Job Opportunities API

About Pagaya Shape the Future of Finance Pagaya is building a leading artificial intelligence network to help our partners grow their businesses and better serve their customers. Pagaya is a global technology company making life-changing financial products and services available to more people nationwide, as it reshapes the financial services ecosystem. By using machine learning, a vast data network and a sophisticated AI-driven approach, Pagaya provides comprehensive consumer credit and residential real estate solutions for its partners, their customers, and investors. Its proprietary API and capital solutions integrate into its network of partners to deliver seamless user experiences and greater access to the mainstream economy. Pagaya has offices in New York and Tel Aviv. For more information, visit  pagaya.com . Let's create better outcomes together! About the Role We are hiring a Lead Recruiting Partner to own and deliver critical hiring across Pagaya’s U.S. business, with a primary focus on our NYC-based teams spanning Partnerships, Sales, Product, Structured Finance, Risk, Capital Markets, and G&A. This is a senior Individual Contributor role designed for an execution-focused recruiter who thrives in a lean, fast-paced builder environment. At Pagaya, we are transforming traditional talent acquisition into a modern, tech-enabled function. We are actively developing and implementing AI-forward automations to prioritize high-leverage work: precise passive talent engagement, thorough data analysis, and strategic business partnership. Because our business evolves rapidly, this role requires an adaptable professional who brings operational precision and the flexibility to manage pipelines dynamically to attract top-tier talent in a competitive market. You will manage full-cycle searches from discovery to close, while simultaneously advising senior leadership with market data and contributing to the development of the broader team. Responsibilities Full-Cycle Recruiting: Lead end-to-end recruitment for priority, highly technical, and sometimes confidential U.S.-based roles up to Senior Director level, balancing urgency with an uncompromising quality bar. Creative Sourcing & Networking: Map competitive target markets and analyze niche talent pools. Leverage internal networks, cultivate relationships across industry communities, attend conferences, and build long-term passive pipelines to support proactive succession planning and introduce bar-raising talent. Strategic Stakeholder Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and senior executives, guiding talent decisions using objective market intelligence, compensation analytics, and structured interview design. Data Discipline & Leadership Reporting: Maintain flawless Greenhouse ATS hygiene daily, ensuring absolute data compliance and workflow transparency. Package these insights into crisp weekly status reports for stakeholders and senior leadership to drive transparency and remove alignment bottlenecks. AI & Automation Integration: Partner with tech and operations teams to adopt, test, and pilot cutting-edge sourcing automations and AI-driven platforms, intentionally converting saved manual hours into hyper-targeted human outreach and compressed hiring cycles. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with global recruiting peers and broader People teams (across the U.S. and Israel) to collaborate on compensation benchmarking, talent planning, and internal mobility strategies. Brand & Pitch Optimization: Continually elevate Pagaya's employer brand, market positioning, and candidate pitch, ensuring our messaging remains compelling and clearly differentiates our unique value proposition in a fast-paced fintech landscape. Creative Closing & Market Intelligence: Bring real-time talent insights and learnings from the market to provide competitive insights and strategic