Talent Sourcer

BUILDING THE FUTURE OF OPEN FINANCE Payward - the parent company behind Kraken NinjaTrader Breakout xStocks Payward Services and CF Benchmarks - has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry built to advance an open global financial system.

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THE TEAM Payward Services is an enterprise infrastructure platform that enables companies to seamlessly integrate trading payments funding and digital asset services through a single unified system.

It provides coordinated liquidity custody compliance risk management and settlement capabilities reducing operational complexity for fintechs banks brokerages and payment providers.

Our Global Sourcing team is looking for an exceptional Sourcer to help build the future of global finance at Payward.

This is a high-bar role requiring extreme ownership sound judgment and the ability to navigate complex hiring challenges in a fully remote high-agency async-first environment where speed and quality are the standard.

Main differentiators between this role and any other Sourcer role on the market: - Managing uncertainty: Payward is at the forefront of the innovation spectrum.

As such you can expect to tackle roles that you have never heard about with no prior experience data or track record - Subject matter expertise: We are building one interoperable stack connecting crypto tokenized assets and traditional markets.

We are looking for experts in the fintech field or deep thinkers able to bridge that gap quickly - Pace: You will be expected to flex your sourcing skills across Tech Non-tech and anything in between with a very quick turnaround across different payzones and businesses under the Payward umbrella including Kraken Ninjatrader and Reap. - Builder mentality: We are not looking for a plain executioner but someone that will contribute to building something new awesome and cutting edge - Team work: Our sourcing team’s track record is unprecedented - we provide velocity and quality to our pipelines through hard work but always working as a team.

We have no room for solo players or internal competition In return we offer the chance to leave a mark in one of the most innovative companies in the space as well as the opportunity to join a world-class and high-performance team.

If you believe you have what it takes continue reading below.

THE OPPORTUNITY - Partner with Hiring Managers and Recruiters to design and execute effective hiring strategies - Gather organise and communicate competitive market intelligence identifying where target talent exists and sharing industry trends - Collaborate with the broader sourcing team in leveraging best practices across research techniques boolean searches tools networking and other sourcing methods - Independently develop and maintain candidate flow across a variety of disciplines leveraging data to drive decision making and process improvement - Source candidates through a variety of search resources (social media internal database job boards networking internet searches etc.) - Be an ambassador to Kraken/Payward sharing our values and drive brand awareness in the market - Participate in research projects and other initiatives which improve the infrastructure of hiring WHAT YOU BRING - Exceptional track record sourcing talent for reputable fast-growing high bar technology/product businesses against ruthless competition.

Bonus points if you’ve hacked it in crypto fintech or any product-driven org - High craft - Ability to translate hiring needs into accurate sourcing strategies; strong expertise in boolean/X-ray sourcing - High motor - Scrappiness - you do not see problems but opportunities - Strong product sense - Sound appreciation for the fundamentals of talent acquisition but creative and inquisitive when considering modern tactics - High agency strong bias for action and the confidence to push boundaries influence stakeholders and close exceptional talent without compromise. - Comfort in the chaos thriving in ambiguity owning your outcomes and moving with urgency in a fully async remote-native setting - Ability to produce compelling market intelligence based on business and industry knowledge - Fintech/crypto understanding required.

Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Please note applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age date of birth or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

OUR COMMITMENT Payward is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate the diverse talents backgrounds contributions and unique perspectives that everyone brings to the table.

We hire based on merit seeking out people with the right abilities knowledge and skills for the job.

We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements especially if you're passionate or knowledgeable about crypto.

We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process.

These assessments evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions.

Results are considered alongside experience and interviews and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.

As an equal opportunity employer we don't tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind whether based on race ethnicity age gender identity citizenship religion sexual orientation disability pregnancy veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws.

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