Senior Manager of Recruitment, Transak
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101-200 employees
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101-200 employees
Company mission
To drive the transition to a decentralised web by making it as seamless as possible for everyone to access and engage with blockchain technologies.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of full-cycle or sourcing-focused recruitment experience, ideally in high-growth tech, fintech, crypto/Web3, SaaS, or payments
- Proven success sourcing senior/critical roles (Director, VP, Product, Engineering, Sales, Compliance, Finance)
- Hands-on outbound sourcing mastery using LinkedIn Recruiter, talent intelligence tools, community channels and competitor mapping
- Experience hiring across multiple markets — US,LATAM, Europe, UAE, India
- Ability to independently build multi-channel pipelines (cold outreach, referrals, talent maps, communities, headhunting)
- Demonstrated ability to source technical + non-technical roles: product, engineering, compliance, finance, GTM
- Strong ability to understand role requirements, business context, and stakeholder needs without handholding
- Excellent communication clarity; crisp screening, structured qualification, strong candidate experience
- Consistent ATS discipline, pipeline hygiene, tracking of funnel metrics, reporting accuracy
- Experience working in fast-paced startup environments with ambiguity, speed, and cross-functional pushback
- Strong ability to represent employer brandcredibly, especially at senior levels
- Based in Miami or open to relocation (optional depending on your hiring plan)
What the job involves
- The Senior Manager, Recruitment owns and operates Transak’s internal sourcing engine end-to-end
- They function like an in-house recruitment agency, accountable for building high-quality talent pipelines and consistently delivering candidates who meet Transak’s bar—fast, at scale, and with predictability
- This role goes beyond coordination. It is a hands-on, outcome-driven leadership role focused on execution, data, and hiring excellence
- Success = Speed + Quality + Predictability
- 1. Talent Sourcing Engine
- Multi-channel sourcing (LinkedIn, GitHub, Slack groups, crypto communities)
- Talent mapping for fintech, crypto, payments
- Maintain weekly sourcing dashboards
- 2. Outreach & First Contact
- Own outbound messaging and initial engagement
- Personalised outreach to passive candidates
- 3. Screening & Evaluation
- Conduct structured screening calls
- Maintain role-specific scorecards
- Reject or advance decisively
- 4. Hiring Process Operations
- Maintain ATS hygiene
- Ensure fast handoffs to hiring managers
- Drive SLA discipline for feedback loops
- 5. Talent Intelligence
- Create competitor org maps
- Build talent pools for recurring roles
- Identify hiring risks early
- 6. Stakeholder Management
- Work with COO/CEO and department heads
- Clarify requirements and push for hiring quality
Our take
Transak, founded with the mission to streamline the complex process of connecting data and funds to users' blockchain wallets, is on a journey to simplify the future of finance. Presently, this process involves intricate account creation, complex form-filling, document submission, and monetary deposits.
Transak's vision revolves around blockchain wallets becoming a central element in the financial landscape, potentially serving as a universal sign-on gateway. This perspective aligns with the remarkable growth of the global blockchain technology market, projected to witness a staggering compound annual growth rate of 82.4% from 2021 to 2028.
As it looks ahead, Transak is committed to sustaining its rapid expansion, bolstered by 2023 funding. This infusion of capital will be deployed to bolster global coverage and fortify the development of its onboarding solution. In 2024, it released Transak Stream which simplifies the cryptocurrency conversion process. Product releases like this show how Transak is playing a pivotal role in the intersection of decentralised and centralised finance.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-27% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2025
$16m
LATE VC
May 2023
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $39.3m
Company benefits
- Work/life balance: Non-linear workdays are encouraged at Transak. We support our team members to take ownership of their time and schedule in a way that keeps them balanced in life and able to have the impact they want at work
- Team environment: Transak operates on a hybrid work model, with team members across the world. We have a culture of trust and autonomy, with a focus on communication and collaboration
- Career development: At Transak, we believe that learning is a lifelong pursuit. We provide opportunities for our team members to learn and grow, with a focus on personal and professional development
- Health & Wellness Benefits: At transak, your wellbeing is our priority. Enjoy a comprehensive healthcare package, regular wellness programs, mental health support, flexible working hours, and work-from-home options
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Sami Start
(CEO & Co-Founder)Having studied at Imperial, Sami worked as a Developer for Optiver and a Software Engineer at Smarkets, before undergoing two cohorts at Entrepreneur First. They used this opportunity to co-found Transak in February 2019 and serve as CEO.
Yeshu Agarwal
(CTO & Co-Founder)Co-Founded both Hackers Home in 2010 and Hire Boss in 2015, in India. Went onto found Capitally, a personal finance app, in 2016 and then Coinally.io which was acquired by LCX whereby they continued to serve as CTO.
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