Technical Recruiter (Fixed Term Contract)

Stripe; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial platform in London is seeking a creative Recruiter to enhance their team. The role involves full-cycle recruiting, developing hiring strategies, and ensuring a high-quality candidate experience. Ideal candidates should have 3-5 years of experience in technical recruiting and a commitment to fostering diversity in hiring. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and cater to Europe's most ambitious clients. This position is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of full-cycle Technical Recruiting experience in a high-growth environment.
• Passion for building teams and exceptional candidate experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to attract passive candidates and build diverse pipelines.
• Active and data-driven approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to understand hiring objectives.
• Initiate creative changes to recruiting strategy.
• Track and analyze hiring metrics for reporting.
• Create plans for sourcing diverse candidates.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for candidate experience.

Skills

Full-cycle Technical Recruiting

Data-driven problem solving

Communication skills

Team building

Diversity recruitment

Job description

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

What you’ll do

To further this important mission, we are looking for a consultative and creative Recruiter to join us in London and work with Stripe to grow and scale our teams. You can expect high impact and wide-ranging responsibility: owning full-cycle recruiting, driving hiring strategy, leading first-in-kind searches, and delivering best-in-class candidate experience. This person must be a builder who thrives in a learning environment—unafraid to try new things, embrace new ideas, and welcome suggestions for how we can iterate on our processes. This is a 12 month fixed-term contract.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders across the organisation to understand their hiring objectives and develop team recruiting strategies to hit headcount goals
• Help initiate creative and scalable changes to our existing recruiting strategy
• Track and analyse metrics and report on hiring progress to business leadership on a regular cadence
• Concentrate on creating strategic plans for sourcing candidates with diverse backgrounds for each of your roles
• Work closely with cross-functional teams like Finance, People Ops, Benefits, Onboarding and Legal to deliver a high-quality and holistic candidate experience

Who you are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply.

Minimum requirements

• Minimum 3 - 5 years of full-cycle Technical Recruiting experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment including in house experience
• A passion for building teams and delivering exceptional candidate experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an appropriate blend of professionalism and friendliness
• Proven abilities to attract passive senior candidates and build a diverse pipelines
• An active and data driven approach to problem solving; you enjoy making sense of the trends and using the insights to better your process to make it more efficient
• A growth mindset and truly flexible. You can shift tasks and priorities when circumstances change (at a fast-growing startup, they often do)
• An interest in working in a cross-functional and fluid environment, the ability to learn quickly, and no desire to take yourself too seriously (a wry sense of humour is always appreciated!)