About the Role

OpenLoop is looking for a Head of Technical Recruiting to join our team remotely or at HQ in Des Moines, IA. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying, engaging, and hiring top technical talent across Engineering, Product, and Data. This is a strategic individual contributor role that combines deep recruiting execution with the ability to advise senior leaders on hiring strategy, market insights, and team design.

You’ll own technical recruiting end-to-end — from building talent pipelines for niche, high-demand roles to partnering with executives to shape how we attract, assess, and close world-class talent that supports the scalability of our digital health platform.

What You'll Do

• Lead and execute full-cycle recruiting for key technical roles across Engineering, Product, and Data Science.
• Partner with the CTO, CPO, and other tech leaders to define hiring needs, create role profiles, and design efficient recruiting strategies.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of passive candidates in software engineering, DevOps, product management, and health data analytics.
• Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies using LLM tools, networking, events, and direct outreach.
• Partner with hiring managers to calibrate on talent quality, technical assessments, and interview best practices.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience that reflects our mission and values.
• Advise leadership on offer strategy, technical market trends, and compensation benchmarks.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with People Ops, HR, and hiring teams to ensure a seamless recruiting process and onboarding experience.
• Track and report key metrics on hiring velocity, candidate quality, and funnel performance.
• Continuously refine our technical recruiting playbook and tools as we scale.
• Other duties as assigned.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Communications or related field. 
• 7+ years of experience in recruiting, with 4+ years focused on technical or product recruiting in high-growth tech or digital health environments.
• Proven ability to engage, evaluate, and close senior-level technical talent (e.g., Engineering Leaders, Product Managers, Architects).
• Strong understanding of technical concepts and ability to communicate effectively with engineers and product leaders.
• Experience using sourcing tools, CRMs, and data-driven recruiting platforms.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trust and influence at the executive level.
• Comfort operating autonomously in a fast-moving, scaling company — strategic thinker with a builder mindset.
• Deep curiosity about technology, innovation, and healthcare transformation.