Recruiting Manager, Engineering

We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam. We build the talent foundation that powers Plaid’s mission to unlock financial freedom for everyone. The EPD Recruiting team partners closely with leaders across all technical functions to attract and hire world-class talent for some of Plaid’s most critical and high-impact teams. We deliver results through strategic, data-informed, and principle-aligned recruiting practices that enable Plaid to scale thoughtfully while maintaining an exceptional candidate experience. In this role, you will lead and scale a tech recruiting team responsible for hiring top talent across general software engineering hiring. You will act as a trusted partner to senior leaders, shaping hiring strategy, driving operational excellence, and ensuring recruiting efforts are aligned with Plaid’s long-term product and growth priorities. You’ll coach and develop senior recruiters, influence executives through data and insights, and continuously improve recruiting processes to deliver high-quality hiring outcomes at scale. Responsibilities - Lead and inspire a team of recruiters focused on engineering hiring, setting clear expectations and fostering high performance. - Partner closely with senior leaders and executives across EPD to align on hiring priorities, headcount planning, and long-term talent strategy. - Own and operationalize recruiting processes at scale, ensuring they are efficient, consistent, data-driven, and candidate-first. - Identify gaps and bottlenecks in the hiring process, propose creative solutions, and implement best practices that improve quality, speed, and experience. - Drive strong hiring outcomes by balancing business urgency with thoughtful, inclusive, and high-bar recruiting standards. - Build and maintain trusted relationships across the organization, serving as a strategic advisor on hiring, market trends, and talent strategy. Qualifications - 3+ years of technical recruiting leadership experience - 6+ years of total recruiting experience - Proven success partnering with senior leaders during periods of growth and leading process improvements. - Experience operationalizing engineering or technical recruiting at scale, with strong knowledge of best practices in hiring. - Ability to critically evaluate recruiting processes, propose improvements, and lead change management. - Track record of developing and motivating high-performing teams, with a leadership style rooted in collaboration, ownership, and curiosity. - A candidate-first philosophy with the ability to balance speed, quality, and experience. Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission, we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesn't fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid! Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion o