Own the complete hiring lifecycle for deep-tech roles — from intake and sourcing strategy through screening, assessment, offer negotiation, and pre-boarding.
Partner with engineering hiring managers to build precise role definitions, competency frameworks, and structured interview plans.
Drive pipeline generation through LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, Boolean search, and niche deep-tech communities
GitHub, Stack Overflow, Kaggle, Discord
not just traditional job boards.
Ensure a high-touch, candidate-centric experience at every stage, minimising drop-offs and maintaining strong candidate NPS.
Partner with HR Business Partners and Delivery Teams to ensure seamless handoffs from offer acceptance through Day 1.
Develop genuine technical literacy
enough to accurately screen resumes, evaluate profiles, and hold credible pre-screening conversations for complex engineering roles.
Build and maintain a proactive talent pipeline for hard-to-fill positions, including Distributed Systems Engineers, ML Engineers, Platform/SRE Leads, and Agentic AI specialists.
Calibrate hiring bars with technical interview panels to ensure consistent, high-quality assessment across all roles.
Act as a trusted talent advisor to engineering hiring managers and business leaders across four regions
UK, US, Bulgaria, and India
proactively sharing market insights, pipeline health, and hiring risks.
Own and report on all key hiring metrics with full accountability for outcomes.

Proven end-to-end technical recruiting experience in a high-growth tech company or product startup
Demonstrable track record closing hard-to-fill engineering roles
SDET, DevOPs, Agentic AI, Platform Engineering, Data Engineering, Infrastructure, or Distributed Systems
Strong proficiency with sourcing tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, GitHub, niche job boards, and talent intelligence platforms
Experience owning hiring metrics
analysing and acting on them, not just reporting
Excellent stakeholder management; able to push back constructively and manage competing priorities
Exceptional written and verbal communication; able to sell a role and company vision to passive, high-demand candidates

Talent Acquisition Lead

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