Principal Talent Acquisition Partner

Unqork empowers enterprises to accelerate growth by rapidly building, testing, and running applications that are designed to be AI-native. Trusted by the world’s largest organizations in highly regulated industries, these applications become more secure over time while significantly reducing technical debt—allowing businesses to focus on innovation rather than maintenance. Unqork’s customers include Goldman Sachs, Marsh, BlackRock, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

At Unqork, we value inclusive and innovative thinkers who boldly challenge the status quo. We encourage you to apply!

**Hybrid Position: 1-2 days per week in our Union Square, NYC office is required

The Impact U Will Make:

• Report to our Director, Talent Acquisition.
• Own the full technical hiring lifecycle, partnering with engineering, product, and AI leaders to define role requirements, shape hiring plans, build long-term talent strategies, and close top technical talent.
• Lead sourcing and talent attraction efforts by developing targeted, data-driven sourcing strategies; engaging passive engineering, ML, and AI talent; and activating technical communities, niche platforms, and advanced search techniques.
• Drive strong requisition and project management, ensuring clear timelines, organized pipelines, tight process execution, and consistent communication with hiring teams and candidates.
• Ensure an exceptional candidate experience through clear communication, structured processes, and timely feedback at every stage.
• Use and maintain our ATS (Greenhouse) for accurate data, pipeline tracking, reporting, and interview scheduling for assigned reqs.
• Provide market insights on technical and AI talent trends, compensation, competitive activity, and sourcing effectiveness to help guide hiring strategy and influence decisions.
• Own and elevate TA-wide initiatives including employer branding, recruitment marketing, process improvements, internship program, etc.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to strengthen interview processes, improve alignment, and create a consistent, scalable hiring experience.
• Lead the onboarding experience for new hires, coordinating pre-start logistics and delivering a high-quality new hire orientation.

What U Bring:

• 10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with a strong focus on technical, AI, and product hiring; high-growth or startup environment experience preferred.
• Demonstrated success building and executing technical talent strategies, driving targeted sourcing, and attracting high-caliber talent.
• Proven ability to manage complex req loads and TA projects, prioritize effectively, and keep processes moving efficiently.
• Exceptional collaboration skills with the ability to partner closely with leaders.
• Strong command of technical and AI sourcing methods — GitHub, Stack Overflow, ML/AI communities, technical events, referrals, and Boolean/X-Ray search.
• Comfort working with recruiting metrics and using data to improve pipeline health, hiring speed, and overall process performance.
• Proficiency with ATS systems (Greenhouse preferred) and familiarity with technical and AI assessment tools.
• Highly organized, proactive, creative, and adaptable — able to navigate ambiguity and solve problems quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation, Benefits, & Perks

💻 Work from home with a remote-first community

🏝 Unlimited PTO (and the encouragement to use it)

📝 Student loan payback program

🏥 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision options available to you and your dependents

💸 Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

🏠 Monthly stipend toward your WFH setup, vacation, development and more

💰 Employer-sponsored 401(k) with contribution match

🏋🏻‍♀️ Subsidized ClassPass Membership

🍼 Generous Paid Parental Leave

💲 Hiring Ranges:

• Tier 1: $129,600 - $165,000 base salary
• Tier 2: $116,640 - $148,500 base salary

Unqork employs a market-driven approach to establish compensation ranges. In addition to a base salary, employees may also be eligible to receive a target incentive and company equity in the form of stock options.

An employee’s compensation within the range provided above depends on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, their location, role, skillset, level of experience, and similar peer salaries.

As a remote-first company, Unqork incorporates a geographic differential into our compensation structure, depending on the candidate’s location. We utilize a tiered system—Tier 1 and Tier 2—to accurately reflect local market rates and ensure our compensation packages are both fair and competitive.Our geographic tiers are defined as follows:

• Tier 1: New York Metro, Seattle Metro, San Francisco Bay Area
• Tier 2: All other US and US territory locations

Unqork embraces a culture of security and privacy awareness by consistently safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and actively participating in training and initiatives to protect our data and the privacy of our stakeholders.

Unqork is an equal opportunity employer. We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age.

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