Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Lead

About The Role

Great talent doesn’t just show up, it’s found, won over, and set up to succeed. As Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Lead , you’ll own the full recruitment lifecycle and build a best-in-class onboarding experience.

Sitting within the People & Culture function, you’ll be a trusted strategic partner to business leaders, attracting top-tier talent across technology, fintech, and financial services while ensuring every new hire integrates seamlessly and hits the ground running.

What You’ll Be Doing

Talent Acquisition

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across technical, commercial, and corporate functions.
• Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies, including Boolean search across LinkedIn, job
• boards, and talent databases.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and recurring roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, success profiles, and interview
• frameworks.
• Manage relationships with external search firms and recruitment agencies.
• Track and report on key recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, cost-per-hire, offer
• acceptance rate).
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion practices throughout the hiring process.
  
  

Onboarding & Integration

• Design and continuously improve a structured onboarding programme covering pre-boarding through the first 90 days.
• Coordinate with IT, Finance, Legal, and business units to ensure a smooth day-one experience.
• Develop onboarding content, welcome kits, and orientation schedules in collaboration with
• department heads.
• Monitor new hire satisfaction and retention through structured check-ins and pulse surveys.
• Identify onboarding gaps and propose solutions to accelerate time-to-productivity.
• Maintain compliant employee records and support visa/work authorisation processes where
• applicable.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• 5–7 years of progressive experience in talent acquisition, preferably within technology, fintech,
• financial services, or a similarly fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record managing full-cycle recruitment for a wide variety of roles—from engineering
• and product to operations and finance.
• Demonstrated experience designing or overhauling onboarding programmes.
• Strong proficiency with ATS platforms (e.g. Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, SmartRecruiters) and HRIS
• systems.
• Data-literate: comfortable building dashboards and presenting recruiting metrics to
• leadership.
• Experience managing stakeholders at all levels, including C-suite and senior leadership.
• Solid understanding of employment law fundamentals and compliant hiring practices.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; CIPD/SHRM certification is a plus.
  
  

Skills That Set You Apart

• Advanced candidate sourcing techniques, including Boolean search and passive talent engagement.
• Interview design and structured assessment methodology.
• Employer branding and EVP articulation.
• Compensation benchmarking fundamentals and HR analytics.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across all levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with a high degree of discretion.
• Organised, detail-oriented, and deadline-driven with a continuous improvement mindset.
  
  

Why Join Us?

• Play a direct role in shaping the team and culture from the ground up.
• High-ownership role with real strategic impact on hiring and retention.
• Work in a fast-growing environment solving real talent challenges in fintech and financial services.
• Collaborate closely with leadership, hiring managers, and cross-functional teams.