Head of Talent
Gauntlet
People & HR
San Francisco, CA, USA · New York, NY, USA · Los Angeles, CA, USA · Remote
USD 175k-200k / year + Equity
Posted on Nov 18, 2025
Gauntlet leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics. We manage market risk, optimize growth, and ensure economic safety for protocols facilitating most spot trading, borrowing, and lending activity across all of DeFi, protecting and optimizing the largest protocols and networks in the industry. We build institutional-grade vaults for decentralized finance, delivering risk-adjusted onchain yields for capital at scale. Designed by the most vigilant, quantitative minds in crypto and informed by years of research.
As of November 2025, Gauntlet manages over $2B in vault TVL, and optimizes risk and incentives covering over $42 billion in customer TVL. We continually publish cutting-edge research that informs our risk models, alerts, and analysis, and is among the most cited institutions — including academic institutions — in terms of peer-reviewed papers addressing DeFi as a subject. We’re a Series B company with around 75 employees, operating remote-first with a home base in New York City.
As a company, we build institutional-grade vaults that deliver risk-adjusted DeFi yields at scale, powered by automated risk models and off-chain intelligence. Gauntlet curates strategies across Morpho, Drift, Symbiotic, Aera and more, with >$1B in vault TVL and a growing suite of Prime, Core and Frontier vaults.
Our mission is to drive adoption and understanding of the financial systems of the future. We operate with a trader’s discipline and a risk manager’s skepticism: size carefully, stress routinely, unwind decisively. The label equals the package equals the contents. No surprises, just predictable, reliable vaults.
We’re looking for a Head of Talent Acquisition to run and refine Gauntlet's entire Recruiting function. The ideal candidate has experience with Recruiting and People Management and is excited about building internal processes and programs from the ground up.
Responsibilities
- You will develop and drive Gauntlet's recruiting strategy
- Develop innovative strategies to find, engage, and hire top crypto talent anywhere in the world
- Create and execute a diverse and inclusive hiring strategy
- Analyze and report on progress to team leads regularly
- Facilitate a positive interview experience for candidates, as well as internal interviewers
- Develop repeatable processes and leverage automation when possible
- Train and mentor junior members of the People team and invest in attracting and developing top talent across all roles
- Hire and train junior employees on Gauntlet's Talent Acquisition Team
Qualifications
- 10+ years of Technical & Business Recruiting experience
- Experience recruiting for and leading teams that hire highly specialized technical talent, preferably with Crypto experience (though not a requirement)
- History of building inclusive and diverse teams
- Deep knowledge across the entire candidate lifecycle, from talent mapping, research, sourcing, interviewing, to closing
- Demonstrated ability to proactively find and engage pipelines of niche talent
- Ability to think strategically and proactively, with a data-driven approach to decision-making
Benefits and Perks
- Remote first - work from anywhere in the US & CAN!
- Regular in-person company retreats and cross-country "office visit" perk
- 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for employees and dependents
- $1,000 WFH stipend upon joining
- $100 per month reimbursement for fitness-related expenses
- Monthly reimbursement for home internet, phone, and cellular data
- Unlimited vacation
- 100% paid parental leave of 12 weeks
- Fertility benefits
- Opportunity for incentive compensation
Please note at this time our hiring is reserved for potential employees who are able to work within the contiguous United States and Canada. Should you need alternative accommodations, please note that in your application.
The national pay range for this role is $175,000 - $200,000 base plus additional On Target Earnings potential by level and equity in the company. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for a company of our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide. Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.
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