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Salary: EUR 86,000 - 122,000 / annual
Affirm is seeking a Senior Manager of Technical Recruiting to lead the company's recruiting efforts across EMEA. In this role, you will lead a high-performing team of recruiters focused on attracting exceptional engineering talent and scaling Affirm's international presence.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, and develop a recruiting team by setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture
- Own the EMEA recruiting strategy, aligning regional hiring plans with business priorities and building capabilities to support international growth
- Partner with technical and cross-functional leaders to translate hiring plans into scalable strategies across teams and geographies
- Influence senior stakeholders (Director and VP level) through recruiting data, market insights, and strategic guidance to inform hiring decisions and mitigate talent risks
- Use recruiting analytics to identify trends, improve funnel performance, forecast hiring risks, and drive continuous improvement
- Collaborate with Talent Brand, Talent Operations, Compensation, and other People teams to deliver a seamless hiring experience
- Build trusted relationships with senior leaders through transparent communication and proactive talent advice
- Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and improve recruiting processes to increase efficiency and scalability
About Affirm:
Affirm provides a clear, predictable way for people to pay over time with no hidden fees or surprises. The People team focuses on attracting talent aligned to the mission, enabling growth through development, and retaining employees through thoughtful experiences and rewards.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience leading full-cycle technical recruiting with a track record of hiring for engineering and technical roles at scale
- 5+ years of experience leading and developing high-performing recruiting teams
- Deep knowledge of the EMEA talent market, with experience hiring in the UK, Poland, and Spain preferred
- Experience developing and executing hiring strategies in new or emerging markets where recruiting infrastructure and talent networks are still being established
- Strong executive presence with the ability to influence, advise, and build trusted partnerships with senior leaders
- Strong analytical skills with experience using recruiting data and market insights to shape hiring strategies and influence business decisions
- Proven ability to lead recruiting teams through organizational growth and change while maintaining high performance and delivering hiring results
