Recruiter (Fintech/Blockchain)

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.