About the company 

Valon’s mission is to champion homeowners on their financial journey as the partner they can trust with their home and future. We bring simplicity, dependability, and humanity to homeownership. We are a growing team of engineers, operators, product enthusiasts, and experienced servicing professionals who are leveraging technology to fundamentally improve the homeownership experience. Through mortgage servicing, the process of paying off one’s mortgage, Valon is taking the first step in transforming the industry one homeowner, and lender, at a time.

Recruiting at Valon 

The People and Recruiting teams at Valon maximize the value of and for employees. People are what make Valon great, and investing in People drives the business forward. As a core member of the recruiting team, you will work at the heart of our growth: our people. Over the past year, we have tripled in headcount, and in 2022, we are focusing on scaling our business to even greater heights.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter with full life-cycle experience at tech companies focusing on hiring engineering talent. This role is perfect for someone who loves hiring top technical talent and is looking for opportunities to mentor others. This person will recruit top technical talent who truly believes in our mission to champion homeownership as we scale over the years.

We are looking to continue to grow our Engineering team and set a scalable foundation for 2023. You will play a critical role in this growth while driving the engineering hiring strategy from source to close. You will spearhead and educate recruiting best practices across the company. Aside from the day-to-day, this is a career development opportunity for you as a Senior Recruiter leading the hiring engine for Engineering. We'll support you in the direction you want to take with your career and provide training opportunities. It's one of the many great perks of joining an early-stage startup! We’re open to NYC or Bay Area-based recruiters as well as fully remote (but must be open to some travel).

Day to day at Valon:

• You are a thought partner; work closely with leaders across the tech organization to understand their hiring needs, develop strategies to achieve hiring targets, and coach hiring managers through the entire recruiting process
• You are the domain expert; have a thorough understanding of how to best hire technical talent, especially Software Engineers at any level
• You influence without authority; manage pipeline activity and proactively share data-centric updates and recommendations with internal stakeholders
• You advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion; build representative candidate pipelines and help hiring managers build inclusive teams 
• ​​You drive change for the better; your ideas are driven by first principle thinking, creativity, and enthusiasm 
• You lead by example; guide and mentor other Technical Recruiters, Recruiting Coordinators, and future Sourcers as the talent team expands
• You are a team player; adaptable and collaborative — in an intentionally fast-paced and constantly changing environment, you flex from experience and know when to take the lead and when to ask for support

What you have done:

• 3+ years of relevant in-house recruiting experience for software engineering
• Experience working with and building full-cycle recruiting strategies with hiring managers
• Experience driving candidate closing strategies 
• Experience with building relationships, influencing decisions, and connecting with internal stakeholders and external candidates
• Experience with scoping, project managing, launching and maintaining recruiting programs and processes
• Excellent attention to detail, clear communication, high level of organizational and program management skills

What we can offer:

• Compensation; competitive salary with meaningful stake in the company via equity and performance bonus program 
• Health & well-being; we’ll invest in your physical and mental well-being with comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits, One medical membership, and Talkspace to provide mental health support
• Food & meal allowance; in-office snacks, drinks, Tuesday dinners, and $400 stipend towards your lunches or groceries 
• Grow together; learning & development opportunities including monthly developmental conversations with your direct manager and bi-annually performance cycles 
• Equipment; we’ll provide you with the equipment you need to be successful and a one-time $200 stipend for your initial desk setup 
• Flexible time off; we know you’ll do your best if you’re taking time to recharge, so we don’t cap the number of days you can take off per year in addition to the paid holidays we observe
• Baby bonding time!; 3 months off for birthing parents and 2 months off for non-birthing parents - fully paid so you can focus your energy on your newest addition 

Throughout the interview process, please remember that recruiter emails will only come from valon.com email addresses. We won't ever ask for any personally identifiable information during the interview process itself. Please reach out to [email protected] if you have any requests to verify the authenticity of outreach.

Valon is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. Valon makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.