Product Recruiter

We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use.

Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam.

Our Technical Recruiting team builds the teams that build Plaid. We partner with leaders across Engineering, Product, Design, Data, and Security to deliver thoughtful, candidate-first processes and continually raise the bar for how we scale. Product is at the heart of how Plaid builds and scales. The Product recruiter ensures we bring in exceptional PM talent that drives the next generation of Plaid’s products and platform experiences.

This role is critical to our success. In this role, you’ll deepen your expertise in stakeholder influence, closing strategy, and programmatic recruiting for high-impact product roles. Over time, you’ll have opportunities to shape how Plaid recruits product talent at scale, lead strategic hiring initiatives, and mentor other recruiters.

• Own the full-cycle recruiting process for Product Management roles, from sourcing and outreach through final rounds and offer close
• Partner directly with senior Product and EPD leaders to deeply understand team goals, role requirements, and success profiles
• Build and manage pipelines of high-quality PM talent through creative sourcing, networking, and market mapping
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, providing guidance on hiring strategy, interview design, and candidate experience
• Lead candidate evaluation and final debriefs, ensuring decisions align with Plaid’s hiring bar and values
• Negotiate and close offers thoughtfully, balancing candidate motivations and business needs
• Track and analyze funnel metrics to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other EPD recruiters and recruiting operations to drive consistency, share insights, and refine recruiting playbooks

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience (in-house strongly preferred)
• Proven track record of full-cycle recruiting for Product Management roles
• Deep understanding of the product discipline, including strategy, execution, and technical fluency
• Strong sourcing skills; able to build targeted pipelines using creative approaches and market intelligence
• Experienced in influencing senior stakeholders and shaping hiring decisions through data, insights, and thoughtful partnership
• Skilled in offer negotiation, closing, and candidate engagement across competitive markets
• Comfortable managing multiple high-priority searches in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Candidate-first mindset with a focus on empathy, transparency, and long-term relationship-building
• Data-driven; uses funnel metrics and market insights to guide strategy and improve process

• Experience recruiting in fintech, SaaS, or platform product environments
• Exposure to client lead or embedded recruiting models, where recruiters act as strategic partners to business leaders
• Demonstrated success building or scaling recruiting programs or playbooks for Product hiring
• Previous experience supporting executive or leadership-level PM hiring

$152,000 - $228,000 a year

The target base salary for this position ranges from $152,000/year to $228,000/year in San Francisco.

The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes equity and benefits. The pay range shown on each job posting is the minimum and maximum target for new-hire salaries. Actual pay may be higher or lower depending on factors like location, skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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