Talent Acquisition Partner

Capital One (Europe) plc; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£5,000 external qualifications funding

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Capital One UK is seeking a driven Talent Acquisition Partner to own end-to-end recruitment across key business areas, including Analytics, Process Management, Legal, Compliance, and Risk. This role emphasizes strategic hiring and stakeholder partnership to align with company goals.

You will operate from Nottingham or London with a hybrid pattern (3 days in-office, Tue-Thu, and 2 days remote). You’ll develop sourcing strategies, build pipelines, and collaborate with Talent Brand to attract top

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a full-lifecycle recruiter within financial services.
• Ability to move beyond tactical recruiting to think strategically about talent challenges, advise senior stakeholders, and shape organisational hiring strategy.
• A curious mindset to understand roles you’re recruiting for and engage in meaningful conversations about challenges.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end talent acquisition process for key parts of the business, including Analytics and Professional hiring.
• Be the key point of contact and trusted leader for your business areas, using market knowledge to influence the people strategy.
• Develop and implement long-term sourcing strategies to create robust candidate pipelines for current and future needs.
• Work closely with Talent Brand to build and implement an engaging attraction strategy and highlight Capital One as an employer of choice.
• Continuously seek to understand changes in the recruitment market and bring innovation to the TA team.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Stakeholder management

Talent sourcing

Market knowledge

Data-driven recruiting

Tools

GSuite

Workday

Job description

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Partner

Location: Nottingham or London

Working Pattern: 3 days in-office (Tuesday-Thursday) and 2 days remote.

Our Mission

We’re on a mission to be a force for good in lending. Throughout our almost 30-year history, we’ve consistently been recognised as a great place to work; in 2026, Capital One was officially ranked 9th in the UK’s Best Workplaces list. Hear from our team about what it’s like working at Capital One UK.

About this role

We're looking for a driven and strategic Talent Acquisition Partner to take ownership of the hiring across a broad range of business areas here at Capital One, including Analytics, Process Management, Legal, Compliance and Risk. If you thrive on autonomy, this is your chance to not just fill roles, but to drive significant strategic change, identify key areas for improvement, and ensure our talent acquisition efforts are perfectly aligned with the broader company vision.

What you’ll do

• Own the end to end talent acquisition process for key parts of the business, including Analytics and Professional hiring
• Be the key point of contact and trusted leader for your business areas, utilising your market knowledge to influence the overall people strategy
• Develop and implement long term sourcing strategies to create robust candidate pipelines for immediate business demand and future required skills
• Work closely with Talent Brand to build and implement an engaging attraction strategy, continuing to highlight Capital One as an employer of choice
• Constantly seek to understand the changes in the recruitment market, and bring innovation and new ideas to the wider TA team

What we’re looking for

• Significant experience as a full-lifecycle recruiter within financial services
• Ability to move beyond tactical recruiting to think strategically about talent challenges, advise senior stakeholders, and shape organisational hiring strategy
• A curious mindset to help understand the roles you're recruiting for and can have meaningful conversations about challenges
• Highly effective communication and relationship-building skills to partner with busy hiring managers and provide a world-class experience to candidates
• An ability to thrive in an ambiguous and ever changing environment, and continuously identify opportunities for improvement
• A data-driven approach to optimise your recruitment processes and provide meaningful insights to the business, along with strong organisational skills to ensure a well managed approach
• Experience using GSuite and Workday desirable

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position based in either our Nottingham or London office.

We embrace a hybrid approach to work. You'll spend three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday), with Monday and Friday being dedicated work-from-home days.

Our offices are designed to inspire and support you. At our Nottingham head office, you'll find an on-site gym, restaurant and dedicated Learning Loft. Our London office boasts a rooftop running track and coffee bar.

What’s in it for you

We invest in the growth of our people alongside our business. You will have extensive opportunities to learn and develop your career, including access to up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications.

In addition to career development, our comprehensive benefits package is designed to grow with you, ensuring your wellbeing is prioritised at every stage of your career:

• Wealth & Future: Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes
• Holidays: Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure. Need more? You have the option to buy 5 additional days.
• Health: Access premium care through our private medical insurance.
• Family Support: We champion your milestones with enhanced parental leave.

A full list of our benefits is available here.

What you should know about how we recruit

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible.

We value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. We empower our associates to do great work by creating an inclusive culture—one that values diverse perspectives, fosters collaboration and encourages innovative ideas—and a place where associates of all backgrounds can thrive by bringing their most authentic selves to work. We call this our Culture of Belonging, and it rests at the heart of our business.

Our associate-led Business Resource Groups were created to help support our diverse population and include over 10 groups across our offices. Because each Business Resource Group is as unique as the population it serves, they offer a range of activities, networking opportunities, special events and learning programmes to associates.

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact [e-mail]. All information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment.

For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to [e-mail]

Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Who We Are

At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company.

Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.

Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.