Index Industries is hiring an experienced Recruiter to own full-cycle hiring as we scale our team. Index Industries is a venture-backed startup building the financial infrastructure for a new era of real estate investing- opening one of the world’s largest asset classes to investors globally. The company is currently in stealth and launching its first product in 2026.
You will be a key partner to hiring managers and leadership, building pipelines for technical, product and business roles across our blockchain and fintech work. This is a high-impact role for someone who enjoys finding excellent people in competitive markets and building a recruiting function that scales with the company.
What you'll do
- Own full-cycle recruiting, from intake and sourcing through offer and close, for engineering, product, operations and business roles.
- Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, build interview plans and set clear hiring timelines.
- Proactively source and engage passive candidates in the blockchain, fintech and broader tech talent markets.
- Build and maintain strong pipelines for hard-to-fill and specialized technical roles.
- Deliver an excellent, timely and respectful candidate experience at every stage.
- Advise on compensation, market trends and competitor talent landscapes to help close top candidates.
- Keep the applicant tracking system accurate and report on pipeline health, time to hire and other recruiting metrics.
- Manage relationships with recruiting agencies and job boards when needed.
- Help build scalable recruiting processes, interview training and employer branding as the team grows.
What you bring
- 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including in-house recruiting at tech companies or high-growth startups.
- A proven record of hiring in fintech, tech and blockchain, plus a network in those communities.
- Experience recruiting GTM and technical talent such as software engineers, smart contract and protocol engineers, security and data roles.
- Strong sourcing skills across LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, technical communities and industry events.
- Ability to manage multiple open roles at once while keeping quality and speed high.
- Comfort working remotely and independently, with clear written and verbal communication.
- Working knowledge of applicant tracking systems such as Greenhouse or Ashby.
- Sound judgment, discretion with confidential information and a strong sense of ownership.
Nice to have
- Experience as an early or first recruiter at a startup, helping build a recruiting function from the ground up.
- Familiarity with regulated financial services hiring, such as compliance, risk and legal roles.
- Experience with employer branding and recruitment marketing.
- Chicago based.