Principal Design Recruiter

Why join us

the company is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets. By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, the company enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly. the company’s AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks for customers so they can focus on what matters most.

Tens of thousands of the world’s best companies run on the company, including Door Dash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and Seat Geek.

Working at the company allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We’re committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream. We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career.

Recruiting is where every career at the company begins. We’re the first point of connection for future builders and leaders, helping candidates see what’s possible. We partner with leaders across the company to find exceptional talent and build high-performing teams. We move quickly, think strategically, and take pride in creating a thoughtful, welcoming candidate experience from the very first contact. We don’t just fill roles—we shape the culture at the company by hiring the designers who define how our products look, feel, and function.

This role is responsible for partnering with hiring managers and design leadership to define team needs and role requirements, ensuring alignment on hiring goals across Product Design, Brand Design, and Design Leadership.

You’ll source, engage, and assess world-class design talent through diverse channels, while managing the full recruitment lifecycle from outreach to onboarding. You will develop strategies to attract and retain diverse design talent, proactively building pipelines for both immediate and long-term hiring needs.

You’ll track and analyze key hiring metrics to improve recruiting effectiveness, collaborate cross-functionally to ensure fair and consistent evaluation practices, and champion the company’s employer brand within the design community. This includes representing the company at design events, portfolio reviews, and on relevant social platforms.

This role will be based in our Vancouver office. We are a hybrid environment that combines the energy and connections of being in the office with the benefits and flexibility of working from home. We currently require a minimum of three coordinated days in the office per week, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. As a perk, we also have up to four weeks per year of fully remote work.

• Lead sourcing and outreach efforts for design roles, leveraging recruiting platforms, creative communities, portfolio sites, and social networks.
• Recruit across senior and executive Design roles in Product Design, Brand/Visual Design, and Design Leadership.
• Evaluate candidate portfolios, craft quality, systems thinking, and collaboration skills at the most senior levels.
• Partner directly with VP and C-level design leaders to set craft standards, hiring bar, and team composition.
• Own interview processes for executive searches, including portfolio reviews and design exercises, ensuring a top-tier candidate experience.
• Advise hiring managers and executive stakeholders on pipeline health and recruiting strategy.
• Keep candidate data accurate and well-organized across recruiting systems and dashboards.
• Lead continuous improvement of recruiting processes, inclusive hiring practices, and candidate experience.
• Shape and promote the company's design employer brand as a recognized voice in the design community.

• Proven track record owning recruiting strategy and talent mapping across a broader org, not just individual searches, with demonstrated ability to gain stakeholder buy-in at the…