Senior Associate, Recruiting

About Talos

Founded in 2018, Talos provides institutional-grade trading technology for the global digital asset market, powering many of the major players in the crypto ecosystem. Our mission is to advance the mass adoption of digital assets by seamlessly connecting institutions to the digital asset ecosystem. We are committed to building the most innovative and trusted platform in the world, supporting the entire trading lifecycle.

At Talos, you’ll find an environment that champions kindness and respect, values diverse perspectives, and upholds inclusivity. We believe every member of our team brings invaluable insights and abilities that drive Talos forward. Our culture fosters trust, integrity, collaboration, and mutual growth. We are a tight-knit yet globally distributed team of highly experienced engineers and business leaders, with hubs in New York, London, Singapore, and Cyprus. This role is hybrid-friendly.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Associate, Recruiting to own hiring across our Revenue & Operations organizations. In this role, you will manage the full recruiting lifecycle for a broad and varied set of business-critical roles — spanning sales, account management, marketing, finance, and business operations — partnering directly with hiring managers and senior leaders across the business. You will report to our Head of Talent Acquisition and work closely with our Co-Founders and leadership team to translate business priorities into hiring plans that keep pace with Talos’s growth.

This role is highly focused on sourcing, relationship building, and execution. We have an established Recruiting Operations (RecOps) function in place to handle scheduling, coordination, and administrative tasks, allowing you to dedicate your time to engaging with the strongest talent in the market and driving high-quality outcomes across a fast-moving, cross-functional pipeline of open roles.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruiting for roles across Talos’s Revenue & Operations organizations, partnering with hiring managers to define role scope, hiring strategy, and candidate profile.
• Source, engage, and close candidates across a wide range of commercial and operational functions, adapting your approach to each function’s market and talent pool.
• Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies to build strong, diverse pipelines of passive and active talent.
• Drive the full recruitment lifecycle within Ashby, while leveraging RecOps support for scheduling and administrative needs.
• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and senior stakeholders, providing guidance on market dynamics, compensation benchmarking, and hiring best practices.
• Ensure an exceptional, high-touch candidate experience that reflects Talos’s standards from first touch through offer.
• Use data and reporting in Ashby to track pipeline health, forecast time-to-fill, and share hiring insights with leadership.
• Continuously improve recruiting processes and playbooks as the Revenue & Operations orgs scale.

Qualifications & Attributes

• 3–5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally including both agency and in-house recruiting across commercial or business operations functions.
• Demonstrated ability to source and close candidates across a diverse set of roles simultaneously, in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility and influence with hiring managers and senior leaders.
• ATS Proficiency: Familiarity with an Applicant Tracking System is required; experience with Ashby is a significant advantage.
• Baseline understanding of capital markets, fintech, or digital assets is preferred but not essential.
• Attributes: Detail-oriented, adaptable, proactive, and professional, with strong ownership over your requisitions.

Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.

Benefits

• Monthly wellness credit for personal use, such as gym memberships, massages, or a ski pass.
• Paid lunches in the office.
• Monthly fitness and evening socials to foster connections with colleagues.
• Annual offsite events to engage with the wider team.

Pay

In New York City, the annual base compensation range is $120,000 - $150,000. This position is eligible for a discretionary bonus.