Senior Associate

$200,000 USD/year ^{Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks}  ($100 USD/hour)

If you're a recruiter frustrated by endless sourcing, resume screening, and the myth that CVs predict performance, this position is designed for you.

Become part of Crossover's People and Talent Operations team and shape the full lifecycle of how hiring operates. Your role is not to shepherd candidates through a pipeline. Your role is to architect the system that draws in the right talent, measures genuine capability, and secures high-caliber hires on schedule — hires who meet our quality threshold and remain with us. When results fall short, you don't rationalize them. You rebuild the system.

Our approach to hiring differs fundamentally from traditional companies. We do not rely on manual sourcing, resume-led screening, or a recruiter-as-gatekeeper structure. Job postings are crafted to attract and engage the right audience, including passive talent. Screening mechanisms are engineered to evaluate skills, judgment, transferable expertise, and actual work output well before a hiring team conducts an interview.

We also prioritize transparency: we operate differently than most organizations, and not everyone will succeed here. That's not a criticism — it's a matter of alignment. We respect candidates' time deeply, so before you commit to our application process, it's essential to understand what this role is not.

If any of the following statements resonate with you, we're likely not the right match:

• You want to concentrate on sourcing, resume evaluation, or initial screening calls.
• You're hesitant to challenge hiring managers when their requests stray into low-signal or non-compliant areas.
• You prefer receiving explicit instructions rather than determining what needs to be created.
• You view AI as something to approach cautiously rather than something to actively integrate and design around.
• You depend on meetings to maintain alignment instead of creating dashboards, documentation, and proactive updates.
• You believe retention challenges are always a management issue and never a signal worth examining upstream.

This is an AI-first workplace. AI generates drafts, alternatives, analyses, and initial outputs by default. Your contribution lies in how you structure inputs, establish guardrails, document logic, and refine quality. You will regularly delegate work to AI and redirect your attention to quality assurance, system upkeep, and designing scalable agentic solutions.

The position is global and remote. Autonomy is substantial. So is accountability. You will engage directly with senior leadership and C-suite stakeholders across a private-equity-backed portfolio, with an expectation of proactive communication and early risk identification. You must be available for at least 4 hours that overlap U.S. business hours on weekdays, when most stakeholders are active. Beyond that, your schedule is largely self-managed.

One final note, in keeping with transparency: our application process is not brief. It requires meaningful time and focus. Most candidates invest 1-3 hours during the process, and this role often demands more. We do this deliberately to ensure mutual alignment. 

If you're more energized after reading all of this, we'd sincerely like to hear from you.