Join Coinbase as a Principal Recruiter to lead full-lifecycle recruiting for senior roles in a fast-paced environment.
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Requirements
- Experience
- 8+ years
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Principal Recruiter at Coinbase is tasked with managing the entire recruitment lifecycle for complex, senior-level positions, collaborating closely with senior leaders to align on talent needs and enhance hiring processes. This role requires extensive experience in full-lifecycle recruiting within fast-paced environments, along with a strong data-driven approach to pipeline management. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record of successfully attracting hard-to-fill roles and scaling recruiting efforts across global markets. Coinbase emphasizes a high-performance culture, making this position suitable for seasoned professionals who thrive in challenging settings.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 19 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Coinbase's career page.
- Coinbase has 163 other open roles including Staff Applied Data Scientist, Pricing, Social Support Specialist III, Supervisor, Customer Success Team.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$116,000).
Quick facts
- Is the Principal Recruiter role remote?
- It's hybrid — Coinbase expects some on-site time in Remote - USA.
- What's the salary range?
- Coinbase lists $166,345–$195,700 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Principal Recruiter role.
- Where is the role based?
- Coinbase is hiring for this position in Remote - USA.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Coinbase targets principal-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Principal Recruiter role at Coinbase.
From the original posting
Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.
We're hiring a Principal Recruiter to join our Core Recruiting team within People Success. This team owns hiring across Coinbase's G&A functions, and you'll be responsible for owning full-lifecycle recruiting for some of our hardest-to-fill roles. You'll partner directly with senior leaders to deeply understand their talent needs, build strong pipelines, and drive process improvements that help the recruiting team scale.
What you'll do:
- Own the full recruitment lifecycle from role intake through close for complex, senior-level searches across your Core portfolio
- Build candidate pipelines through self-sourcing and competitive research, ensuring sufficient depth and quality at each stage to maintain hiring velocity
- Partner with senior leaders across your client groups to translate hiring needs into effective search strategies and a strong candidate and interviewer experience
- Drive data integrity and use pipeline analytics to inform hiring efficiency, surface bottlenecks, and improve outcomes for your hiring teams
- Design and implement recruiting processes and pilot programs that help the team scale its impact across global markets
Required Skills and Experience:
- 8+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience in a technology company or similarly fast-paced, high-growth environment, with demonstrated success closing senior and hard-to-attract candidates
- Experience building and scaling recruiting processes across global markets
- Deep knowledge across the entire candidate lifecycle, from talent mapping and sourcing through interviewing and closing
- Data-driven approach to pipeline management with the ability to translate recruiting metrics into strategic recommendations for stakeholders
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Position ID: P77613
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- Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
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