Talent Lead

present of AI; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arva AI is seeking a senior recruiter to own end-to-end hiring across engineering, product, sales and operations, partnering with founders to define what great looks like for each opening.

You will lead from first outreach to signed contracts and onboarding, juggling multiple pipelines in a fast-paced startup environment where judgement matters more than volume. Comfort with AI/compliance products helps in conversations.

Qualifications

• End-to-end hiring experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience recruiting for engineering, product, sales and operations roles.
• Ability to assess candidate motivation and fit in a startup setting.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruitment from outreach to offer and onboarding.
• Coordinate with founders to define what great looks like for each opening.
• Manage multiple pipelines with attention to detail and speed.

Skills

End-to-end hiring

Startup recruiting

Founder communication

Talent judgement

Job description

The role is full ownership of hiring from first outreach to signed contract and onboarding, across engineering, product, sales and operations, while working closely with founders on what great looks like for each opening. A strong candidate has run end to end recruitment before, ideally in a demanding tech or startup setting, and can juggle several pipelines at once without dropping details. Judgement about people matters more than volume, along with the drive to keep processes moving quickly.

How it fits the AI era

Much of the sourcing and admin side of recruiting, such as searching profiles and scheduling, is increasingly handled by tools, so the person in this seat can spend more time on judgement calls and conversations. What stays human is reading motivation, testing whether someone is genuinely strong, and persuading good candidates to say yes. The role sits inside a company selling AI agents for compliance work, so comfort with that kind of product helps when talking to candidates.

How it builds AI experience

Working here gives close exposure to how an AI agent platform is built and sold, which is useful context for recruiting technical and commercial roles. A candidate can build that knowledge by learning how agent products differ from ordinary software and by practising structured screening that separates real ability from polished answers. Familiarity with hiring for AI or deep tech teams would help, though the posting does not require it.

Worth showing

• End to end hiring
• Startup recruiting record
• Talent judgement
• Founder communication

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About Arva AI

AI agent platform that, the company says, automates high-risk banking operations, business customer onboarding, and financial crime compliance.