Recruitment & HR Associate (NY-based)
Vinter
People & HR
New York, NY, USA
USD 70k-90k / year
Posted on Nov 22, 2025
Founded in 2014, Kaiko is a global fintech company with offices in New York City, London, Paris, and Singapore. As a rapidly growing leader in the crypto market data and index industry, we serve financial institutions and enterprises engaged in digital assets.
What We Do
Kaiko provides financial data products and solutions, across four main business units:
Market Data: Level 1 and Level 2 data for both CeFi (Centralized Finance) and DeFi (Decentralized Finance) ecosystems, covering spot markets, derivatives, and lending protocols.
Analytics: Proprietary quantitative models and data solutions designed for pricing digital assets and assessing market risk.
Monitoring Solutions: Advanced market and blockchain monitoring tools for surveillance, compliance, and market exploration.
Indices: A diverse suite of mono-asset benchmarks and cross-asset indices, along with custom index creation and calculation agent services.
Kaiko’s products are available worldwide on all networks and infrastructures: public APIs, private & on-premises networks; private & hybrid cloud set-ups; blockchain native (Kaiko on-chain delivery).
Additionally, Kaiko’s Research publications are read by thousands of industry professionals and cited in the world’s leading media organizations. We provide original insights and in-depth analysis on crypto markets using Kaiko’s data and products.
Who We Are
We’re a team of +80 (and growing) passionate individuals with a deep interest in building data solutions and supporting the growth of the digital finance economy. We’re proud of Kaiko’s talented team and are committed to our international representation and diversity. Our people and their values are the foundation of our continued success.
About The Role
We’re seeking a Recruitment & HR Associate to support both talent acquisition and HR operations. This is a key role in helping us hire exceptional talent, streamline people processes, and ensure a positive employee experience across our global team.
Role Overview
60% Recruitment | 40% HR & Office Operations
You will work closely with leadership and hiring managers to support hiring efforts - particularly technical and data roles - while also helping run core HR processes and maintaining smooth daily operations in the NYC office.
Your responsiblites
- Your missions
- In charge of full-cycle recruitment for engineering, product, and revenues roles.
- Source and engage candidates across various channels (LinkedIn, niche tech communities, job boards).
- Conduct initial candidate screenings and coordinate interview processes.
- Maintain our ATS and ensure accurate data tracking and reporting.
- Promote a positive candidate experience and support employer branding initiatives.
- Manage communication with external recruitment partners when needed.
- Support onboarding and offboarding workflows, ensuring a seamless employee experience.
- Maintain employee records, HRIS data, and documentation.
- Assist with payroll coordination, benefits administration, and compliance processes.
- Help facilitate performance review cycles, feedback processes, and culture initiatives.
- Contribute to internal communications and people-related updates.
- Coordinate office logistics, supplies, and vendor relationships for the NYC office.
- Support planning for team events, offsites, and meetings.
- Provide general administrative support as needed.
Recruitment (60%)
HR & People Operations (30%)
Office & Administrative Support (10%)
About you - Must have
- 3–5 years of experience in recruitment, HR, or people operations (startup or tech environment preferred).
- Experience hiring or sourcing engineering & product talent strongly preferred.
- Solid understanding of HR processes, documentation, and US employment key concepts/ processes.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask across recruitment, HR, and office tasks.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building ability.
- Interest in crypto, blockchain, or data/tech—prior experience is a plus.
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-growing scale-up environment.
What we offer:
21 paid holidays + 5 paid sick days + federal holidays
401(k) plan and up to 4% match
Gym allowance
Great health insurance
Multiple team events (team retreat, casual drinks, etc.)
An entrepreneurial environment with a lot of autonomy and responsibilities
Talent Acquisition Process:
● 1st call with HR Team
● 2nd call with HR Team
● Case Study
● Meeting with General Counsel
Each step is usually held on a different day, we aim to follow up within a week, and candidates receive a clear explanation of our decision.
Interested?
Write a short letter to tell us why you’d be a good fit for this opportunity and why you’d like to join Kaiko then send it to us along with your CV. We look forward to reading your application.
As our working language is English, we would appreciate it if you send us your application and accompanying documents in English.
Diversity & Inclusion:
At Kaiko, we believe in the diversity of thought because we appreciate that this makes us stronger. Therefore, we encourage applications from everyone who can offer their unique experience to our collective achievements.
70000 - 90000 USD a year