Senior Leadership Recruiter - 12 month FTC in City of London

We power people’s progress. At Preply, we’re all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalized learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human‑led, tech‑enabled - and it’s creating real impact. So far, 90,000 tutors have delivered over 20 million lessons to learners in more than 175 countries. Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters.

Meet the team: Talent Acquisition at Preply is a high‑performing, ambitious team that’s deeply embedded in the business. We are obsessed with raising the bar - constantly iterating, innovating, and learning together to be best‑in‑class. We’re technology driven, data‑informed, and we think critically about our business and map, engage and prioritize according to customer and business outcomes. But we also care deeply about collaboration, thinking team‑first, and supporting each other along the way. Building an iconic company should be fun.

We’re now looking for a Senior Leadership Recruiter to join our leadership hiring team on a 6 month contract - someone who brings deep recruiting expertise, strong market knowledge, and a track record of hiring senior and strategic talent.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead and own strategic and senior‑level hiring, partnering closely with VP and C‑level leaders across any chapter in the business.
• Be a true talent partner: advise stakeholders on talent strategy, market mapping, competitive intelligence, and the broader hiring ecosystem.
• Design and execute creative sourcing strategies to identify and engage exceptional senior candidates around the world.
• Partner cross‑functionally with People Partners, Compensation, and Finance to align on hiring plans, equity structures, compensation models, and organizational design.
• Facilitate structured, evidence‑based hiring decisions, and promote consistent evaluation frameworks across functions.
• Use your business and commercial acumen to tell the Preply story compellingly and authentically to senior talent.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Proven experience recruiting senior and executive talent in high‑growth, product‑led tech environments.
• In‑house recruiting experience is a must - you understand what great looks like in terms of systems, processes, and stakeholder management.
• Strong "TA craft": you’re passionate about TA and delivering world class processes & candidate experience, you’re not afraid to challenge and push back or be creative in how you assess and attract talent.
• Solid understanding of equity plans, business models, and how orgs scale, especially in global contexts.
• Exceptional communication and relationship‑building skills - you can influence at the highest levels with confidence and care.
• Growth mindset: comfortable with ambiguity, always learning, and energized by doing hard things well.
• A collaborative, low‑ego approach: you thrive in a team that’s candid, curious, and committed to learning together.

Nice to have: experience in hiring executives across Finance, Legal, Marketing or Brand.

Why you’ll love it at Preply:

• Open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture.
• Generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com.
• Learning & Development budget, including time off for your self‑development.
• Competitive financial package and leave allowance.
• Opportunity to shape the lives of learners and tutors from over 175 countries through language learning and teaching.

Our Principles:

• Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing.
• We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience.
• Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters.
• Now is the time - In a fast‑paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen.
• Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently.
• Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions.
• Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today’s best performance becomes tomorrow’s starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks.
• Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high‑performing teams that can make a real difference.
• Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made.
• One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other’s progress.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Preply.com is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds can thrive. We believe that the presence of different opinions and viewpoints is a key ingredient for our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company. That means that Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status.