Director, Technical Recruiting

CLEAR is building the secure identity company of the future. Our mission is to make experiences safer and easier—physically and digitally. With more than 43 million members and a growing network of partners worldwide, CLEAR’s secure identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether at the airport, stadium, or in everyday life, CLEAR unlocks frictionless experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead CLEAR’s technical recruiting strategy and team, ensuring hiring priorities, resources, and recruiting efforts are aligned to business needs.
• Partner with the CTO and senior technology leaders to understand organizational priorities, anticipate talent needs, and develop strategic hiring plans.
• Coach, develop, and lead a high‑performing team of Technical Recruiters, establishing clear expectations and raising the bar for recruiting execution and candidate experience.
• Leverage recruiting data, talent market intelligence, and business insights to influence hiring strategies, identify opportunities, and advise leaders on attracting and hiring exceptional technical talent.
• Build trusted relationships across Technology and the People team while continuously improving recruiting processes, practices, and approaches to meet evolving business needs.
• Measure success through achievement of technical hiring plans, quality of hire, offer acceptance rates, candidate experience, recruiting efficiency (time‑to‑fill, pipeline health), and the performance and development of the Technical Recruiting team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of recruiting experience, including experience leading and developing high‑performing recruiting teams in fast‑paced, high‑growth technology environments.
• Deep expertise in technical recruiting with a track record of building strategies and delivering talent across complex, high‑bar technical roles.
• Trusted partnership with senior executives and technology leaders, with the ability to influence hiring strategy and translate business priorities into actionable talent plans.
• Proficiency in using recruiting data and talent market insights to identify opportunities, tell compelling stories, and drive better hiring decisions.
• Experience building and developing high‑performing teams while navigating multiple priorities, ambiguity, and rapidly changing business needs.

Benefits

• Meals and snacks in office locations.
• Stipend and reimbursement programs for well‑being, learning, and development.
• Comprehensive healthcare plans.
• Family‑building benefits, including fertility and adoption/surrogacy support.
• Flexible time off.
• Free OneMedical memberships for employees and dependents.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Potential annual bonuses, commission, and Restricted Stock Units.

Pay

The base salary range for this role is $180,000 – $230,000, depending on skills, experience, location, education, and performance. This range represents the low and high ends of CLEAR’s salary band for the position and is one component of the total compensation package.