Recruiter; Fintech​/Blockchain

Index Industries is hiring an experienced Recruiter to own full-cycle hiring as we scale our team. Index Industries is a venture-backed startup building the financial infrastructure for a new era of real estate investing- opening one of the world’s largest asset classes to investors globally. The company is currently in stealth and launching its first product in 2026.

You will be a key partner to hiring managers and leadership, building pipelines for technical, product and business roles across our blockchain and fintech work. This is a high-impact role for someone who enjoys finding excellent people in competitive markets and building a recruiting function that scales with the company.

• Own full-cycle recruiting, from intake and sourcing through offer and close, for engineering, product, operations and business roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, build interview plans and set clear hiring timelines.
• Proactively source and engage passive candidates in the blockchain, fintech and broader tech talent markets.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines for hard-to-fill and specialized technical roles.
• Deliver an excellent, timely and respectful candidate experience at every stage.
• Advise on compensation, market trends and competitor talent landscapes to help close top candidates.
• Keep the applicant tracking system accurate and report on pipeline health, time to hire and other recruiting metrics.
• Manage relationships with recruiting agencies and job boards when needed.
• Help build scalable recruiting processes, interview training and employer branding as the team grows.

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including in-house recruiting at tech companies or high-growth startups.
• A proven record of hiring in fintech, tech and blockchain, plus a network in those communities.
• Experience recruiting GTM and technical talent such as software engineers, smart contract and protocol engineers, security and data roles.
• Strong sourcing skills across Linked In Recruiter, Git Hub, technical communities and industry events.
• Ability to manage multiple open roles at once while keeping quality and speed high.
• Comfort working remotely and independently, with clear written and verbal communication.
• Working knowledge of applicant tracking systems such as Greenhouse or Ashby.
• Sound judgement, discretion with confidential information and a strong sense of ownership.

• Experience as an early or first recruiter at a startup, helping build a recruiting function from the ground up.
• Familiarity with regulated financial services hiring, such as compliance, risk and legal roles.
• Experience with employer branding and recruitment marketing.
• Chicago based.