Recruiter

Wwshemi; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive salary

Employer pension contributions

Private health insurance

Hybrid work setup

Gym memberships

Company retreats

Job summary

Valarian Technologies Limited is hiring a Recruiter to own the full recruitment lifecycle for technical and non-technical roles, partnering with leadership and engineering teams. You will source elite software engineers, infrastructure experts, and product leads, delivering a world-class candidate experience and driving our hiring strategy with data-driven practices.

You’ll work in a collaborative, face-to-face London-based office environment with a focus on inclusivity, high performance, and a

Qualifications

• Proven tech recruitment experience in fast-paced environments.
• Experience in high-growth startups or scale-ups.
• Advanced sourcing using modern tools to uncover passive talent.
• Strong relationships with senior technical, commercial and exec stakeholders.
• Commitment to inclusive hiring practices and diverse candidate pools.
• Maintaining ATS hygiene and data integrity.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end execution of recruitment for technical and non-technical roles from scoping to onboarding.
• Build talent pipelines for niche and competitive engineering, cyber security, AI infrastructure roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and market expectations.
• Deliver a transparent, respectful candidate journey reflecting Valarian’s brand.
• Track and report key recruitment metrics to optimise hiring strategies.
• Collaborate with Marketing to elevate the company’s employer brand.
• Design scalable recruitment processes as the business expands globally.

Skills

End-to-End recruitment

Hyper growth

Advanced sourcing

Relationship building

Diversity & inclusion

Operational excellence

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

GitHub

Job description

This listing's locations On-site - London

Employment Full time

Workplace On site

Department: Internal Development

Valarian: A New Era of Sovereign Intelligence

Valarian is a dual use technology company building critical tools to safeguard the future in an era of evolving global security challenges. Backed by a Series A funding round of $50m led by NEA, we are rethinking security beyond traditional military domains to address asymmetric threats that impact our technological advantage, economic strength, and democratic institutions. We provide the control infrastructure that allows government and regulated enterprise to put frontier-class AI to work safely.

We are bringing a frontier AI experience inside secure boundaries for the first time. Our technology supports mission critical workflows across government, healthcare, and enterprise, including:

• Scaling open-weight models without external inference endpoints.
• Putting frontier class AI to work across organisations through partnerships with other leading AI startups such as Perplexity.
• Increasing operational resiliency for air gapped, on prem, and cloud based systems.
• Securing intellectual property and maintaining auditability for high stakes enterprise environments.
• Facilitating secure information flow during disaster response, M&A due diligence, and privileged legal communications.

We’ve only scratched the surface. Built in Britain by veterans of the Ministry of Defence, British Forces, Darktrace, and elite engineering backgrounds, we are driven by a shared mission to safeguard western democracy . Whether you join our London HQ or our wider global organisation, you’ll be part of a collaborative, high performing team creating the cutting edge software and infrastructure that defines the frontier of enterprise AI.

The Role

As our Recruiter, you will own the end to end recruitment lifecycle to scale our high-performing team during a critical phase of hypergrowth. This is a hands on role where you will partner closely with Leadership, Engineering, Product, and Business Development teams to identify, attract, and hire world class talent.

With a strong emphasis on technical recruitment, you will be responsible for sourcing elite software engineers, infrastructure specialists, and product leads who can build the frontier of enterprise AI. As well as roles outside of Product Development as needed. You will act as the face of Valarian, delivering an exceptional candidate experience and embedding our culture of inclusivity, compassion, and high performance into our hiring practices.

What you’ll do:

• End to End Execution: Own the full recruitment lifecycle for technical and non technical roles, from initial scoping and sourcing to offer negotiation and onboarding.
• Technical Sourcing: Build robust talent pipelines for niche and highly competitive roles across elite engineering, cyber security, AI infrastructure, and product design.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, defining role requirements, setting realistic market expectations, and structuring rigorous evaluation processes.
• Candidate Experience: Deliver a transparent, respectful, and world class candidate journey that reflects Valarian’s brand and mission.
• Data Driven Recruitment: Track, analyse, and report on key recruitment metrics (time-to-hire, source effectiveness, pipeline health) to optimise hiring strategies.
• Employer Branding: Partner with marketing and design teams to elevate Valarian’s presence within the tech ecosystem via events, tech talks, and digital channels.
• Process Improvement: Design and implement scalable recruiting frameworks, interview rubrics, and interviewer training as the business expands globally.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven Tech Recruitment Experience: Demonstrated track record sourcing and closing high-calibre technical talent (e.g., Software, DevOps, Infrastructure, Cyber Security, or Deep Tech) within a fast-paced agency or in-house environment.
• Hyper Growth Agility: Experience thriving in a high growth, venture backed startup or scale-up environment, managing competing priorities with speed and precision.
• Advanced Sourcing Capabilities: Expertise in modern sourcing tools and techniques (LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, tech communities) to uncover passive, elite talent.
• Strong Relationship Building: Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to engage senior technical, commercial, and executive stakeholders.
• Commitment to Diversity: A proven track record of designing inclusive hiring processes that attract diverse candidate pools.
• Operational Excellence: Highly organised with strong attention to detail, maintaining ATS hygiene and ensuring data integrity.

Our benefits are designed to ensure our employees feel taken care of and are proud to be a part of the Valarian team. We are committed to consistently enhancing our benefit package, taking into account the overall well-being and needs of our teammates. Here are the key benefits accessible to all employees at Valarian Technologies:

• Equity - because you have the right to own what you’re building
• A competitive salary - because we value your unique skills
• Employer pension contributions - because you deserve a secure future
• Private health insurance - because your health is important to us
• Hybrid work setup - because everyone has different needs
• Gym memberships - because staying active fuels productivity
• Rewarding company retreats and meetups that respect your work/life balance - because we love getting to know each other

Life at Valarian

Our culture is built on inclusivity, compassion and flexibility - we want everyone to be empowered to achieve their goals at Valarian.

The work we do is vital, but so are the connections that make it happen. We thrive on the shared energy, spontaneous conversations, and mutual trust built when we spend time together. We operate on an office first hybrid model, regularly gathering in our London office to support one another and collaborate.

Valarian Technologies Limited is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from invdividuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran, amnesty, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process and providing employment opportunities to all applicants. Decision recruitment, hiring, and employment are based solely on qualifications, skills, and experience relevant to the job requirements.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analysing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgement. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.