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title: 'Recruiter at ARQ'
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# Recruiter at ARQ

- **Company:** ARQ
- **Location:** São Paulo, Brazil
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-03-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/ARQ/73416c52-82ff-49ba-a8df-66a1fb492c6a/application

**Skills:** LinkedIn, Sourcing, Data Analysis, Recruitment Process Design

> ARQ is seeking a proactive Recruiter to join the co-founders and executive team in building the talent pipeline. The role involves sourcing top-tier candidates, creating hiring playbooks, and establishing scalable recruitment processes in a fast-paced fintech environment.

## Job description

## About ARQ

ARQ is one of the fastest-growing fintechs in the world. Our mission is to redefine how people interact with money across borders, building the infrastructure to move value seamlessly. We’re still early in our journey, which means every person who joins shapes the future of our product, culture, and growth. If you’re excited by big challenges, global impact, and the chance to grow fast with a world-class team, ARQ is the place to do it.

## What you'll do

- Hire A - players: you will work with the co-founders and the executive team to calibrate roles and seniorities, hire the best talent in the world, and create hiring playbooks
- Act like a founder: you will go beyond scope of work and priorities, it is in the DNA of ARQ to do whatever it takes to win. You love freedom, ownership, and are not afraid to get your hands dirty
- Be data-driven: you will track pipelines, conversion rates, and use that data to continuously improve how we hire
- Sell the vision: you will be one of the first impressions of ARQ, telling our story in a way that excites and converts top talent
- Move with urgency: you understand that great candidates don’t wait, and you act fast without sacrificing quality
- Design the system: you won’t just fill roles you’ll help us build scalable processes, tools, and rituals that turn our talent team into a world-class machine
- Continuously improve: you are always iterating on outreach, interviews, and processes to get better every week

## What you'll need

- Proven track record or hiring A players in a fast paced environment
- Precise sourcing skills (we don't only rely on inbound applicants)
- Resourcefulness, ability to leverage LinkedIn as well as the network of the current team to source potential candidates
- Strong interpersonal skills, you will be able to connect and build lasting relationships with both stakeholders and candidates.
- High EQ, being able to understand what drives candidates and assess cultural fit. You value candidates highly and provide them with a world-class experience throughout the process
- Excellent organisation skills, being able to manage candidates funnel with maximum attention to detail and due diligence. We believe in providing a white glove experience for our candidates and stakeholders.
- Ability to work well as part of a team, a relentless drive and a track record as proven closer

## Benefits

- Competitive salary and benefits
- Stock options, so you own part of what you build
- Discretionary performance bonus
- The latest tools and technology
- A world-class team that will challenge and grow your skills
- The opportunity to help build the best fintech app in Latin America
- Office Policy: 3-4 days a week in-office

## About ARQ

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: ARQ (formerly DolarApp) is a global fintech platform that provides multi-currency accounts, real-time currency conversion, and investment access to US stocks and ETFs for individuals across the Americas.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage not disclosed; raised tens of millions from top-tier investors)
- **Headquarters**: Not publicly available (serves the Americas; localized sites for Argentina and Mexico)
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Fintech – cross‑border banking, payments, wealth management
- **Target customers**: B2C – travelers, investors, professionals, and global citizens in Latin America and beyond
- **Mission**: “Modern finance for the global era” – to give customers control over their money with faster, cheaper, and more transparent financial rails.

## Products & Services
- **ARQ Multi‑Currency Account**: A digital account supporting USD, EUR, and local currencies (e.g., Argentine peso, Mexican peso). Users can convert between currencies at real market rates with no hidden fees.
- **ARQ Debit Card**: A Mastercard (inferred) for spending at leading conversion rates with zero commission or hidden charges.
- **ARQ Investments**: Access to US stocks and ETFs directly from the ARQ account, enabling long‑term wealth building.
- **Payment Rails**: US and European local account details to receive and send payments globally.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric (Private)**: Total funding – “tens of millions of dollars” from renowned investors; 2 million users as of 2026-07-01
- **Notable Investors**: Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Brevan Howard Digital, Y Combinator, Kaszek Ventures
- **Growth Signals**: Rebranded from DolarApp to ARQ in 2024 (per Sequoia partnership date); rapid user growth (2M people); expansion across the Americas; product diversification into investing.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Transparent pricing**: Real market conversion rates, no hidden fees – a stark contrast to traditional banks
- **Global accounts**: Users get US and EU bank details and a debit card usable worldwide
- **World‑class backing**: Sequoia, Founders Fund, YC, etc. provide credibility and strategic support
- **Elite team**: Small, high‑caliber team with experience at Revolut, Uber, Amazon, Block, and UBS, enabling fast execution
- **Vertical integration**: Combining payments, currency exchange, and investing in one app

## Strategic Focus
- **Build the financial system of the next century** – replace legacy banking middleware with direct, customer‑owned rails
- **Scale across the Americas** – starting in Argentina and Mexico, then expanding to other markets
- **Deepen wealth management** – add more asset classes and long‑term savings tools
- **Maintain a lean, high‑impact team** – “small teams with the best talent outcompete massive companies”

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Long‑term ambition and absolute conviction”; “nimble, but ambitious” – the careers page describes a mission‑driven, execution‑focused environment
- **Team & autonomy**: Small teams own meaningful product areas; high ownership and rapid iteration
- **Remote/office**: Not explicitly stated, but likely hybrid or remote‑friendly given the global nature of the business
- **Notable**: Founders and early employees have built profitable products at iconic companies; strong emphasis on “world‑class in everything we do”
- **Perks**: Not publicly disclosed, but likely competitive compensation and equity in a high‑growth fintech

## Sources
1. [arqfinance.com](https://www.arqfinance.com/en-AR)
2. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/arq](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/arq)
3. [sequoiacap.com/companies/arq/](https://sequoiacap.com/companies/arq/)
4. [arqfinance.com/en-AR/careers](https://www.arqfinance.com/en-AR/careers)

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