Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy.

We’re looking for a Senior Technical Talent Partner to support the rapid growth of our R&D and niche engineering teams across India and the broader APAC region. This is a highly hands-on role for someone who enjoys owning complex searches, partnering deeply with business leaders, and building strong talent pipelines in competitive markets - while also helping improve how we hire at scale.

A day in the life (Responsibilities)

• Partner closely with Hiring Managers and business leaders across Engineering and niche technical functions to build strong, future-ready talent pipelines aligned to Toast’s mission and culture.
  


• Own end-to-end recruiting for senior and hard-to-hire technical roles, from intake and sourcing through offer and close.
  


• Proactively source and engage high-quality, diverse candidates using creative and data-driven strategies.
  


• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders by sharing market insights, hiring trends, and competitive intelligence to influence hiring decisions and expectations.
  


• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience and ensure consistent, high-quality interview processes.
  


• Collaborate with partners across the People & Places team (People Success, Total Rewards, TA Ops) and cross-functional teams like Finance to drive hiring outcomes.
  


• Use data and funnel insights to identify gaps, improve processes, and continuously raise the bar on hiring quality and efficiency.
  


• Contribute to TA projects and process improvements as we continue to scale across APAC.
  

What you'll need to thrive (Requirements)

• 7+ years of recruiting experience, with strong focus on senior and niche technical hiring in fast-growing or product-led environments.
  


• Proven ability to source, assess, and close top technical talent in highly competitive markets.
  


• Strong experience partnering with senior hiring managers and influencing through data and market insights.
  


• Comfortable working in ambiguous, evolving environments and adapting as business needs change.
  


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across levels and functions.
  


• Deep commitment to candidate experience, diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the hiring process.
  


• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
  

Why Join This Team

• Opportunity to work on high-impact, senior-level engineering and niche technical roles.
  


• High visibility and close partnership with business leaders across APAC.
  


• Chance to shape hiring strategies and TA practices as the organization continues to scale.
  


• Collaborative, people-first culture with strong focus on growth and development.

AI at Toast

At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture.

Our Total Rewards Philosophy

We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.