Talent Lead

About OpenFX

OpenFX is on a mission to become the global backbone for cross-border FX transactions. We are building infrastructure that moves money as freely as data — fast, transparent, and accessible to businesses of every size. Backed by Accel, Atomico, M13, Northzone, NFX, and Pantara, we are scaling rapidly across the US, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

The Role

We are looking for a Talent Lead to build and scale OpenFX's talent acquisition function and contribute to broader people operations as we grow. This is a senior, hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and knows how to attract exceptional talent across multiple geographies.

You will own the full recruiting lifecycle — from sourcing strategy and employer branding to offer negotiation and agency management — while also contributing to onboarding, workforce planning, and hiring analytics. You will partner closely with hiring managers and leadership across engineering, product, compliance, operations, and go-to-market teams to ensure we hire the right people at the right time.

This role reports to the Head of People Operations & Talent and is based in any of our core locations: Miami, London, Dubai, or Bengaluru.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Recruiting

• Own and execute end-to-end recruiting across all functions, from opening a role through close, with a focus on quality, speed, and candidate experience.
• Build and manage sourcing strategies across multiple channels — direct outreach, referrals, job boards, events, and partnerships — to develop a strong, diverse pipeline.
• Manage relationships with external recruiting agencies and staffing partners, including contract negotiation, performance tracking, and cost optimization.
• Drive employer branding initiatives to position OpenFX as a destination for top-tier talent in fintech, payments, and infrastructure.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, calibrate on candidate profiles, and run structured interview processes.
• Own offer construction and negotiation, ensuring competitive and equitable compensation packages aligned with internal bands and market data.

Onboarding & New Hire Experience

• Design and continuously improve the global onboarding experience to ensure new hires are set up for success from day one.
• Coordinate cross-functional onboarding logistics — equipment, systems access, buddy programs, and first-week schedules — across all locations.
• Gather structured feedback from new hires to identify gaps and iterate on the onboarding process.

Workforce Planning & Hiring Analytics

• Partner with leadership to develop quarterly and annual headcount plans aligned with business objectives and budget.
• Build and maintain hiring dashboards and reporting — pipeline health, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, offer acceptance rates, and diversity metrics.
• Use data to identify bottlenecks, forecast hiring needs, and drive continuous improvement in recruiting operations.

Recruiting Operations & Systems

• Own the Greenhouse ATS configuration, workflows, and data hygiene to ensure efficient and consistent hiring processes.
• Develop and document standard operating procedures for recruiting — intake meetings, interview loops, scorecards, feedback collection, and dispositioning.
• Evaluate and implement tools and systems to improve sourcing, scheduling, assessments, and candidate communication.

What We Are Looking For

Must-haves

• 7–10+ years of experience in talent acquisition, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead capacity at a high-growth startup or scale-up.
• Proven track record of hiring across multiple functions (engineering, product, operations, compliance, go-to-market) and geographies.
• Deep experience managing the full recruiting lifecycle — sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and close.
• Strong experience with Greenhouse or a comparable ATS, including workflow design, reporting, and process optimization.
• Experience managing external agency relationships, including negotiation and performance management.
• Hands-on, execution-oriented leader who can operate as both a strategic partner and an individual contributor.
• Excellent judgment and communication skills — you know how to calibrate with hiring managers, advise leadership, and represent OpenFX to candidates.
• Experience hiring in at least two of our core regions: US, UK/Europe, UAE/Middle East, or India.

What helps you stand out

• Experience in fintech, payments, or financial infrastructure.
• Familiarity with PEO/EOR employment arrangements for international hiring.
• Experience building employer brand programs, careers pages, or talent marketing campaigns.
• Exposure to workforce planning, compensation benchmarking, or people analytics.
• Experience with Rippling or similar HRIS platforms.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and equity in a high-growth, venture-backed company.
• The opportunity to build a critical function from the ground up at a company reshaping global payments.
• A collaborative, low-ego team that values ownership, speed, and craftsmanship.
• Hybrid work flexibility across Miami, London, Dubai, and Bengaluru.
• Comprehensive benefits including health coverage, paid time off, and professional development support.
• Employment in the US, Netherlands, UAE, or India, depending on location. Some arrangements may be through a PEO or EOR.

Compensation

Compensation will be commensurate with experience and location. We benchmark against market data and are committed to equitable, transparent pay practices. Equity is a meaningful component of total compensation at OpenFX.

How to Apply

Submit your application through Greenhouse. Include your resume and, if you'd like, a brief note on why this role excites you. We review every application and aim to respond within one week.

Equal Employment Opportunity

OpenFX is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.