We're the technology leader building the modern home management platform. Today, millions of people use Thumbtack to effortlessly manage their homes. We help them confidently know what to do, when to do it and who to hire.

Our goal is simple: to be the only platform homeowners need to fix, maintain and improve their homes. As a long-term partner for homeowners, our promise is to turn what was once confusing and intimidating into something straightforward ?" and a lot less stressful.

At Thumbtack, we're not just creating a new era of homeownership. We're supporting local economies and building stronger communities. Each day, we connect local professionals across America with busy homeowners so they can grow their businesses.

Thumbtack is for everyone. Our customers and pros come from all walks of life and every county in the country. We want our team to reflect that. If you come from an underrepresented background in tech, we strongly encourage you to apply.

Our North Star is bright and our ambitions are big. We've been at this for over a decade, but the way we see it: we're just getting started.

Thumbtack by the Numbers

Available in all 3,143 U.S. counties.
Nearly 4.5 million customers in the last 12 months
Hundreds of thousands of local professionals on our platform
65 million projects started on Thumbtack
Over 7 million 5-star reviews left for stellar pros

About the People Team

Our People Team is a leader on the Future of Work - we are proud to be at the forefront of building a world-class, virtual-first company. Our People team believes in the power of our people. We craft an employee experience that starts with hiring incredible people, investing in their career development and providing a holistic approach to benefits and wellness.

About the Role

As the VP of Global Recruiting, you'll architect and continue to build the systems that raise the talent bar at Thumbtack and drive business outcomes. You will be a thought partner to the executive team, all business leaders and across the People Team leadership to refine our people strategy, develop proactive recruiting strategies, uplevel operational excellence, and influence the direction of the business. Reporting to the Head of People, you will have the opportunity to lead the recruiting strategy into the next level of maturity.

Responsibilities

Strategically lead the recruiting function across diverse hiring areas, manage the directors of each pillar, and continue to build the current org of ~35
Establish a culture of recruiting across the company that consistently sets the standard of how all employees recruit. You won't start from scratch, but you will help drive continuous process improvement and optimization on the time we spend recruiting.
Be a strong cross functional partner to the people team and drive results with business leaders
Be a thought partner to the executive team on leadership hiring, future of work, talent strategy and talent market intelligence

Must-Have Qualifications

If you don't think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.

Experience in high growth tech environments: you have seen companies scale and are excited to share this experience to drive Thumbtack's growth from our current size of ~1k to several thousand in the future
Experience in technical recruiting, either as an IC or leading the function, with 10+ years in leadership positions.
Experience in recruiting leadership: a track record of building and developing strong recruiting teams, ideally teams across geographies; bonus points for int'l teams
Experience in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Building and executing DEI recruiting strategy
Experience in developing strong recruiting enablement programs and employer branding efforts
Analytical and metrics driven: you value operational rigor and build systems that will scale processe

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

You are a strategic leader who can influence and inspire the talent and people strategies that will drive business outcomes
Passionate about Thumbtack's mission to help everyone do life's work with joy and purpose
Collaborative, low-ego and transparent: you inspire courageous and ambitious goals
You are a recruiter's recruiter: you know what it takes to be successful in highly competitive talent markets

More About Us

Thumbtack is a technology leader building the modern home management platform. Through the Thumbtack app, homeowners can effortlessly manage their homes ?" confidently knowing what to do, when to do it, and who to hire. Bringing the $500 billion home services industry online, Thumbtack empowers millions of homeowners to fix, maintain, and improve their most valuable asset.

Founded in 2008, Thumbtack is backed by over $500 million in funding from folks that include Sequoia Capital, CapitalG, Tiger Global Management, Javelin Investment Partners, Baillie Gifford.

Thumbtack is a virtual-first company, meaning you can live and work from any one of our approved locations across the United States, Ontario or the Philippines. When it is safe to gather, we will begin to host in-person events on a regular basis. Remote employees will be expected to travel occasionally for these events to a Thumbtack library or offsite team-building location. In cities with 5+ employees, we are establishing local communities, where employees can gather for local events. Additionally, employees in the San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Toronto and Manila areas will have opt-in access to communal workspace at one of our Thumbtack libraries.

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Thumbtack embraces diversity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

If you are a California resident, please review information regarding your rights under California privacy laws contained in Thumbtack's Privacy policy available at https://www.thumbtack.com/privacy/.

Summary
Company name: Thumbtack
Remote job title: VP, Global Recruiting
Job tags: Equity, recruiting, Technical Recruiting