Principal Design Recruiter

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

This role is responsible for partnering with hiring managers and design leadership to define team needs and role requirements, ensuring alignment on hiring goals across Product Design, Brand Design, and Design Leadership.

What it asks for · 7

• Proven track record owning recruiting strategy and talent mapping across a broader org, not just individual searches, with demonstrated ability to gain stakeholder buy-in at the leadership level.
• Deep experience handling offer and negotiation processes up to Executive-level candidates, with expert command of compensation models, equity, and total comp.
• Demonstrated ability to raise the hiring bar and mentor other recruiters/sourcers on delivering quality hires.
• Strong track record as a thought partner to senior stakeholders, able to unblock ambiguous, complex hiring challenges and coach hiring managers on evolving candidate profiles.
• Experience defining and evolving interview processes at the org level, and training/upskilling other recruiters.
• Data-driven approach to time-to-fill and recruiting efficiency with the ability to manage multiple searches and priorities simultaneously.
• Background recruiting for design roles (Product Design, Brand Design, Design Leadership), with fluency evaluating design portfolios and craft.

Also a plus

• Experience recruiting design leaders and building design orgs from the ground up.
• Track record building employer branding or talent marketing programs for the design community at a company or industry level (e.g., recognized speaker or name in design recruiting circles).
• Experience hiring design talent across multiple geographies (e.g., US, Canada, LATAM, EMEA), including building sourcing strategy for new markets.
• Experience recruiting for adjacent creative functions (e.g., Content Design, Design Ops) in addition to core Product and Brand Design.

What the job covers

• Lead sourcing and outreach efforts for design roles, leveraging recruiting platforms, creative communities, portfolio sites, and social networks.
• Recruit across senior and executive Design roles in Product Design, Brand/Visual Design, and Design Leadership.
• Evaluate candidate portfolios, craft quality, systems thinking, and collaboration skills at the most senior levels.
• Partner directly with VP and C-level design leaders to set craft standards, hiring bar, and team composition.
• Own interview processes for executive searches, including portfolio reviews and design exercises, ensuring a top-tier candidate experience.
• Advise hiring managers and executive stakeholders on pipeline health and recruiting strategy.
• Keep candidate data accurate and well-organized across recruiting systems and dashboards.
• Lead continuous improvement of recruiting processes, inclusive hiring practices, and candidate experience.
• Shape and promote Brex's design employer brand as a recognized voice in the design community.

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

• design30×
• recruiting13×
• experience8×
• talent6×
• portfolio5×
• building4×
• design leadership4×
• leaders4×
• processes4×
• brand design3×
• craft3×
• design community3×
• design talent3×
• e.g3×
• executive3×
• managers3×

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