Technical Recruiter (Contract)

The Tidal Financial Group is a leading ETF investment technology platform dedicated to creating, operating, and growing ETFs. We combine expertise and innovative partnership approaches to offer comprehensive, value-generating ETF solutions. 

Our platform offers best-in-class strategic guidance, product planning, trust and fund services, legal support, operations support, marketing and research, and sales and distribution services.

About the role

Tidal is seeking a contract Technical Recruiter to rapidly source, screen, and coordinate interviews for high-caliber engineering talent—starting with a Lead Data Engineer. The ideal contractor blends hands-on technical recruiting skills with familiarity of finance/fintech hiring, understands the pace and rigor of growth environments, and can operate autonomously while keeping stakeholders tightly informed.

What you'll do

• Own the full top-of-funnel: build targeted pipelines for the Lead Data Engineer role; craft outreach, calibrate profiles, and maintain an active slate of qualified candidates.
• Run a crisp screening process: design/refine knockout questions, conduct structured phone screens, and score candidates against role rubrics; keep quality bars high while moving fast.
• Partner with hiring teams: synchronize on intake, define interview slates, prepare interviewers, and manage scheduling and feedback loops; ensure strong candidate experience.
• Optimize tools & workflows: use our ATS (Rippling) for requisitions, posting, tracking, candidate comms, and reporting; maintain accurate, auditable records.
• Market research & calibration: advise on talent pools, comp signals for contractors/FTEs, and sourcing channels for niche skills (e.g., AWS/Snowflake/dbt/Airflow, market data/Bloomberg, custodial/fund admin).
• Reporting & cadence: deliver weekly pipeline metrics (sourced, screened, submitted, scheduled, offers) and risks/blockers with clear action plans.
• Brand & compliance: represent Tidal’s brand professionally, follow structured, consistent evaluation practices, and adhere to equal opportunity hiring standards.

Qualifications

• 4–7+ years of technical recruiting experience, with a strong track record filling data and software engineering roles (including senior/lead positions).
• Deep understanding of modern engineering stacks, including:
• • Data: Python, SQL, Snowflake/Redshift/BigQuery, dbt, Airflow/Prefect, AWS data services.
  • Development: REST APIs, microservices, React (or similar), CI/CD pipelines, Git/GitHub.
• Strong process ownership — from structured screening and interviewer enablement to thorough ATS documentation (Rippling or similar).
• Excellent communication skills, high judgment, and a bias for action.

Preferred:

• Experience recruiting in asset management, exchanges, broker-dealers, fintech, or financial data environments.
• Familiarity with market data (Bloomberg APIs), fund administration, or regulated industries.
• Established network in ETFs, capital markets, or financial data engineering.

Success Metrics (First 8–10 Weeks)

• Submit qualified candidates within 10 business days of kickoff; maintain steady weekly pipeline.
• Time-to-first-interview ≤ 7 days from recruiter screen.
• Timely ATS updates; interviews scheduled within 48 hours of panel availability.
• Data-backed offer recommendations (scorecards, references, work samples).
• Strong candidate experience and clear weekly reporting.

Engagement Terms

• Contract: 2–3 months, hourly.
• Expected availability: 25–35 hours/week (flex for spikes around interviews/offers).
• Rate: Competitive; aligned with experience and market.

Equal Opportunity

Tidal Financial Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every individual is valued and respected. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.