Recruiter

About the role

You will own the entire lifecycle of recruiting for Kalshi's most critical roles, acting as the primary driver for building high-performing teams across engineering, product, compliance, operations, and go-to-market. You will define what success looks like for each position by partnering deeply with hiring managers and company leadership to construct precise role scorecards and rigorous hiring criteria. In this position, you will take full responsibility for sourcing, engaging, and closing exceptional talent while operating with extreme ownership and minimal process overhead. You will serve as a trusted advisor, using your judgment to navigate complex hiring needs and make fast, high-quality decisions in a low-bureaucracy environment. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on autonomy, moves with speed, and is motivated by the challenge of attracting top-tier professionals to a mission-driven financial infrastructure company. You will represent Kalshi's bold mission and unique culture to every candidate, ensuring that each interaction reinforces our commitment to bringing more truth to the world through markets.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Own full-cycle recruiting for a portfolio of technical and non-technical roles, managing every stage from initial intake to offer negotiation and final close.
• Partner directly with hiring managers and company leadership to build detailed role scorecards, sharpen hiring criteria, and design efficient, high-quality interview processes.
• Proactively source and engage passive candidates across multiple channels, constructing robust outbound pipelines rather than relying solely on inbound applications.
• Manage a high-volume, fast-moving recruitment pipeline while maintaining an uncompromising quality bar and delivering an outstanding candidate experience.
• Act as a market and compensation advisor to hiring managers, providing insights on leveling, competitive positioning, and offer strategy.
• Represent Kalshi's mission, culture, and growth story in a compelling and authentic manner to candidates at every stage of the funnel.
• Drive diversity of thought and background within teams by identifying and sourcing candidates from a wide range of experiences and perspectives.
• Utilize data and metrics to optimize sourcing channels, improve interview-to-offer ratios, and refine the overall recruitment workflow.
• Collaborate closely with People Operations and Hiring Leadership to ensure compliance, consistency, and alignment with company standards.
• Take ownership of difficult hiring situations, navigating ambiguity, and finding solutions when standard processes do not apply.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with talent partners, recruiters, and sourcers to leverage the broader ecosystem for hard-to-fill roles.
• Contribute to the development of recruiting best practices and playbooks that scale as the company continues to grow rapidly.
• Balance multiple competing priorities with grace, managing several open roles simultaneously without sacrificing speed or quality.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on Kalshi's product, market, and differentiators, enabling you to communicate value propositions to passive candidates effectively.

Requirements

• Possess a minimum of 6 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a demonstrated history of handling both technical and non-technical hiring for complex roles.
• Demonstrate a proven ability to build and manage extensive outbound candidate pipelines, with a track record of successfully closing passive candidates.
• Show comfort and competence operating across a wide variety of hiring profiles, including software engineers, product managers, compliance experts, and go-to-market professionals.
• Exhibit strong judgment and the ability to make high-quality decisions autonomously in an environment with minimal process and ambiguity.
• Have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, particularly when interacting with senior leadership and executive-level hiring managers.
• Display genuine excitement and alignment with working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment that values minimal bureaucracy and high ownership.
• Hold a Bachelor's degree, while not mandatory, is preferred and demonstrates foundational professional readiness.
• Be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship, as the role is based in New York and requires immediate availability.

Nice to have

There are no preferred items specified in the source material for this role beyond the core requirements.

Practical notes

The position is based in the New York Office and requires eligibility to work in the United States without sponsorship. The compensation range for this role in New York is $175,000 - $250,000 annually plus equity and benefits, reflecting current market data for this position. Kalshi maintains a meritocratic culture that values ownership, speed, and the ability to solve hard problems, and it expects all team members to embody these principles. The role involves a high degree of autonomy and responsibility, with no drawn-out approval chains or bureaucratic hurdles standing between you and impactful hiring decisions.