Senior Talent Acquisition Partner Product & Tech

StepStone Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic tech company is seeking an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to enhance recruitment across Product Design and Data teams. You will be responsible for the full recruitment lifecycle, mentor peer recruiters, and develop innovative sourcing strategies using AI tools. The ideal candidate has 8 years of experience in technical recruiting, strong stakeholder management skills, and a proven record in fast-paced environments. The position offers a hybrid work model and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

29 days holiday allowance + bank holidays

Private medical and dental healthcare

Matching pension contribution

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance Cover

Hybrid working model

Volunteering days

Bring your dog to the office on Mondays and Fridays!

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in recruiting technical talent.
• Proven track record in Product Management, Product Design, and Data Science.
• Strong communication skills and exceptional stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes for tech roles.
• Coach peer recruiters on best practices and sourcing strategies.
• Build relationships with hiring managers and leadership teams.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Coaching and mentoring

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruitment

Advanced sourcing techniques

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

GitHub

Analytics platforms

Job description

The job at a glance

We're seeking an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to join our dynamic Tech company and drive recruitment excellence across our Product Design and Data teams. This is a strategic role where you'll partner with hiring managers to build world‑class teams while scaling our talent acquisition processes. You'll be at the forefront of innovative recruiting practices leveraging AI tools and data‑driven insights to attract top‑tier talent in a competitive market. The ideal candidate thrives in fast‑paced environments and has a proven track record of delivering exceptional hiring outcomes for technical roles.

Your responsibilities

End‑to‑end recruitment management – Own the full recruitment lifecycle from role scoping and sourcing strategy through to offer negotiation and onboarding for Product Management, Product Design and Data Science candidates while collaborating closely with hiring managers, leadership teams and cross‑functional partners to understand business needs and align on hiring strategies.

Leadership and coaching – Mentor and coach peer recruiters on sourcing strategies, candidate engagement techniques and data‑driven decision making while serving as a subject‑matter expert and driving continuous improvement across the recruitment team.

Strategic talent sourcing – Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies using multiple channels, including direct outreach, social recruiting, technical communities, passive candidate networks, LinkedIn Recruiter and GitHub to identify and engage top talent in competitive markets.

Data‑driven optimization and AI innovation – Analyze recruitment metrics and candidate feedback to continuously improve processes, reduce time‑to‑hire and enhance candidate experience while implementing and optimizing AI‑powered recruitment practices to increase efficiencies across all touchpoints.

Stakeholder partnership and collaboration – Build strong relationships with hiring managers, leadership teams, HR and cross‑functional partners to ensure alignment on business needs, role requirements and hiring strategies that drive organizational success.

Qualifications

8 years recruiting technical talent – Proven track record hiring for Product Management, Product Design and Data Science roles at fast‑paced technology companies with demonstrable success metrics.

Leadership and collaboration – Experience coaching and mentoring colleagues on sourcing techniques, best practices and process optimization while building strong partnerships with HR, talent operations and cross‑functional teams to achieve shared hiring goals.

Advanced technical sourcing capabilities – Expert proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub sourcing and specialized tools to identify and engage passive candidates in highly competitive talent markets.

Data‑driven recruitment approach – Experienced in leveraging analytics tools and AI‑powered platforms to create dashboards, track conversion rates, time‑to‑hire and source effectiveness and continuously optimize recruitment practices.

Exceptional stakeholder management – Strong communication and relationship‑building skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders, manage competing priorities and adapt quickly in ambiguous situations.

Additional Information

We're a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when you're with us. Because your job shouldn't take over your life it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• 29 days holiday allowance + bank holidays
• Private medical and dental healthcare
• Matching pension contribution of 4 or 5% (after 3 years of service up to 10%)
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance Cover
• Hybrid working model (3 days working from the office)
• Volunteering days
• And you can bring your dog to the office on Mondays and Fridays!

Our commitment

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company so we want to recruit, develop and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone regardless of background, gender, identity, sexual orientation, disability, status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status and any other characteristic.

As a global business we further our DEI and sustainability progress by working with national and international bodies and are proud to have been recognised for our work – both locally and internationally including:

• Armed Forces Covenant: Silver Award Employer Recognition Scheme
• EcoVadis: Bronze Award
• Fertility Friendly Employer accredited by Fertility Matters at Work
• RIDI (Recruitment Industry Disability) Awards: Inclusive Technology Award 2024
• Stonewall: Gold Award
• Stonewall: Top 100 Workplace Equality Index (85)