Director of Technical Recruiting

About Engine
At Engine, we’re transforming business travel into something personalized, rewarding, and simple. For too long, managing travel and spend has been overwhelming and fragmented — we’re here to change that. We believe the future of travel should be seamless and powered by technology that delights customers at every step. That’s why we’re building a platform that brings together corporate travel, a powerful charge card, and modern spend management in one place.

To make this vision real, we’re looking for exceptional, mission-driven people to help redefine how businesses manage and experience travel.

More than 20,000 companies already rely on Engine to support over 1 million travelers and billions in annual bookings each year. Cash flow positive with rapid growth, we pair exclusive Engine-only rates, industry-leading rewards, and intelligent automation to help businesses save money while delivering world-class personalization and convenience.

Backed by Telescope Partners, Blackstone, and Permira, Engine has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing travel and fintech platforms in North America, with honors including the Deloitte Fast 500 and Built In’s Best Places to Work.

About the Role

We are seeking a confident, data first Director of Technical Recruiting to lead, mature, and scale our recruiting function for Engineering, Product, Design, and Data. You will build and execute hiring strategies that deliver high quality talent, elevate our employer brand in competitive markets, and optimize the candidate experience from first touch through candidate start.

As the talent advisor for these functions, you will partner closely with senior leaders, including the CTO and CEO, to drive increased talent density across all teams.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Leadership and Partnership

• Lead the design and implementation of comprehensive talent acquisition strategies for Engineering, Product, Design, and Data
• Provide data driven insights and reporting that inspire decision making and behavior change to improve hiring outcomes
• Partner with leadership on workforce planning, role prioritization, and hiring roadmaps aligned with business goals
• Advise executives and hiring managers on market trends, competitive compensation, candidate expectations, and recruiting practices and processes

Process, Metrics, and Optimization

• Own and evolve full cycle recruiting processes from sourcing through onboarding, with an emphasis on speed, quality, and candidate experience
• Define, track, and report hiring metrics such as time to fill, pipeline health, source effectiveness, and diversity goals to senior leadership
• Continuously refine recruiting workflows, tools, and systems to support scale and growth

Team Leadership and Development

• Build, lead, and mentor a high performing team of technical recruiters across Engineering, Product, Design, and Data
• Provide coaching, training, and development to improve recruiting effectiveness and candidate engagement
• Partner with cross functional leaders in People, Finance, and Operations to drive consistency, collaboration, and scalable talent practices

Employer Brand and Candidate Experience

• Elevate Engine’s employer brand across engineering and technical communities
• Ensure a world class candidate experience through clear communication, structured feedback, and efficient hiring processes
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and talent focused initiatives

AI Enabled Recruiting and Innovation

• Lead the thoughtful integration of AI and automation into daily recruiting workflows to increase efficiency, accuracy, and hiring quality
• Evaluate and implement AI powered tools across sourcing, screening, scheduling, and candidate engagement while maintaining a human centered hiring experience
• Train and enable recruiting teams to effectively adopt AI tools, using data and experimentation to continuously improve outcomes
• Measure the impact of AI driven solutions on time to fill, quality of hire, candidate experience, and recruiter productivity

What Success Looks Like

• Successful execution of strategic hiring plans that meet or exceed talent goals
• A predictable, scalable recruiting model supported by strong data and insights
• Trusted partnerships with cross functional leaders and a highly engaged recruiting team

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in talent acquisition with progressive leadership responsibility, technical hiring experience strongly preferred
• Deep understanding of hiring for Engineering, Product, Design, and Data disciplines
• Proven track record of building and scaling recruiting teams in high growth, high speed environments
• Strong data driven mindset with experience using recruiting metrics and analytics to inform decisions
• Excellent coaching, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with modern ATS and recruiting technologies such as Ashby, Greenhouse, Metaview, Brighthire, Covey, and Gem

Applications for this role will be accepted through May 20th, 2026 or until the role is filled. We encourage you to apply early, as we may begin reviewing applications before the deadline.

The Engine Edge: Perks & Compensation
We believe in rewarding great work with great benefits:

• Compensation: Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with opportunities for bonuses, commissions, and equity.
• Benefits: Check out our full list at engine.com/culture.
• Environments for Success: Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success which is why we have a hybrid-hub model. Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we’ll make sure you have what you need to succeed.

Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and more.

Ready to Build the Future of Work Travel?
Join us on our mission to transform how work travel works—for businesses, for travelers, and for the industry. Apply now and let’s make travel simpler, smarter, and more enjoyable—together.