Technical Recruiter, Valon Mortgage
+ Equity
AI-native operating system for mortgage servicing
Open for applications
AI-native operating system for mortgage servicing
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To power the future of homeownership with modern servicing technology.
Role
Who you are
- Proven success recruiting for technical roles (engineering, product, data, etc.) in high-growth or complex environments
- Ability to identify, qualify, and close exceptional technical talent with precision and urgency
- Storytelling skills to credibly explain Valon’s anti-wedge strategy and inspire candidates about the opportunity
- High agency: you take ownership, drive outcomes, and fix broken processes without waiting for direction
- Curiosity to learn and translate the intricacies of regulated industries into a compelling narrative
- Resilience: you keep momentum through rejections, slow closes, and hard-to-fill searches
- Builder mentality: you treat recruiting like a product, iterating on job descriptions, interview loops, and sourcing tactics to scale what works
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills that create a high-trust candidate and hiring manager experience
- Excellent organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail and follow-through
- This is a role for someone who thrives in complexity, moves with urgency, and treats recruiting like building a product: precise, data-driven, and always improving
What the job involves
- As a Technical Recruiter, you will be responsible for the full recruiting lifecycle for our most critical roles, from sourcing to closing
- You’ll be the operator, storyteller, and trusted advisor who ensures that Valon attracts and hires the world-class talent needed to scale our AI-native OS
- Drive outcomes, not process: Manage pipelines with urgency so no candidate is left in limbo and no hiring manager is in the dark
- Source, assess, and close top talent: Build diverse candidate pipelines across engineering and technical roles; craft compelling outreach that communicates Valon’s mission
- Be a trusted advisor to hiring managers: Push back when job descriptions, comp, or processes aren’t aligned with the market. Bring market intelligence to inform strategy
- Tell Valon’s story: Articulate why complexity is our moat and how every hire contributes to transforming regulated finance
- Obsess over candidate experience: Ensure every interaction reflects Valon’s culture—precise, human, and high-trust. Spot opportunities for delight, from thoughtful follow-ups to personalized touches
- Own recruiting as a system: Track and report pipeline metrics, manage ATS data hygiene, and continuously refine processes for speed and quality
- Experiment with AI-first recruiting: Use AI tools to scale sourcing, outreach, and pipeline insights—always with an eye toward outcomes
- Build for scale: Draft job descriptions, refine interview loops, and create repeatable recruiting playbooks that compound over time
Our take
The mortgage servicing market is huge but surprisingly outdated. In the US alone, it covers roughly $13T in mortgages, yet many servicers still use legacy systems and manual processes to manage payments, compliance and customer support. Because mortgage servicing involves complex regulations and many exceptions, these older systems can be inefficient and costly to run, creating a strong opportunity for modern technology to improve how the industry operates.
Valon is trying to modernize this space with ValonOS, an AI-native operating system built specifically for mortgage servicing. The platform doesn't just store loan data, it also captures the rules and workflows behind servicing decisions. This allows companies to automate routine processes, improve visibility into operations, and manage compliance more easily. To prove the system works, Valon has also built and run its own large mortgage servicing business on the platform.
The company has gained strong backing from major industry players too. Investor Rithm Capital Corp. plans to roll out Valon's technology to over 4M homeowners through Newrez, one of the largest US mortgage servicers. If this rollout succeed, it could demonstrate that modern, AI-driven systems can operate at industry scale and potentially reshape mortgage servicing.
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Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Oct 2024
$100m
SERIES C
Jul 2024
$69.8m
LATE VC
Total funding: $348.8m
Company benefits
- Compensation: You’ll receive a highly competitive compensation package with room to grow.
- Time Away: We offer a generous PTO program, sick time, and company holidays.
- Flexible Work: Remote, hybrid, or in-office. We’ve got it all and aim for you to work where it works. Where possible, we offer geographic flexibility.
- Health Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance are all company-sponsored to keep you healthy and strong.
- Parental Leave: Birthing and non-birthing parents receive 12 weeks of fully paid time to welcome a new child.
Company HQ
Union Square, New York, NY
Leadership
Andrew Wang
(Co-Founder & CEO)Andrew studied Computer Science at Harvard before interning as a Software Engineer at The White House and Google. He was also an Analyst at Goldman Sachs and spent 4 years as a Principal to Soros Fund Management.
Linda Du
(COO)Linda studied Computer Science and Statistics at Harvard. She then worked at Samlyn Capital and Two Sigma prior to co-founding Valon in 2020.
Jake Mintz
(CPO)Prior to joining Valon in 2024, Jake was the Head of Product, Consumer at Stipe. He also spent 7 years at Google as a Product Lead, Camera (Android/Google Pixel, Head of Product, VR/AR (Media, Communications) and as the Head of Product, Business Management.
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