Manager of Recruiting & Talent, Nova Credit
6-month fixed term
$126-150k
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Cross-border credit reporting
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Cross-border credit reporting
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$126-150k
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To inspire and facilitate the flow of human diversity, helping the world's moving population to arrive and thrive.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in high-growth fintech, SaaS, or technology companies, with strong preference for candidates who have recruited for Technical (Engineering, Product, Data Science) roles and can demonstrate creative acquisition strategies for technical talent
- Proven track record of successfully closing searches across multiple functions (engineering, product, GTM, or operations)
- Strong sourcing skills with demonstrated ability to build diverse pipelines for hard-to-fill positions through creative and proactive strategies
- Experience managing competing priorities and stakeholder relationships with professionalism, adaptability, and clear communication
- Solid grasp of recruiting best practices, employment law basics, with growing depth in specialized areas
- Comfort with recruiting tools and technologies (ATS systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, sourcing tools, etc.)
- Excellent judgment and decision-making ability with developing business intuition about hiring needs and candidate fit
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to navigate complexity, adapt tone strategically, and build positive relationships with candidates and internal stakeholders
- Collegiality and collaboration mindset—you thrive on teamwork and drive tangible business results through partnership
- Alignment with Nova Credit's core values and commitment to actively shaping an inclusive, diverse, and high-performing culture
What the job involves
- We're seeking an experienced Manager, Recruiting & Talent to support our talent acquisition strategy and build teams that fuel Nova Credit's growth
- In this role, you'll own recruiting initiatives that directly support our business objectives, partnering closely with hiring managers and cross-functional leaders to attract top talent in a competitive fintech landscape
- You'll manage full-cycle recruitment across multiple functions, from technical roles to go-to-market and operations positions, while developing innovative sourcing strategies and enhancing our candidate experience
- Your work will make a meaningful contribution to team goals and cross-functional business outcomes as you navigate complex hiring challenges
- This is a 6-month fixed-term position, with an estimated ending of July 31, 2026
- This position may be extended or converted to a permanent role based on performance and business needs, but extension/conversion is not guaranteed
- You will be a full W-2 employee of Nova Credit with access to our complete benefits package. At the conclusion of the 6-month term, Nova Credit may offer to extend the term or convert the position to permanent employment based on performance and business needs
- WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH, YOU'LL:
- Partner with hiring managers to understand immediate hiring needs, role requirements, and team dynamics across 3-5 active searches
- Take ownership of your req load, building robust pipelines through proactive sourcing, Boolean search strategies, and leveraging our ATS, Greenhouse
- Conduct initial candidate screenings and interviews, providing hiring managers with qualified candidates and clear assessments
- Learn Nova Credit's business model, product suite, competitive landscape, and unique value proposition to effectively sell candidates on our mission
- Establish strong relationships with key stakeholders and understand our company culture, values, and what makes exceptional Novans
- WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER, YOU'LL:
- Own 8-12 full-cycle searches across diverse functions with measurable impact on time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, and candidate satisfaction metrics
- Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill roles, building diverse talent pipelines through direct sourcing, networking, and passive candidate engagement
- Guide hiring managers through the interview process with data-driven insights and recommendations, influencing hiring decisions with business intuition
- Contribute meaningfully to any active recruiting initiatives, such as employer branding projects, interviewer training, or sourcing efforts
- Independently solve increasingly complex recruiting challenges, knowing when to escalate and when to drive decisions autonomously
- WITHIN SIX MONTHS, YOU'LL:
- Be a trusted recruiting partner across the organization
- Demonstrate measurable impact on company growth through successful placements that drive team performance and business results
- Own recruiting for an entire function or multiple business-critical areas, managing stakeholder expectations and competing priorities with strategic judgment
- Drive process improvements and contribute to recruiting team initiatives that enhance our hiring efficiency, candidate experience, or other People Team initiatives
- Advise on recruiting best practices, and contribute to shaping Nova Credit's recruiting culture and standards
Our take
For the 15 million new immigrants who arrive in the US each year, it’s crucial to have a working credit history. Without this, they’ll be unable to rent an apartment, apply for a credit card or in some cases even get a job. The issue is that their credit history won’t have travelled with them, so lenders in their new country won’t be able to verify their eligibility. Nova Credit's founders experienced this problem first-hand, as Esipov is a first-generation Russian immigrant.
Nova Credit imports financial histories to enable immigrants to set up lives in new countries, with their ‘Credit Passport’. This is a digital framework that connects an individual’s credit history information from one country to the country where they are currently residing.
Nova Credit is currently able to import credit history from over 20 countries. Since being accepted to Y Combinator in 2016, the company has raised considerable funding from major finance players such as HSBC. Nova Credit has grown its footprint significantly, covering more than 1 billion consumer credit profiles, and is using its funding to strengthen its platform's infrastructure, analytics and compliance.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2025
$35m
SERIES D
Oct 2023
$45m
SERIES C
Total funding: $149.5m
Company benefits
- Free flight anywhere in the world on every anniversary
- Complementary wellness benefits, including Headspace and Ginger subscriptions
- $75/month contribution by Nova towards commuter benefits
- Dental and vision are 95% subsidized for Nova Credit employees, and 50% for dependents
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- $1500/year professional development budget
- Catered lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
- Health insurance
- SF / NY salaries across the US
- $50/month contribution by Nova Credit towards your cell phone bill
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Misha Esipov
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Teaching Fellow at NYU Stern School of Business for 2 years and Investment Banker at Goldman Sachs for 3 years.
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