Talent Partner - Tech & Product

OakNorth is a profitable business that has supported the growth of thousands of entrepreneurs with a new standard of business lending.

The role is central to our efforts to hire a variety of roles in Engineering & Product: Fullstack Engineers from Mid-level through to Principal, Product Managers, Product Designers, Platform Engineers, Data Engineers and more! You’ll own the process end-to-end from sourcing exceptional talent to getting them over the line. Candidate experience matters to us, and you’ll be responsible for making it excellent at every stage. The role is based in our London office. We’re in at least 3 days a week because we believe being together helps us learn and move faster. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you’ll have a lot of ownership, creative input, and the opportunity to work closely with hiring managers, engineers, and product leaders. You’ll also help shape and elevate our employer brand within the tech community and ensure we create a best-in-class diverse and inclusive environment for our teams to work at their best!

What you’ll be doing:

• Sourcing is your superpower; you’ll find, engage, and convert top engineering and product talent, particularly within fintech and/or Python & React ecosystems.
• Partner closely with Engineering and Product teams to deeply understand role requirements and build effective, inclusive hiring strategies.
• Drive creative outreach campaigns and build talent pipelines using LinkedIn and other platforms.
• Support and contribute to employer branding efforts from writing engaging job ads to collaborating on content that reflects our tech culture and values.
• Manage a smooth, high-quality candidate experience from first touch to offer.
• Help optimize hiring processes, tools, and metrics as we scale.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience as an in-house technical recruiter with 2-4 years experience, ideally hiring engineers or product managers in fintech, or for companies building with Python, React, or similar modern stacks.
• A sourcing-first mindset; you’re creative, persistent, and data-informed in your approach to finding candidates.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; you’re clear, personable, and professional with candidates and stakeholders alike.
• A genuine interest in technology and a curiosity for how engineering and product teams work.
• Experience contributing to or collaborating on employer brand initiatives (e.g., social content, event presence, EVP messaging).
• A proactive, collaborative approach with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Bonus: experience using ATS tools like Lever.

How we expect you to behave:

We embrace difference and know that when we can be ourselves at work, we are happier, more motivated, and creative. We want to be able to bring our whole selves to work, have our own perspectives, and know that we belong. As such, through your behaviours at work, we expect you to reflect and actively sustain a healthy engineering environment that looks like this:

• A wide range of voices heard to the benefit of all.
• Teams that are clearly happy, engaged, and laugh together.
• Perceivable safety to have an opinion or ask a question.
• No egos - people listen to and learn from others at all levels, with strong opinions held loosely.

What makes working here better:

• This role offers the opportunity to work closely with the team, requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in the office to foster hands-on collaboration and innovation.
• Work-life balance - 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) each year, and enhanced family leave allowances.
• Competitive salary & equity - We want people to have a serious stake in the business.
• Good kit - Your choice of the best laptop.
• Team socials - The opportunity to get to know each other outside of work.
• Company socials - A chance to catch up and meet new colleagues weekly over informal office breakfasts and dinners on OakNorth - or at our free barista bar every day.
• Commuter support - We offer the cycle to work and Electric Vehicle scheme.