Head of Talent

Pylon
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: People, HR & TalentSkills: ["High agency","Player-coach","Data-driven","Culture stewardship","Stakeholder influence"]

Build and lead Pylon’s first dedicated, in-house talent function—standing up sourcing, pipeline, and full-cycle recruiting to hire exceptional engineering and operational talent faster and cheaper than the market. Steward culture, standardize interviewing and onboarding, and own retention. Run recruiting systems and metrics (ATS, time-to-fill, pipeline health, headcount planning) using data, not vibes, in a high-agency, high-intensity environment.

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Pylon
Pylon
4 weeks ago

Head of Talent

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Job Summary

Build and lead Pylon’s first dedicated, in-house talent function—standing up sourcing, pipeline, and full-cycle recruiting to hire exceptional engineering and operational talent faster and cheaper than the market. Steward culture, standardize interviewing and onboarding, and own retention. Run recruiting systems and metrics (ATS, time-to-fill, pipeline health, headcount planning) using data, not vibes, in a high-agency, high-intensity environment.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: People, HR & Talent
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build the in-house talent engine: sourcing, pipeline, and full-cycle recruiting; reduce contingent agency reliance and manage volume needs with a small team including offshore support.
  • •Steward culture as Pylon scales, protecting values and hiring standards while keeping customers first.
  • •Prioritize engineering hiring by creating a rigorous process and scaling it across GTM, operations, compliance, and G&A.
  • •Own the full recruiting funnel from first touch to signed offer, using structured interviewing and calibrated scorecards for speed and craftsmanship.
  • •Run recruiting systems and numbers (ATS, time-to-fill, pipeline health, headcount planning, comp/leveling frameworks, and HR/onboarding ops stack).

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401k

Key Requirements

  • •Built or substantially scaled an in-house talent function at a high-growth startup, ideally for technical, hard-to-fill engineering roles.
  • •High agency player-coach who can personally source and close top engineers while designing processes for others to follow.
  • •Thinks from first principles with strong opinions on hiring; pushes back on leadership when needed.
  • •Data-driven ownership of recruiting and workforce planning metrics (pipeline, conversion, compensation, and headcount) in board/investor contexts.
  • •Thrives in-person and in ambiguity, delivering in a fast, high-stakes environment while balancing culture and retention.
Experience:High-growth startupsFintechInfrastructureRegulated industriesTechnical recruitingEngineering hiring
Skills:High agencyPlayer-coachData-drivenCulture stewardshipStakeholder influence
Tech Stack:ATSRippling

Company Brief

Pylon
Pylon offers a developer platform providing hosted infrastructure and APIs to build, deploy, and manage backend services and third‑party integrations, reducing engineering overhead for teams building modern web and mobile applications.
Industry: API Platforms
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