Talent Acquisition Manager

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.