Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

About the role

This senior talent acquisition position focuses on building high‑performing commercial teams across the UK and Europe for a fast‑growing global fintech. You will own end‑to‑end senior hiring processes, from intake to onboarding, with a strong emphasis on executive search and headhunting.

Key responsibilities

• Own full‑cycle recruitment for commercial roles, from individual contributors to senior leadership, across the UK and Europe.
• Lead executive‑search assignments, including market mapping, talent‑pool development and direct outreach to passive candidates.
• Build and maintain high‑quality candidate pipelines using LinkedIn, professional communities, referrals, industry events and personal networks.
• Partner with hiring managers and executives as a trusted talent advisor, providing market insights, compensation expectations and realistic timelines.
• Conduct thorough candidate assessments, present focused shortlists, and manage offers, negotiations and onboarding.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data, keep the ATS up‑to‑date and report on pipeline health and hiring results.
• Share sourcing techniques, market knowledge and search methodologies with the wider talent acquisition team.

Required profile

• 6+ years of recruitment experience with a strong focus on sourcing, direct search and headhunting.
• Proven executive‑search experience, successfully placing senior and C‑level candidates.
• Demonstrated success recruiting commercial talent (sales, business development, account management) in the UK and Europe.
• Experience in recruitment agencies, in‑house talent teams or international fintech/payments environments.
• Highly self‑driven, autonomous, persistent and resilient in engaging hard‑to‑reach passive candidates.
• Strong stakeholder‑management skills, comfortable working with senior hiring managers and executives.
• Excellent candidate assessment and communication abilities, with deep knowledge of commercial talent markets.
• C1‑level English proficiency (written and spoken) and fluent Russian.

What we offer

• Fully remote position within the European time zone.
• High‑impact senior searches with direct exposure to leadership.
• Access to a corporate Claude license and a comprehensive sourcing toolkit.
• Significant autonomy to define your own sourcing and recruitment approach.
• Collaboration with an international team of experienced talent acquisition professionals.
• Multicultural environment in a fast‑growing global fintech.
• Vacation, sick leave, paid holidays and company‑provided laptop.