Senior Talent Acquisition Lead - Climate Tech (Contract)

CarbonChain; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy

Exposure to founders

Climate impact work

London-based culture

Job summary

CarbonChain is seeking a Head of Talent Acquisition for a 6-month contract in London. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery to recruit 5–8 senior engineering and product hires, while professionalising the recruitment system and processes.

The successful candidate will own engineering and product recruitment, build direct sourcing capability, and establish a standardized interview process and playbook. Hybrid work is available with office presence in London.

Qualifications

• 5y+ ownership of engineering and product recruitment in seed to Series B tech businesses.
• Direct sourcing expertise to build pipeline for hard-to-fill roles.
• Structured interview processes and scorecards.
• Excellent stakeholder management to challenge hiring requirements.
• Standalone function with hands-on delivery.
• Knowledge of the UK tech market, compensation benchmarking, visa sponsorship.
• Experience in climate technology, B2B SaaS, data infrastructure, or fintech.
• Recruiting full stack engineers and product managers.
• Contract or interim experience; mobilise quickly.
• Transitioning org from agency-led to direct hiring.
• Job specs/briefs quickly and pipeline generation.
• Familiarity with Greenhouse ATS.
• Willingness to source non-tech roles occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering a talent acquisition strategy aligned to the organisation's growth ambitions and headcount plan.
• Partnering with the senior leadership team and hiring managers to define role requirements, success profiles and structured scorecards for each vacancy.
• Taking direct ownership of senior technical recruitment, including proactive sourcing, candidate engagement, assessment and offer management.
• Designing and embedding a consistent, structured interview process, including interviewer training and calibration for hiring managers across the business.
• Reducing reliance on external recruitment agencies through the development of direct sourcing capability and a sustainable talent pipeline.
• Championing an outstanding candidate experience and acting as a credible ambassador for the CarbonChain brand in a competitive technical market.
• Leading offer negotiation and closing activity, including compensation benchmarking and equity discussions appropriate to the company's stage.
• Optimising the applicant tracking system and establishing meaningful reporting on pipeline health, time to hire, source effectiveness and cost per hire.
• Delivering a documented talent acquisition playbook and comprehensive handover to enable the business to operate the function effectively at the conclusion of the contract.

Skills

Senior technical hiring

Direct sourcing

Structured interviews

Stakeholder management

Standalone function

UK tech market knowledge

Climate tech

B2B SaaS

Data infrastructure

Fintech

Full stack engineers

Product managers

Contract experience

Greenhouse ATS

Direct hiring

Job specs/briefs

Tools

Greenhouse

Job description

CarbonChain is seeking a Head of Talent Acquisition for a 6-month contract in London. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery to recruit 5–8 senior engineering and product hires, while professionalising the recruitment system and processes.

The successful candidate will own engineering and product recruitment, build direct sourcing capability, and establish a standardized interview process and playbook. Hybrid work is available with office presence in London.