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Principal Recruiter

Coinbase - Remote - Remote - posted 2026-10-15

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Salary: USD 166,345 - 195,700 / annual

Coinbase is hiring a Principal Recruiter to join the Core Recruiting team within People Success. This team owns hiring across Coinbase's G&A functions, and the successful candidate will be responsible for owning full-lifecycle recruiting for some of the company's hardest-to-fill roles, partnering directly with senior leaders to understand talent needs, build strong pipelines, and drive process improvements that help the recruiting team scale. Key responsibilities include: - Own the full recruitment lifecycle from role intake through close for complex, senior-level searches across your Core portfolio - Build candidate pipelines through self-sourcing and competitive research, ensuring sufficient depth and quality at each stage to maintain hiring velocity - Partner with senior leaders across client groups to translate hiring needs into effective search strategies and deliver strong candidate and interviewer experiences - Drive data integrity and use pipeline analytics to inform hiring efficiency, surface bottlenecks, and improve outcomes for hiring teams - Design and implement recruiting processes and pilot programs that help the team scale its impact across global markets Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called "surges." REQUIREMENTS: - 8+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience in a technology company or similarly fast-paced, high-growth environment, with demonstrated success closing senior and hard-to-attract candidates - Experience building and scaling recruiting processes across global markets - Deep knowledge across the entire candidate lifecycle, from talent mapping and sourcing through interviewing and closing - Data-driven approach to pipeline management with the ability to translate recruiting metrics into strategic recommendations for stakeholders - Ability to utilize generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

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