About the company
At Navan, we believe in-person connections fuel innovation. Our Global Talent organization is the backbone of this mission.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Advisory & Leadership: Partner closely with senior engineering leaders to design and execute high-impact hiring strategies. Use deep business context and data-driven insights to influence buy-in and drive talent decisions.
- Full-Cycle Excellence: Manage a complex portfolio of technical roles. Take end-to-end ownership of pipeline health while holding both yourself and hiring managers accountable for process integrity and candidate experience.
- Operational Innovation: Treat recruiting as an evolving science. Experiment with novel sourcing techniques, pilot new tools, and lead strategic initiatives that empower the broader team to operate with autonomy.
- Resilient Leadership: Serve as a grounded, optimistic anchor during periods of rapid growth and ambiguity. Navigate complexity with ease, helping the team focus on immediate wins while planning for future scale.
Requirements
- Deep Technical Literacy: 8+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with a proven track record in Backend, Frontend, and Mobile engineering. You can confidently speak the language of distributed systems, JVM performance, microservices vs. monoliths, and evaluate how a candidate's experience with Java, Kotlin, or Spring Boot aligns with our tech stack.
- An Ownership Mindset: You don’t wait for permission or instructions. You spot operational gaps, propose modern solutions, and execute with urgency.
- The Startup Edge: Experience thriving in high-growth, fast-paced environments where speed and quality are equally weighted. You excel in "build mode."
- Analytical Influence: You treat metrics as a storytelling tool. You leverage funnel conversions, technical pass rates, and offer-acceptance data to help Engineering leadership optimize their interviewing loops.
- Strategic Scouting: Sourcing is your science; closing is your art. You know how to uncover passive, "hidden gem" talent and craft a compelling narrative that makes Navan their top choice.
- Modern Operational Grit: Advanced power-user of the modern recruiting stack (Greenhouse, Gem, LinkedIn Recruiter) paired with a curiosity for testing and adopting emerging AI-driven sourcing tools.