Senior Talent Researcher
TRM Labs
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About TRM Labs
TRM Labs provides blockchain analytics and AI solutions to help law enforcement and national security agencies, financial institutions, and cryptocurrency businesses detect, investigate, and disrupt crypto-related fraud and financial crime. TRM’s platforms trace funds, identify illicit activity, build cases, and construct operating pictures of threats trusted globally by top agencies and businesses.
Role Overview
As a Senior Talent Researcher at TRM Labs, you play a foundational role in high-velocity hiring. You will lead research efforts to identify top talent in specialized domains, develop market intelligence, and build strategic longlists to accelerate hiring for technical teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Build organizational charts and talent maps across key companies and sectors.
- Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to clarify search criteria.
- Translate vague ideas into actionable frameworks and longlists.
- Deliver competitive insights on compensation, location trends, and hiring velocity.
- Maintain and refresh longlists with just-in-time sourcing.
- Improve research workflows, tooling, templates, and data accuracy.
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years in talent research, executive search, or sourcing with a strong research component.
- Experience building talent maps and org charts for technical or executive roles.
- Proficiency with tools like LinkedIn Insights, LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, Airtable, or GSheets.
- Analytical mindset with ability to generate actionable insights from data.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management with asynchronous collaboration experience.
- Bonus: Research experience in blockchain, crypto security, fintech fraud, or government threat intelligence.
The Team & Work Environment
The talent team is fully remote with async communication through Slack. Weekly syncs and bi-weekly meetings ensure structured alignment across time zones, typically overlapping with PST hours (7am–12pm PST) for effective real-time collaboration.
Initial Impact
- Deliver a longlist, org chart, and market snapshots within 72 hours.
- Provide competitor analyses and compensation benchmarks in the first week.
- Identify teammates for referral mapping and pipeline expansion.
- Refresh passive candidate pools bi-weekly.
- Develop research templates, dashboards, and longlist management best practices.
Life at TRM
TRM Labs is fast-paced and high impact. Here, speed, clarity, and ownership are essential to solving hard problems and shipping work quickly. If you thrive under these conditions and enjoy direct feedback and experimentation, you will fit right in.
Leadership Principles
- Impact-Oriented Trailblazer: Customer-first, speedy, and adaptable execution.
- Master Craftsperson: High standards with end-to-end outcome ownership.
- Inspiring Colleague: Clarity, energy, humility, and a one-team mindset.
Key skills/competency
Talent Research, Executive Search, Sourcing, Market Intelligence, Data Analysis, Org Charts, Talent Mapping, Blockchain, AI, Remote Collaboration
How to Get Hired at TRM Labs
- Research TRM Labs culture: Study their mission, values, and remote work practices.
- Customize your resume: Highlight talent research and sourcing expertise.
- Prepare for data questions: Showcase analytical and market intelligence skills.
- Showcase remote experience: Detail asynchronous work and global collaboration.
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