Lead Recruiting Partner
About the job
- At least 8 years of full-cycle recruiting experience within fintech, consumer lending, investment banking, or a fast-growing, technology-forward environment.
- Demonstrated expertise mapping highly technical target markets and a strong interest in using advanced technology stacks, automation tools, and artificial intelligence sourcing platforms to optimize candidate funnels.
- Professional maturity and a proven ability to navigate shifting business priorities, complex organizational scales, and rapid structural changes calmly and effectively.
- Advanced command of Greenhouse applicant tracking system, LinkedIn Recruiter, artificial intelligence tools, and data analytics tools, with strong attention to detail.
- Deep knowledge of the New York City and broader United States talent markets, including compensation trends, equity structures, and competitive dynamics.
- Ability to work autonomously, combining strategic vision with rigorous execution, and commitment to learning, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
- Lead end-to-end recruitment for priority, highly technical, and sometimes confidential U.S.-based roles up to Senior Director level, balancing urgency with a high quality bar.
- Map competitive target markets and analyze niche talent pools; leverage internal networks, develop relationships across industry communities, attend conferences, and build long-term passive pipelines for proactive succession planning and talent introduction.
- Advise hiring managers and senior executives on talent decisions using objective market intelligence, compensation analytics, and structured interview design.
- Maintain Greenhouse applicant tracking system data and workflow transparency daily, and prepare weekly status reports for stakeholders and senior leadership to support transparency and remove alignment bottlenecks.
- Partner with technology and operations teams to adopt, test, and pilot sourcing automations and artificial intelligence platforms, using the resulting time savings for targeted candidate outreach and shorter hiring cycles.
- Collaborate with global recruiting peers and People teams across the United States and Israel on compensation benchmarking, talent planning, and internal mobility strategies.
- Improve Pagaya's employer brand, market positioning, and candidate pitch to differentiate the company's value proposition in the fintech market.
- Use current talent-market insights to provide competitive intelligence and strategic equity and compensation structuring to close candidates.
- Help design and expand the internship program and early-career talent acquisition initiatives, and mentor and develop talent acquisition team members.
About the company
Pagaya Investments uses artificial intelligence to manage institutional money through asset management products, especially asset-backed securities (ABS). It analyzes large datasets with machine learning to uncover opportunities in complex credit markets and to understand consumer behavior, then issues and actively manages AI-driven ABS for institutional investors. The product works by collecting data, training models to forecast cash flows and credit risk, structuring ABS, and continuously supervising them with AI, often in collaboration with tech-enabled partners. The company differentiates itself through large-scale, AI-powered active management of ABS, data-driven consumer insights, and an ecosystem of partnerships, enabling rapid development of end-to-end financial solutions. Its goal is to grow asset management by delivering AI-enabled financial products that deepen understanding of consumer behavior and improve returns for institutional clients.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2016
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Oct. 5, 2026 personal-loan ABS pushed year-to-date issuance above $9 billion.
- Sep. 16, 2026 Neuberger committed up to $700 million for auto loans.
- 2Q26 revenue hit $387 million, net income $45 million, and guidance rose.
What critics are saying
- KBRA placed 2025-R2 notes on watch downgrade on Sep. 1, 2026.
- Pagaya expects point-of-sale volume to fall in late 2026 after partner roll-off.
- AI underwriting faces regulation and commoditization, compressing fees and partner bargaining power.
What makes Pagaya Investments unique
- Oct. 2026 ABS platform spans personal loans, auto loans, and point-of-sale.
- Pagaya processed over $4 trillion applications since inception, powering partner underwriting.
- Pagaya sells funding discipline through 30+ lenders and 174 institutional investors.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Paid Vacation
- Flexible Work Hours