Talent Acquisition Partner in London

Messy spend management is tricky business. At Pleo, we're changing that. We build spend solutions that make managing money seamless, empowering, and surprisingly effective for finance teams and employees alike—with a vision to help all businesses 'go beyond'. The word 'Pleo' actually means 'more than you'd expect', and living by that mantra has been the secret to our success over the last 10 years. Now, we’re at a pivotal moment in our journey; every move we make has a direct impact on our 40,000 customers, our business, and our collective success.

We need people who take pride in uncovering customer needs, who turn complex problems into simple solutions, challenge the way things are done (respectfully), and always aim high. With great ambitions driving us forward, we can’t say we’ve got this whole thing figured out. And frankly, that’s half the fun. What we can say is that we’re a driven, progressive, and, importantly, a kind bunch of 850 people from over 100 nationalities, all committed to delivering the future of business spending, together.

About the role

Are you passionate about building impactful leadership teams? Do you thrive on aligning with stakeholders to understand their vision and translate it into effective hiring strategies? We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Partner (Senior Leadership Hiring) to join our Talent Acquisition team at Pleo. In this role, you’ll lead searches for senior hires across the company, playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of our leadership teams. You’ll be someone who earns the trust of C-level and senior stakeholders, delivers an exceptional and thoughtful candidate experience, and brings a blend of strategic insight, diligence, and curiosity to every search.

If you’re energised by partnering closely with stakeholders, navigating complex and high-impact hiring needs, delivering a seamless, human-centred senior leader hiring process in a fast-moving environment - we’d love to meet you.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead end-to-end senior search processes across the company - this includes all business areas; Offering (Tech & Product), GTM, Enablement and Pleo Embedded.
• Partner deeply with People Partners and senior leadership to shape hiring strategies and define role requirements.
• Build balanced, high-quality leadership pipelines from scratch - leveraging market mapping, research, data, and personalised outreach to engage exceptional senior talent.
• Deliver an outstanding, high-touch candidate experience - from first conversations through to closing and onboarding, ensuring every interaction reflects our values.
• Champion inclusive and equitable hiring practices, helping stakeholders make informed, bias-aware decisions throughout the process.
• Use data, insight, and market intelligence to guide decisions, influence stakeholders, and ensure alignment between talent strategy and business needs.
• Shape the future of senior leader hiring at Pleo - contributing to scalable processes, best practices, and long-term talent strategies that support our growth.

What you bring

• Extensive experience in leadership hiring across Europe - particularly for Lead, Director and VP level roles.
• Exceptional sourcing and research capabilities, with the ability to engage senior passive talent through thoughtful, high-impact outreach.
• Strong business acumen and curiosity for how leadership, strategy, and organisational design come together to drive company success.
• Experience managing multiple senior searches at once, balancing complexity, confidentiality, and shifting priorities with ease.
• Experience working in scaling environments, ideally within fintech, SaaS, or product-led companies.
• A data-informed approach to senior leader hiring - you thrive using insights, pipelines, and dashboards to guide decisions and build trust with stakeholders.
• Outstanding communication skills, high emotional intelligence, and the ability to influence and guide senior stakeholders.
• A belief in long-term, relationship-driven hiring - you focus on quality, values alignment, and leadership impact, not just filling roles.
• Fluency with tools like Ashby ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, Notion, and Google Sheets would be preferable.

Who you’ll be working with and reporting to

You’ll report to our Head of Talent Acquisition and work closely with Senior Leaders, Executives and People Partners. You’ll be part of a tight-knit Talent Acquisition team that genuinely enjoys working together and believes in raising the bar with every hire.

How you’ll develop in this role

In your first 6 months at Pleo, you’ll:

• Lead multiple leadership searches, from end to end.
• Co-create hiring strategies with stakeholders.
• Contribute to improving processes and leadership hiring playbooks.
• Shape how we hire for quality.
• Contribute to or lead TA related projects.

Whether your growth path lies in deepening your strategic influence, expanding cross-functional partnerships, or mentoring others in the craft of senior hiring - we’ll support you in getting there.

Please note: We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Show me the benefits

• Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending).
• Lunch is on us for your work days - enjoy catered meals or receive a lunch allowance based on your local office.
• Comprehensive private healthcare - depending on your location, coverage options include Vitality, Alan or Médis.
• We offer 25 days of holiday plus your public holidays.
• For our Team, we offer both hybrid and fully remote working options.
• Option to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice.
• We use MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and well-being support with great success so far.
• Paid parental leave - we want to make sure that we’re supportive of families and help you feel that you don’t have to compromise your family due to work.

About your application

Please submit your application in English; it’s our company language so you’ll be speaking lots of it if you join. We treat all candidates equally: If you are interested please apply through our application system - any correspondence should come from there. Our lovely support team isn’t able to pass on any calls/emails our way - and this makes sure that the candidate experience is smooth and fair to everyone.

We can only achieve our goals if our team reflects the diversity of the world around us - and that starts with you, hitting apply, even if you are worried you might not tick all the boxes. We embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply - regardless of race/ethnicity, colour, religion, nationality, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, neurodiversity, socio-economic status, culture or beliefs.

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