Senior Tech TA Specialist

We’re looking for an experienced Technical Talent Acquisition Specialist to own hiring across our Engineering and Product teams. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives on ownership and autonomy. You’ll work closely with hiring leaders to understand what their teams need, shape the right recruitment strategy and drive searches from initial brief through to accepted offer.

We’re looking for someone who operates as a genuine partner to the business, not an order taker. You’ll bring your own perspective, challenge assumptions where needed, use data and market insight to guide decisions, and keep adapting the approach until you get to the right outcome. You’ll recruit across areas including backend, frontend, QA, infrastructure, data and product, with a strong focus on specialist, senior and business-critical hiring.

What You’ll Be Doing

Own end-to-end recruitment across Engineering and Product, from role definition and sourcing strategy through assessment, offer and closeBuild strong partnerships with hiring managers and act as a trusted adviser on hiring strategy and talentProactively source, engage and close high-quality technical talentOwn the recruitment strategy for your roles, adapting the approach when something isn’t workingUse market insight, funnel data and candidate feedback to identify challenges and recommend changesExperiment with new sourcing approaches, processes and ways of working, measuring what works and sharing the learningLead role kick-offs and calibration, helping turn business needs into clear, realistic candidate profiles and effective assessment processesAssess candidates through structured screening, strong hiring judgement and a clear understanding of technical and behavioural signalsManage multiple hiring priorities autonomously and make sensible trade-offs based on business needRun efficient interview processes while maintaining a high-quality candidate experienceNavigate offers, counter-offers and closing conversations confidentlyMaintain accurate ATS data and provide clear updates on pipeline health, progress, risks and market trendsContinuously look for ways to improve hiring quality, process and outcomes

What You’ll Bring

Strong experience owning full-cycle recruitment in-house, with substantial experience hiring technical talentA strong track record of direct sourcing, closing candidates and owning recruitment strategyExperience partnering closely with Engineering and/or Product teamsStrong ownership and personal agency, with the confidence to work autonomously and drive work forwardA proactive, problem-solving mindset — if something isn’t working, you investigate why, try a different approach and use evidence to inform the next moveA consultative approach to stakeholder management, with the confidence to advise, challenge and influence constructivelyStrong hiring judgement and experience assessing candidates through structured processesEnough technical literacy to engage credibly with technical candidates and hiring teams and quickly understand unfamiliar roles or technologiesA data-aware approach, using funnel performance, market insight and candidate feedback to improve hiring outcomesStrong prioritisation skills and the ability to manage multiple searches and competing business needsExcellent communication skills and fluency in English

What Success Looks Like

You build credibility quickly with the teams you support and become a trusted partner in how they hire.You create momentum without needing close direction, take accountability for outcomes and are comfortable changing course when the evidence tells you something isn’t working.Most importantly, you enjoy being close to the work. You’re motivated by finding and closing great people, improving the way hiring gets done and growing your impact as the business evolves.