Talent Acquisition Specialist (Tech & Product) - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Trainline; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A travel tech company in London is hiring a Talent Acquisition Specialist for a 6-month FTC, with potential for permanency. This role focuses on sourcing top talent in tech and product teams, championing inclusive hiring practices, and enhancing candidate experience. Ideal candidates will have end-to-end recruitment experience and be data-driven.

Benefits

Private healthcare & dental insurance

Generous work from abroad policy

2-for-1 share purchase plans

EV Scheme to reduce carbon emissions

Extra festive time off

Family-friendly benefits

Qualifications

• Proven track record in end-to-end recruitment across tech or product functions.
• Experience in an in-house or RPO company or recruitment agency.
• Ability to use recruitment data to influence outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Source and hire top talent across Tech and Product teams.
• Design inclusive, efficient hiring processes with hiring managers.
• Champion inclusive hiring practices and contribute to employer branding.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Stakeholder relationship building

Data-driven decision making

Inclusive hiring practices

Tools

Ashby

Metaview

ChatGPT

Copilot

Job description

About us:

We are champions of rail, inspired to build a greener, more sustainable future of travel. Trainline enables millions of travellers to find and book the best value tickets across carriers, fares, and journey options through our highly rated mobile app, website, and B2B partner channels.

Great journeys start with Trainline

Now Europe’s number 1 downloaded rail app, with over 125 million monthly visits and £5.9 billion in annual ticket sales, we collaborate with 270+ rail and coach companies in over 40 countries. We want to create a world where travel is as simple, seamless, eco-friendly and affordable as it should be.

Today, we're a FTSE 250 company driven by our incredible team of over 1,000 Trainliners from 50+ nationalities, based across London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Edinburgh and Madrid. With our focus on growth in the UK and Europe, now is the perfect time to join us on this high-speed journey.

Introducing the Talent team at Trainline

At Trainline, our Talent team is central to scaling one of Europe’s most exciting travel tech businesses. We’re a collaborative, high-performing group that believes recruitment is a strategic craft, not just a process. Whether it’s partnering with stakeholders to define hiring needs, enhancing candidate experience, or testing the latest in AI hiring tools, we approach talent acquisition with creativity, care and a data-first mindset.

We’re searching for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join us on an initial 6-month FTC with scope to go permanent in the future. As we continue to grow, this role will play a vital part in helping us build diverse, mission-driven teams across Tech and Product. You’ll be joining a supportive, people-first function with access to modern tools, cross-functional projects, and a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Trainline you will...

• Source and hire top talent across our Tech and Product teams.

• Partner closely with hiring managers to design inclusive, efficient and high-quality hiring processes, bringing your market knowledge and data insights to the table.

• Run structured hiring kick-offs, syncs, and debriefs, helping teams iterate and improve their approach to hiring top talent.

• Drive candidate experience excellence, using insights and feedback to implement improvements that enhance our brand and reputation.

• Use Ashby, Metaview and enterprise AI tooling (ChatGPT and Copilot) to automate and optimise workflows, improve funnel conversion and improve efficiency.

• Champion inclusive hiring practices, ensuring our values and DEI commitments are built into every stage of the process.

• Contribute to employer branding opportunities, events or community partnerships to elevate Trainline’s presence in the tech hiring landscape.

We'd love to hear from you if you...

• Have a proven track record in end-to-end recruitment across tech or product functions within fast-paced environments.

• Ideally have experience in an in-house or RPO company. Coming straight from a recruitment agency is also fine.

• Are skilled at building strong stakeholder relationships and adapting your approach to different personalities and priorities.

• Use recruitment data to influence outcomes, identify friction points, and drive improvements to hiring metrics and process effectiveness. We'd love to see actual metrics on your CV!

• Are energised by working in a complex, scaling environment, taking accountability of your area while contributing to wider team OKRs and CX standards.

• Have a genuine interest in inclusive hiring, and love designing structured, values-led hiring processes.

More information:

Enjoy fantastic perks like private healthcare & dental insurance, a generous work from abroad policy, 2-for-1 share purchase plans, an EV Scheme to further reduce carbon emissions, extra festive time off, and excellent family-friendly benefits.

We prioritise career growth with clear career paths, transparent pay bands, personal learning budgets, and regular learning days. Jump on board and supercharge your career from day one!

Our values represent the things that matter most to us and what we live and breathe everyday, in everything we do:

• Think Big - We're building the future of rail

• ️ Own It - We focus on every customer, partner and journey

• Travel Together - We're one team

• ️ Do Good - We make a positive impact

We know that having a diverse team makes us better and helps us succeed. And we mean all forms of diversity - gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, nationality and diversity of thought. That's why we're committed to creating inclusive places to work, where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated.

Interested in finding out more about what it's like to work at Trainline? Why not check us out on LinkedIn, Instagram and Glassdoor!