2025

Green Dot is seeking talented professionals across the United States to join their team and develop smart money management and payment solutions. They are transitioning to a permanent Work from Anywhere model to attract top talent and promote a strong company culture. The job description outlines responsibilities for a Performance QA role, including leading and maintaining performance test automation frameworks, developing test cases, writing SQL queries, and managing a team of QA engineers.

Founding Recruiter

Company: Allium

Location: USA

Posted Dec 07, 2025

Allium is a company that aims to make blockchain data accurate, simple, and fast. They address the challenges of accessing and interpreting blockchain data by ingesting, sanitizing, and standardizing the data. Allium serves analysts and engineers with different platform offerings and has customers including Visa, Stripe, Grayscale, Phantom, and Uniswap. They are on a mission to index and organize blockchain data similar to what Bloomberg did for financial data and Google did for public webpage data.

Strategy Director - TTP

Company: Movement Strategy

Location: USA

Posted Dec 07, 2025

Movement Strategy is seeking a Strategy Director to lead strategic development across business, brand, social content, and communications. The role involves partnering with various teams, building brand strategies, translating insights into creative action, and providing analytical rigor to projects. The company is fully remote with hubs in New York, Denver, and LA, and offers a diverse suite of benefits.

Sr. Software Engineer - MCP (Backend)

Company: Zapier

Location: North America

Posted Dec 07, 2025

Zapier is an AI automation company that helps businesses increase productivity and serve customers better. They are hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design and scale systems for their Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard for AI agents to reason, act, and orchestrate workflows across Zapier's 8000+ integrations. The role involves designing APIs, building platform primitives, collaborating with cross-functional partners, and prioritizing scalability, performance, security, and clarity for developers and AI systems.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the typical salary ranges for Direct Hiring Authority roles by seniority?
Entry‑level recruiters earn $55k‑$75k. Mid‑level Talent Acquisition Specialists command $75k‑$110k. Senior roles such as Recruiting Manager or Head of Recruiting typically range from $110k‑$160k, while Director of Talent Acquisition can exceed $170k with bonus and equity.
What skills, tools, and certifications are required for a Direct Hiring Authority position?
Key skills include Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS mastery (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday), data analysis with Excel or Tableau, and interview design. Certifications such as SHRM‑CP, PHR, LinkedIn Recruiter Certification, and Certified Professional in Talent Acquisition (CPTA) boost credibility.
Is remote work available for Direct Hiring Authority roles?
Yes, most companies offer fully remote or hybrid options. 70% of listings list remote work, with additional perks like flexible hours, home‑office stipends, and virtual onboarding tools.
What career progression paths exist within Direct Hiring Authority?
A typical trajectory moves from Junior Recruiter → Senior Recruiter → Recruiting Manager → Head of Recruiting → Director of Talent Acquisition / VP of Talent. Each step adds responsibility for strategy, budgeting, and leadership of larger hiring teams.
What industry trends are shaping Direct Hiring Authority roles?
Current trends include AI‑powered sourcing tools (HireVue, Pymetrics), focus on candidate experience, data‑driven talent dashboards, increased emphasis on diversity and inclusion hiring, and the rise of remote‑first talent strategies.

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