Talent Acquisition Partner

Relay is a digital banking platform that gives self-made business owners the tools and know-how to be great with money—bringing clarity, confidence, and control to every dollar earned, so they can turn hard work into lasting success. We do this by replacing financial guesswork with real visibility, transforming cash flow from a constant source of stress into a clear signal owners can use to run stronger, more resilient businesses. At Relay, recruiting is the engine that fuels our growth. As a Talent Acquisition Partner, you’re the closer, owning requisitions from start to finish. You build your pipeline, partner with hiring managers, source top talent, and deliver a world-class candidate experience. Your impact will be measured in speed, quality, and predictability, and you'll achieve it by pushing boundaries, experimenting with new ideas, and raising the bar for how we hire. If you're energized by accountability, driven by metrics, and motivated to shape the future of the company through exceptional hiring, this is your seat. What You’ll Be Doing - Full-Cycle Recruiting: Own requisitions end-to-end, from intake to offer close, across all functions - Sourcing: Build and nurture pipelines using outbound tactics, networks, and creative strategies - Hiring Manager Partnership: Be a trusted advisor, guiding intakes, calibrating on profiles, and influencing candidate evaluation; managing up effectively and pushing back with confidence when needed - Funnel Ownership: Track and improve interview velocity, pass-through rates, and time-to-fill for each role you own - Candidate Experience: Deliver a seamless end-to-end experience by directly coordinating interviews and ensuring every touchpoint is timely, personal, and professional - AI-Driven Recruiting: Leverage available and discover new AI tools for sourcing, screening, scheduling, and reporting to improve efficiency, quality, and funnel predictability - Data & Reporting: Own weekly reporting on funnel health for your roles, turning data into insights and action - Experimentation: Test new interview structures, assessments, or candidate experience experiments monthly, and share learnings with the team Who You Are - You bring 3-5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in a high-growth, startup, scaleup, or similarly fast-paced environment. - You understand how to run structured recruiting processes with urgency, clarity, and consistent follow-through. - You are comfortable partnering with hiring managers to define role requirements, calibrate candidate profiles, and align on timelines. - You can source candidates through common recruiting channels and are motivated to improve your sourcing craft. - You are data-informed and use funnel metrics, pipeline health, and qualitative feedback to adjust your approach. - You proactively flag risks, blockers, and trade-offs before they compromise search outcomes. - You communicate clearly, frame problems well, and explain the rationale behind your recommendations. - You are adaptable and comfortable working across different functions, hiring manager styles, and changing business priorities. - You care deeply about candidate experience, hiring quality, and Relay’s long-term success. What Success Looks Like - Quarterly Attainment: ≥90% of closeable roles are filled on time - Time-to-Fill: Based on role is predictable within ±10% of forecast - Quality of Hire: ≥80% of new hires hit success in 90 days - Stakeholder Partnership: Hiring manager satisfaction is consistently high, you are seen as a decision-making partner, not an order taker - Continuous Improvement: You run monthly and quarterly experiments to accelerate funnel velocity and quality, because the status quo is never the goal The Interview Process - Stage 1: A 30-minute Google Meet video call with a member of the TA team - Stage 2: A 45-minute interview with our Senior Manager, TA - Stage 3: A take-home case study followed by a 60-minute in-person presentation to our Talent