Tempo is a layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins and real-world payments, born from Stripe’s experience in global payments and Paradigm’s expertise in crypto tech.

Tempo’s payment-first design provides a scalable, low-cost predictable backbone that meets the needs of high-volume payment use cases. Our goal is to move money reliably, cheaply, and at scale. Our north star is simplicity for users: fintechs, traditional banks, merchants, platforms, and anyone else looking to move their payments into the 21st century.

We're building Tempo with design partners who are global leaders in AI, e-commerce, and financial services: Anthropic, Coupang, Deutsche Bank, DoorDash, Mercury, Nubank, OpenAI, Revolut, Shopify, Standard Chartered, Visa, and more.

We’re a team of crypto-optimists, building the infrastructure needed to bring real, substantial economic flows onchain. Our team primarily works in-person out of our San Francisco and NYC offices. We like to move fast and swing for the fences — join us!

The Role

This person would be Tempo’s first talent hire. They’ll be responsible for building Tempo’s entire hiring engine (systems, processes, talent brand) and bringing globally elite talent to the team.

Responsibilities

• Assemble the best engineering, product, design and growth teams in fintech, with a particular emphasis on technical hiring

• Build a high-throughput, high-signal hiring machine

• Guide hiring managers to good decisions

• Define and develop our candidate-facing talent brand

• Build and scale processes to support the employees’ lifecycle post hiring - from onboarding to offboarding

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on experience building world-class technical teams

• A history of creating and sustaining a top-1% global talent bar

• Evidence of good judgment about people and the ability to replicate that in others

Attributes

• High motor

• Razor-sharp thinker with precise command of language

• Concise, evidence-based storytelling ability

• Excellent organizational and logistical skills

• Intense curiosity and open-mindedness

• Scrappiness; willingness to roll up sleeves and pitch in wherever needed

• Growth mindset