Talent Lead

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting from sourcing through signed offer, including screening, scheduling, offer management, and candidate care.
• Run first-round screening calls and manage candidate communications throughout the process.
• Build proactive pipelines through outbound sourcing, referrals, and personal networks.
• Manage candidate pipelines and collaborate with agency talent partners.
• Partner with hiring managers on structured interview processes, including interview plans, take-home assignments, scorecards, and debriefs.
• Prioritize go-to-market hiring, including account executives, business development representatives, enterprise roles, and sales enablement, then support hiring across Product and Engineering.
• Own the Ashby applicant tracking system, maintain live postings, and report on funnel health and hiring progress.
• Build repeatable recruiting systems, including sourcing playbooks, interview kits, and candidate-experience processes.
• Work directly with the executive team and contribute to hiring strategy across multiple functions.

Requirements

• Full-cycle recruiting experience in-house or at an agency, ideally in a fast-growing startup or scale-up.
• Demonstrated success hiring across commercial and technical functions.
• Generalist mindset and comfort supporting multiple functions.
• Strong proactive sourcing ability and the ability to build pipelines from scratch.
• Excellent judgment and communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of the London and/or New York talent markets.
• Self-direction and high standards in a fast-moving, low-bureaucracy environment.

Nice to Have

• Recruiting experience in fintech, payments, security, or technical B2B.
• Experience with Ashby or a similar modern applicant tracking system.
• Experience hiring across both London and New York.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Stock options with an extended exercise window.
• Health insurance.
• Unlimited paid time off, with 25 days recommended.