Recruiter

About Uphold

Uphold is a financial technology company that believes on-chain services are the future of finance. It provides modern infrastructure for on-chain payments, banking and investments. Offering Consumer Services, Business Services and Institutional Trading, Uphold makes pioneering financial services easy and trusted for millions of customers in more than 140 countries. 

Uphold strips away the complexity and lack of transparency to open up Web3 finance for everyone.

To learn more about Uphold, please visit https://uphold.com.

The opportunity: 

Uphold is looking for a Recruiter to join our People team.  This is a Fixed Term 9 month

This is an incredibly exciting opportunity where you’ll get to partner directly with hiring managers and organizational leaders to own key technical hires that move the needle for the business. You will be part of the People team and work closely with other teams as needed to help improve and streamline our process. As a Contract Recruiter you will be responsible for sourcing candidates, shortlisting applicants, screening potential candidates and scheduling candidates with hiring managers. This position is instrumental in attracting and selecting the best talent to join our team.

If you thrive on ownership and working creatively and collaboratively with teammates to make great hires, then this opportunity is for you.

This position is hybrid  and can be located in either Braga or Porto, Portugal.

Candidates not residing in this area will not be considered. 

What you’ll be doing primarily:

• Live and breathe for finding the best engineering talent with focus on Backend, Frontend, Blockchain, Data, DevOps, Full-stack and as needed positions. 


• Own the full recruitment process including sourcing, interviewing, and appropriate feedback process.


• Build a diverse pipeline of technical candidates using creative sourcing channels.


• Collaborate with teams to deeply understand their hiring needs and proactively translate that into a positive candidate and interviewer experience.


• Maintain data integrity and report recruiting metrics as needed.


• Assist in building continued processes that will help the recruitment team scale its efforts, short and long term.


• Represent the company with integrity and professionalism, always.

Required qualifications:

• 2+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in an high-growth tech environment.


• Must have proven experience working with engineering teams and hiring for technical roles.


• Proven track record of hitting hiring goals and forming positive relationships with hiring managers.


• Experience coaching hiring managers and helping them develop strategic recruiting plans.


• Passion and understanding of technology, fintech, as well as digital currency.


• Fluent written and oral English skills.


• Excellent verbal and communication skills.


• Ability to work well autonomously, as well as be an excellent team player. 


• Comfortable with working across multiple time zones and countries.


• Self-motivated and eager to make a difference.


• Must be goal oriented and have a strong work ethic.


• Must be able to effectively interact with all levels of staff and senior management, including C-Suite.


• General happy disposition, and a good sense of humor.

Bonus if you have:

• Fluency in cryptocurrencies or other digital assets as they are core to our business.


• Community talks, certifications, and/or blog posts on your interests and research.

Importantly, if you’re looking for a senior role with us, you will have achieved many of the things above while also providing mentorship to others, and have engaged in public speaking opportunities.

What we have to offer you:

• An amazing work environment in a company that continues to grow, driven by extraordinary and passionate people that keep up innovating and challenging more each day.


• An international team, in a cutting edge field, working on the most fascinating projects.


• The chance to be proactive and creative.


• A flexible and enthusiastic work environment that offers you snacks, a lot of coffee and other treats. 


• Open and transparent culture - we get together on a weekly basis to share updates, strategic plans, and engage with each other informally over food and drinks.


• Interesting events that keep you connected with the team and celebrate our success.

Be part of a great company that is revolutionizing the financial services. Apply now!

If this job isn’t exactly what you are looking for, visit our careers page to check out all our exciting opportunities.  

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