Head of Talent

VRChat Inc.

. Own VRChat's hiring strategy end to end, partnering with senior leaders on org design, headcount planning, and role scoping .

Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in full-cycle recruiting, with a strong focus on building recruiting functions and systems from the ground up. Capable of providing strategic advisory to leadership while executing hands-on recruiting efforts, particularly for technical and hard-to-fill roles.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Full-Cycle Recruiting ExperienceTechnical Sourcing ExpertiseBuilding Recruiting SystemsStakeholder Management SkillsHiring Outcomes Improvement

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Hard Skills

Full-Cycle RecruitingTechnical SourcingRecruiting Function DevelopmentCandidate Experience ImprovementEvidence-Based AssessmentHiring Quality InsightsTime-to-Hire ImprovementOffer Acceptance Rate TrackingCompetency-Based InterviewingOnboarding Handoff Management

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationStakeholder ManagementStrategic AdvisoryProblem-SolvingFlexibility

Tools & Technologies

ATS WorkflowsRecruiting Systems

Industry Keywords

Technical RolesStartup RecruitingOrg DesignHeadcount PlanningTrust & Safety HiringCommunity-Focused RolesVRChat Platform FamiliarityOnline Communities

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own VRChat's hiring strategy end to end, partnering with senior leaders on org design, headcount planning, and role scoping
Personally run full-cycle recruiting from proactive outbound sourcing through offer close
Drive search momentum through clear ownership, timely interviewer feedback, and hiring-manager follow-through
Share progress transparently, surface bottlenecks early, and partner with leaders to resolve them
Refine recruiting systems, ATS workflows, and candidate experience
Build competency-based interview loops and evidence-based debriefs
Partner with People and hiring managers on recruiting-to-onboarding handoff
Use new-hire ramp feedback and quality-of-hire insights to improve role scoping, assessment, and candidate expectations
Build and maintain pipelines for niche, hard-to-fill technical and senior roles, including passive candidates
Bring market intelligence to leadership to inform hiring decisions
Operate independently across strategic advisory work and hands-on execution
Deliver strong proactive pipelines, consistent evidence-based assessment, improved search momentum, better candidate experience, and hiring-quality insights

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including time spent building a recruiting function largely from scratch, ideally at a startup or scaling company
Demonstrated ability to operate as both a strategic advisor to leadership and a hands-on individual contributor
Strong technical sourcing background, with a track record of hiring for engineering or other hard-to-fill technical roles
Experience building recruiting systems and effective onboarding handoffs
Track record of strong hiring outcomes, measurable improvements in time-to-hire, offer acceptance rate, or similar
Comfortable advising senior leadership on org design and headcount strategy, including pushing back thoughtfully when needed
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across all levels of an organization
Experience recruiting for technical, consumer, social, or platform-based products
Experience in lean environments requiring flexibility beyond recruiting, such as workforce planning, manager enablement, or foundational People practices
Exposure to hiring in trust & safety, content moderation, or community-focused roles
Demonstrated interest in VR, online communities, or being a VRChat user and creator
Familiarity with how VRChat's platform and community work

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work from anywhere; 100% remote company
Flexible working hours with core hours supporting real-time collaboration
Health Benefits
401K for US employees
Group RRSP for Canadian employees
Stock Options
Generous paid holiday schedule
Unlimited/flexible vacation time
Paid parental leave benefits