Head of Technical Recruiting

About Gusto

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff—like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR—so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we’re proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we’re building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy .

About the Role:

At Gusto, the People team is the foundation of everything we do. As the Head of Technical Recruiting, you will lead a critical engine for Gusto’s growth that supports our world-class Engineering organization, as well as Infrastructure, Data, Security, and AIT. You will be a strategic business partner to our VP+ Engineering leaders, heavily impacting Gusto’s hiring strategy and ability to bring in world-class talent at scale. This is a high-impact leadership role where you will manage a team of 20 (FTEs and contractors), including two direct-report managers.

About the Team:

The Technical Recruiting team is a dynamic, forward-thinking group focused on identifying top-tier talent through a blend of innovative sourcing and recruiting tools. We prioritize diversity-focused hiring to foster an inclusive and equitable workforce, ensuring that all candidates have equal opportunities to thrive. As part of the Invite pod, we are committed to agility and continuous improvement, driving efficient, high-impact hiring processes that support growth and innovation across the Engineering and AIT organizations.

Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:

• Empower a Team of Leaders: Empower and develop a team of 20, including directly managing two recruiting managers who support Gusto’s technical hiring needs.
• Strategic Engineering Partnership: Partner with VP+ Engineering leaders on all aspects of the recruiting process, from defining high-bar hiring profiles to aligning on long-term growth goals.
• AI & Data Innovation: Review, select, and implement innovative AI-driven tools and data-informed strategies, including AI, to elevate how we attract top talent and increase recruiter productivity.
• Scale Hiring Strategies: Develop and implement strategies to ensure we continue to attract and retain technical talent that reflects the 400,000+ small businesses we serve.
• Top-of-Funnel Excellence: Innovate on top-of-funnel strategies to attract incredible technical talent, inclusive of employer brand, engineering community relations, and referrals.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Build and leverage data infrastructure to forecast capacity, shape sourcing strategies, and influence executive decision-making with compelling insights.

Here’s what we're looking for:

• 12+ years of recruiting experience , with at least 6+ years in people management.
• Experience managing managers and leading large teams (15-20+) in a high-growth environment.
• Engineering Recruiting Expertise: A proven track record of building large-scale engineering organizations; this is the most critical requirement for this role.
• AI & Data Fluency: Curiosity and proven ability to learn and apply AI-driven tools to improve operational efficiency and recruiting effectiveness.
• Strategic Stakeholder Management: Experience working as a peer to VP+ technical leaders to influence hiring philosophy and strategy.
• Hands-on Leadership: Thrives in the trenches with their team while setting clear strategic direction and modeling best practices.

Our cash compensation amount for this role is $195,745/yr to $241,419/yr in Denver & most major metro locations, and $229,785/yr to $283,402/yr for San Francisco & New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate location, experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale.

Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas.

When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto.

Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you.

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