Talent Acquisition Partner

About Equals

Equals is the next-generation global money movement platform built for exceptional businesses operating across borders. We bring international payments, embedded finance, and more together into a single connection that simplifies operations and strengthens financial control. With deep expertise and integrated infrastructure, Equals turns financial complexity into reliable solutions.

With our headquarters in London and teams around the UK and Europe, you will join a very close-knit, talented and supportive team from various backgrounds who believe that bringing different perspectives together helps us understand our customers' needs. United, by one thing, making money management straightforward and cost-effective for our customers.

About the role

Reporting into the Chief People Officer, the Talent Acquisition Partner will manage the entire recruitment process across the UK & Europe. This will involve partnering with our stakeholders to understand the business needs and delivering proactive direct search to source, engage and select the best talent. This is a sole recruiter role and will work across all departments within the business.

Beyond recruitment delivery, the role-holder will support the development of our employer brand and drive value-initiatives to ensure a high quality and diverse workforce. As we strive to develop a market-leading talent acquisition proposition, the team is encouraged to drive enhancements of our processes, systems, tools and training.

Responsibilities

Business Partnering & Resource Planning

• Partner with stakeholders to define resource requirements and support the requisition approval process.
• Identify future skill needs and build a talent pipeline.
• Partner with the Hiring Manager to understand the role & person requirements, advise on the market conditions and agree the best approach.
• Challenge the Hiring Managers to think beyond technical skill-set and consider diversity, behavioural, cultural and team fit.
• Liaise with the Hiring Manager, Candidate, Exco and HR from intake meeting through to onboarding to give a seamless experience.

Employer Brand & Sourcing

• Proactively promote our employer brand and value proposition.
• Directly source candidates via multiple channels; heavy focus on LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Proactively engage prospective candidates to pitch our employer value proposition (EVP) and qualify against our company, role & person requirements.
• On the exception, engage and manage recruitment agencies to support the hiring.
• Take ownership of the entire onboarding process, ensuring that every new starter has a seamless onboarding experience.

Quality & Diversity

• Present and walk through the short list with the Hiring Manager, conduct market referencing and interviews.
• Work with the business to add value throughout the recruitment cycle to make better hiring decisions.
• Support and coach Hiring Managers on recruitment best practice and adhere to talent selection standards and support the balanced assessment of a candidate’s alignment with our technical, behavioural & cultural profile.
• Support diversity & inclusion initiatives and ensure this is embedded in our talent proposition and ensure an outstanding Candidate experience at all times.

Talent Acquisition Capability, Technology & Processes

• Strive to continuously improve our talent acquisition approach, systems, tools, processes and most importantly, ourselves as talent acquisitions professionals.
• Actively share knowledge, best practice and new ideas across the team.
• Assist the automation and standardisation of the recruitment cycle with heavy focus on embedding Bamboo applicant tracking system (ATS).
• Update Bamboo in real-time with a high level of accuracy & integrity, ensuring a clear audit trail.
• Produce and analyse recruitment MI & talent metrics to shape our approach.

Your Profile

Skills & Experience

• Significant recruitment experience, preferably within an in-house recruitment model.
• Candidates from an agency background are welcome and must demonstrate their capability to work on broader talent projects/tasks.
• Previous experience overseeing the onboarding of new joiners and working with relevant stakeholders to deliver a seamless and efficient onboarding experience.
• Strong track record delivering recruitment across the UK & Europe and across various departments.
• Advanced market knowledge within Technology & Financial Services.
• Experience building upon and improving existing recruitment processes and supporting value initiatives (e.g. D&I, recruitment training, etc.).
• Previous role working in a Fintech business.

Attitude & Behaviours

• Highly professional and able to quickly establish credibility and maintain positive relationships with internal & external stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication skills - verbal, written and in meetings.
• Proactive self-starter with the drive to deliver results.
• Works with others in a collaborative and solutions focused manner to achieve measurable outcomes that improve business performance.
• Resilient individual with the ability to operate in a demanding and fast-paced environment.

Nice-to-have

• Experience as a sole recruiter.
• Introduction of AI/automation into recruitment processes.

Diversity & inclusion

Equals is committed to building a workplace where everyone can be themselves. We actively welcome different perspectives, backgrounds and experiences, and we'll work with you to understand what you need to do your best work. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud of it.

We offer hybrid working across our teams, balancing time in the office — for collaboration, events and the relationships that make work rewarding — with the flexibility to work remotely where roles allow.