THE COMPANY

MPOWERs borderless loans enable students from around the world to realize their full academic & career potential by attending top universities in the U.S & Canada.

As a mission-oriented FinTech / EdTech company, we move extremely fast & leverage the latest technologies, global best practices, & heavy analytics to tackle one of the biggest challenges in financial inclusion. Were backed by over $150 million in equity capital from top global investors, which enables our fast-growth & provides our company with financial stability & a clear path to an IPO over the coming years.

Our global team is composed of ex-management consultants, financial services & technology professionals, & other experts in their respective fields. We work hard, have fun, & believe greatly in our cause. For us, MPOWERs mission of making this mission is personal.

As a member of our team, youll be challenged to think quickly, act autonomously, & constantly grow, creatively in an environment where fast change & exponential growth is the norm. ideation & implementation happens very quickly. We value feedback & emphasize personal & professional development by providing the resources you need to further your skills & grow with the company. MPOWER is committed to cultivating your strengths & curiosity & helping you make an immediate impact.

MPOWER has been named one of the best fintechs to work for by American Banker for the past 6 years in a row. We are honored to be nominated by multiple agencies & publications for our leadership in Tech, diversity & social impact. We pride ourselves on being a growth company for grown-ups, where there are no pool tables but rather great health, education, & maternity/paternity benefits instead. Our team diversity has been recognized as well; were one of the most diverse workforces in the world in terms of nationality, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, & educational background.

THIS IS A CONTRACT POSITION BASED IN BANGALORE, INDIA 

THE ROLE

You will be directly responsible for ensuring that every candidate for a role at MPOWER has a phenomenal recruiting experience. As a Senior Tech Recruiter, you will work with Head of Tech Recruiting to ensure engineering & analytics roles are appropriately scoped, budgeted, & that a recruiting roadmap is implemented. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of hiring for tech roles globally in a fast-paced environment, be able to expertly position & sell MPOWER opportunities, & negotiate offers with clarity & integrity. Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:    

• Setting recruiting strategy for sourcing, evaluating & closing top engineering & analytics talent
• Collaborating with the engineering hiring manager to define the talent needs, create or update job descriptions, & research compensation factors
• Proactively sourcing diverse, high potential engineering & technical candidates with superior skills as well as culture fit & mission alignment with MPOWERs organization 
• Managing the interview process & providing candidates with a positive experience (sourcing applicants, reviewing resumes, conducting preliminary phone screens, & coordinating in-person interviews) 
• Serving as tech recruiting subject matter expert for the organization & mentor for the recruiting team

 THE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or a related Tech field
• 4+ years of experience recruiting for tech roles & building teams in a high-paced, fast-growth entrepreneurial environment, ideally as an in-house recruiter or within an RPO environment
• Extensive proven track record of sourcing & delivering exceptional candidates & closing roles on-time & on-budget
• Must have strong verbal, written, analytical & interpersonal skills, including demonstrated ability to deal with confidential information & sensitive situations with tact & diplomacy
• Detail oriented, with excellent administrative & organizational skills. Motivated & driven for high impact.
• Proficient in the use of prominent Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) platforms & tools such as Greenhouse, etc. to administer, coordinate, & track progress

A passion for financial inclusion & access to higher education is a must, as well as comfort working with a global team across multiple-time zones & sites!

In addition, you should be comfortable working in a fast growth environment, meaning a small agile team, fast-evolving roles & responsibilities, variable workload & tight deadlines, a high degree of autonomy, & 80-20 everything.