Talent Acquisition Specialist / Internal Recruiter (13-Month Fixed-Term Contract — Maternity Cover)

NMI is looking for a motivated and experienced Internal Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team on a 13-month fixed-term contract, providing maternity leave cover. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a hands-on role in shaping our teams during a period of continued growth. The primary focus of this role will be recruiting for our global Support, Sales and Marketing organisations — critical functions that keep NMI's partners and customers at the heart of everything we do.

We're looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, brings strong sourcing instincts, and can hit the ground running. Whether your background is in agency recruitment, in-house talent acquisition, or a blend of both — if you're passionate about finding great people, we'd love to hear from you. This is a 100% remote opportunity for candidates based in the United Kingdom.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end recruitment process for roles across the global organisation, from intake through to offer acceptance.
• Manage a live requisition load of open roles simultaneously, maintaining momentum and quality across the full portfolio.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to define role requirements, agree sourcing strategies, and ensure alignment on candidate profiles and timelines.
• Proactively source and engage passive candidates through platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and other creative channels.
• Build and maintain a healthy, diverse pipeline of candidates across all markets.
• Champion and represent NMI's culture, values, and employer brand throughout every candidate interaction.
• Conduct thorough initial screenings and coordinate interview processes, ensuring a seamless and positive candidate experience from first contact through to offer.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date records in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and use recruitment data to inform decisions and report on progress.
• Provide regular updates to hiring managers and Talent Acquisition leadership on requisition status, pipeline health, and market insights.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of recruitment processes, tools, and practices.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• 2+ years of recruiting experience in an in-house and/or agency setting.
• Proven ability to manage multiple open requisitions concurrently, balancing speed and quality.
• Strong direct sourcing skills with demonstrated experience engaging passive candidates.
• Experience recruiting across multiple functions or business areas.
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems and tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build credibility with hiring managers at all levels.
• Highly organised with strong prioritisation and time management skills.
• A data-informed mindset — you track your metrics, spot trends, and use insights to improve outcomes.
• Sound understanding of confidentiality and ethical recruitment practices.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience recruiting for customer support, marketing and sales functions in a global or multi-site environment.
• Familiarity with recruiting in the payments, fintech, or SaaS industry.
• Experience contributing to employer branding or university/early careers recruitment initiatives.
• Exposure to recruiting across international markets, particularly South Africa.

As well as being a part of something exciting every day, you will also receive the following benefits:

• Annual salary of £28,000–£34,000
• 25 days holiday each year (+ bank holidays + 1 day after each year of service with up to a max. of 30 days)
• Workplace pension scheme
• Private medical insurance (upon 30 days of employment)
• 7 hours per day, 35 hours per week
• A remote first culture
• Great work-life balance with our Flexi-time policy
• Family Friendly policies (Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay and Shared Parental Leave).
• A chance to develop with an allocated company training budget
• Bike2Work Scheme
• Lifeworks, an Employee Assistance Programme which offers wellbeing, family and financial support services, such as assessments, resources and even 1:1 counselling sessions.
• A strong commitment to employee wellbeing including mental health first aiders
• Bonusly colleague reward scheme

We believe that having a diverse group of employees strengthens both our work and our workplace. We're focused on making NMI more diverse and welcoming with initiatives like having a dedicated Diversity, Equity & Inclusion action group, diversity goals for hiring, anonymized resume screening, affinity groups such as our Women's network and LGBTQ+ Network, open forums for discussions on diversity and social justice, and measuring inclusion and belonging as part of our regular employee engagement surveys.

Equal Opportunity NMI is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and all other applicable UK legislation.

Please be aware that NMI does not hold a UK visa sponsorship licence. We are therefore unable to progress applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom. Candidates must be able to provide documentary evidence of their right to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.