Job Description
Senior Talent Acquisition professional - High‑Growth, Heavily Funded Tech Scale‑Up
Location: Newcastle (On‑site, 5 days per week)
Salary: £60,000 + benefits + rapid career progression
Company Size: Scaling from 150 → 1,000 in three years
About the Company:
Join one of the UK’s most exciting, heavily funded, and fastest-scaling technology companies, a business at the forefront of transforming the Financial Services and Alternative Investment markets. With a leadership team comprising some of the brightest minds in engineering, AI, data science, and product innovation, this is a unique opportunity to help build a world-class talent function within a company experiencing explosive growth.
The next three years will be career‑defining.
The Role:
We’re seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Lead with at least 5 years of hands-on recruitment experience in tech, capable of partnering with senior technical leadership, scaling hiring operations, and shaping the organisation's future.
This is a pivotal role within a company expected to grow from 150 to 1,000 people at an extraordinary speed. You’ll have autonomy to influence hiring strategies, processes, and standards across the business.
This is a full-time, on-site role based in Newcastle, Monday–Friday.
Key Responsibilities:
* Own end-to-end recruitment across all functions, including Tech
* Partner closely with senior tech leaders to align hiring strategies with business objectives
* Lead competency-based interviews and ensure rigorous, consistent assessment frameworks
* Support the design, optimise, and refine scalable TA processes suitable for hyper-growth
* Build and maintain talent pipelines for both immediate and future hiring needs
* Drive data-led recruitment strategies to improve speed, quality, and candidate experience
* Create employer branding initiatives and strategic TA projects
* Participate in workforce planning and broader People strategy discussions
What We’re Looking For:
* Exceptional academic background (strong degree or equivalent, outstanding academic results)
* 3+ years’ experience in talent acquisition, ideally within engineering or product-led tech environments
* Demonstrated success partnering with senior technology leaders
* Strong competency-based interviewing expertise
* Proven experience designing and implementing scalable talent processes
* Ability to build, manage, and convert long-term talent pipelines
* A blend of strategic thinking and hands-on delivery
* High levels of organisation, drive, and comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth setting
What You’ll Get:
* A central role in building the TA function of one of the UK’s fastest-scaling tech companies
* Close collaboration with world-class engineering and product leaders
* Rapid career progression as the team expands
* Competitive salary + benefits
* A culture built on intelligence, ambition, innovation, and ownership
* The excitement of working in a company where your impact is tangible and valued
Apply Now:
If you’re an academically exceptional, highly capable Talent Acquisition professional with deep experience partnering with tech leaders, and you want to join a business scaling faster than almost any in the UK, we’d love to hear from you.