VP of Technical & Executive Hiring

Founded to transform retail finance, Ajaib Group is an Indonesian fintech unicorn breaking barriers to financial access. Having recently secured a $270M Series C—the single largest funding round in Southeast Asia over the past four years—we are backed by premier global investors including Y Combinator, Ribbit Capital, SoftBank, and SBI Holdings.  

To build world-class products, we assemble world-class talent. Supported by our fully remote work arrangement, our team spans Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia, allowing you to work with brilliant engineers and builders from around the globe from wherever you are.

Role Overview

We are looking for a VP of Technical & Executive Hiring to lead our global Engineering and Product hiring strategy, from individual contributors to senior executives.

This role combines strategic leadership with operational excellence. You will build and lead a high-performing technical recruiting organization, partner with C-level leaders, and leverage automation and analytics to deliver high-quality hires. Crucially, you will collaborate with our Employer Branding team to build a compelling global talent brand and partner with People Business Partners (HRBPs) to seamlessly deliver on talent needs.

• Global Hiring Strategy: Own end-to-end Engineering and Product recruitment across global markets, from junior talent to Staff+, Head, VP, and C-level roles.
• Build a direct-sourcing engine of talent pools, referrals and outreach.
• Run executive searches end to end: mandate, market map, outreach, assessment, close.
• Talent Delivery & HRBP Alignment: Partner closely with HRBPs to translate workforce planning into timely, actionable manpower delivery across global hubs.
• Employer Branding Integration: Collaborate with Employer Branding to build targeted developer marketing campaigns and activate talent attraction strategies across key engineering regions.
• Technical Recruiting Excellence: Apply deep technical knowledge to assess candidates, set hiring benchmarks, and optimize interview processes across tech disciplines.
• Train hiring managers and run interview calibration with the CTO and CPO's leadership teams.
• Operations & Analytics: Run recruiting operations using ATS platforms, automation, and AI tools—using funnel conversion, time-to-hire, and key metrics to drive outcomes.
• Own funnel metrics in the ATS: source mix, conversion, time-to-fill, offer acceptance.
• Senior Stakeholder Partnership: Reporting to Chief People Officer, partner with the CEO, CTO, CPO, and business leaders on workforce planning, market insights, and executive recruitment.
• Team Leadership: Build and coach a high-performing recruiting organization, managing senior leaders such as Managers, Senior Managers, and AVPs.

What Success Looks Like

• Increasing share of Eng and Product hires from direct sourcing and referrals up against the baseline.
• Senior engineering time-to-fill at or below target.
• Hiring manager satisfaction increased every quarter.
• Delivering on overall Ajaib talent’s strategy and needs through seamless alignment with HRBPs.
• Elevating Ajaib’s global developer brand in partnership with Employer Branding.
• Building a scalable, automated, and data-driven recruiting operation.

• 12+ years of executive search experience (including 3+ years in-house at a scaleup), with seasoned experience managing Managers, Senior Managers, or AVPs.
• Has run executive searches end to end; a background in executive search firms is ideal.
• Prior experience in a fast-paced, high-growth global startup or fintech environment is strongly preferred.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Proven track record of working with Employer Branding to scale talent attraction and partnering with HRBPs to deliver on manpower forecasts.
• Global Tech Hiring: Proven success hiring across Engineering and Product disciplines, from ICs to senior executives, across international markets.
• Having networks across SEA, India, Eastern Europe and the Middle East is ideal. 
• Deep Technical Acumen: Ability to evaluate complex technical skills, role requirements, seniority, and engineering leadership capabilities.
• Data-Driven & Systems Rigor: Expertise in managing high-volume pipelines, ATS platforms, automation, and funnel metrics to drive decision-making.
• Executive Presence: Strong executive stakeholder management, negotiation, and candidate-closing skills.