Senior Technical Recruiter in London

We're looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter. You'll hire exceptional people and help build effective tech teams that solve real business problems. You'll advise hiring managers, shape decision-making with data, and collaborate with leadership on our tech hiring strategy.

The company: Small businesses move fast. Opportunities often don't wait, and cash flow pressures can appear overnight. To keep going, and growing, SMEs need finance that's as flexible and responsive as they are. That's why we built iwoca. Our smart technology, data science and five-star customer service ensures business owners can act with the speed, confidence and control they need, exactly when it's needed. We've already cleared the way for 100,000 businesses with more than £4 billion in funding. Our passionate team is driven to help even more SMEs succeed, through access to better finance and other services that make running a business easier. Our ultimate mission is to support one million SMEs in their defining moments, creating lasting impact for the communities and economies they drive.

The team: The Tech Talent team hires for iwoca's Tech, Analytics, and Product (TAP) functions. Our work directly impacts the teams who build our products, systems, and customer experience. We focus on high-calibre talent - people who raise the bar and improve the teams they join - supported by data and structure to enable objective and measured hiring decisions. We care about doing recruitment well. We share knowledge, collaborate, and challenge each other's thinking to raise standards. We use Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, Welcome to the Jungle, and Cord. And we experiment with new tools and workflows to scale our impact and keep our skills sharp.

The role: As the Senior Technical Recruiter, you'll focus on thoughtful and evidence-based technical recruitment across engineering, product, and data. You'll run processes end to end, from understanding team needs through to assessment, selection, and offer, using data and candidate evidence to guide decisions. You'll decide when to use our tried and tested approaches, and when a situation calls for a different method or a step-change in how we work. You'll partner with senior stakeholders, build trust, share insights and guide your colleagues to make the right call.

The requirements:

• 8+ years' experience recruiting engineers and other technical roles in product-led environments, with ability to assess capability and impact accurately.
• Ability to recognise high-calibre, relevant profiles and separate signal from noise through disciplined evaluation based on context, outcomes, and applied skills.
• Ability to run several processes end-to-end with clarity, pace, and accuracy, managing pipelines and documentation through an Applicant Tracking System (ideally Ashby).
• Proficiency with recruitment tools and data, using spreadsheets, formulas, and ATS dashboards to track performance, identify patterns, and provide insights.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders, providing clear insight and recommendations that build trust.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with concise, well-structured writing that provides clarity for candidates and stakeholders.

Bonus:

• Experience hiring data scientists working on applied machine learning for real product use cases, especially those using probabilistic models for decisioning.
• Experience hiring backend engineers working in data-heavy, API-driven environments with technologies such as Python, Django, Rust, or Golang, and relational databases.
• Experience hiring product or strategy roles in tech-led companies where context, analytical thinking, and business impact are central to success.

The salary: We expect to pay from £70,000 to £90,000 for this role. But, we're open-minded, so definitely include your salary goals with your application. We routinely benchmark salaries against market rates, and run quarterly performance and salary reviews.

The culture: At iwoca, we prioritise a culture of learning, growth, and support, and invest in the professional development of our team members. We value thought and skill diversity, and encourage you to explore new areas of interest to help us innovate and improve our products and services.

The offices: Offices in London, Leeds, Berlin, and Frankfurt with plenty of drinks and snacks. Events and clubs, like bingo, comedy nights, football, etc.

The benefits:

• Flexible working hours.
• Medical insurance from Vitality, including discounted gym membership.
• A private GP service (separate from Vitality) for you, your partner, and your dependents.
• 25 days' holiday per year, an extra day off for your birthday, the option to buy or sell an additional five days of annual leave, and unlimited unpaid leave.
• A one-month, fully paid sabbatical after four years.
• Instant access to external counselling and therapy sessions for team members that need emotional or mental health support.
• 3% Pension contributions on total earnings.
• An employee equity incentive scheme.
• Generous parental leave and a nursery tax benefit scheme to help you save money.
• Electric car scheme and cycle to work scheme.
• Two company retreats a year: we've been to France, Italy, Spain, and further afield.
• A learning and development budget for everyone.
• Company-wide talks with internal and external speakers.
• Access to learning platforms like Treehouse.

Useful links: iwoca benefits & policies. Interview welcome pack. CV writing guidance.