At Check, we make paying people simple. In doing that, we’re not just building our own business— we’re building payroll businesses together with every one of our partners. As the inventors of embedded payroll, we’re redefining how people get paid and making it easier for payroll businesses to launch, grow, and thrive. Check out the full story | Tune in.
Check is far more than just API infrastructure. We’re a springboard for building and scaling payroll businesses.
Payroll is broken. Come fix it alongside a team that’s as passionate as you are! At Check, you'll use creative problem-solving, critical thinking, and grit to impact every business we build. We view problems to solve and jobs to be done as opportunities to contribute to the solution; we ignore conventional role boundaries in favor of the unique strengths and value each builder brings to our team and to our mission.
Join us if you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and redefine payroll. Let’s simplify the complex, make a real impact, and create a better future for businesses of every size.
The People Team
Talent is our highest investment, and Checketeers are the ultimate driver of our long-term growth and success. The People team is dedicated to bringing together skilled and dedicated individuals that can bring our business vision to life, and to fostering an engaged, high-performing team. We aim to create a diverse and equitable workplace where everyone pitches in to achieve incredible things, and every Checketeer is celebrated, supported, and valued for their contributions.
We are looking for a Lead Recruiter to own our hiring efforts from end to end, across R&D, GTM, and G&A. This role sits at the center of how we grow our company and requires strong judgment, clear communication, and a deep sense of ownership.
You will be responsible for bringing exceptional people into Check, partnering closely with people leaders to define the needs on each team, clarify what great looks like in each role, and engage with top talent to fill those seats. You’ll be designing and running hiring processes that are both detailed and rigorous, as well as thoughtful and human. To thrive in this role you must care deeply about candidate experience, hiring quality, and your real daily business impact.
In this role, you will:
Many backgrounds could fit this role, but ideal candidates will have most or all of the following:
What we offer:
For full-time employees, Check offers stock options, flexible PTO and sick leave, 9 annual holidays, generous paid parental leave for all new parents and flexible return-to-work, a 401k retirement plan, and a $100 monthly stipend for home internet and mobile phone expenses. We also provide high-quality medical, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability, and basic life insurance coverage, effective on your first day of work.
At Check, transparency and fairness in compensation are our top priorities: our compensation bands are visible to all employees across all roles. The actual annual salary for this role is dependent on each candidate’s experience, qualifications, and work location:
Travel and Office Policy
The Check team is distributed across the US, and we have offices in New York City and San Francisco. While we embrace remote work, we believe time together in person is where we do our best work. We offer ample opportunities and encourage employees to attend team off-sites, events, and hackathons a couple of times a year! We expect all employees to attend our annual 3-day company retreat in the spring.
For our in-office and hybrid employees, our offices are open all week. We provide meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the team hosts regular happy hours, game nights, etc.
We accept applications on an ongoing basis with no specified deadline.
Remote work at Check requires the ability to perform all responsibilities without distraction or disruption, while maintaining quality, effective communication, and productivity.
Check is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, provided they are consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Check is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process.
Check participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with Form I-9 information from all new employees to confirm that they are authorized to work in the U.S. Check does not use E-Verify to pre-screen applicants.