Talent Acquisition Specialist - Engineering

Location: London

Employment Type: Full time

Location Type: Hybrid

Department: People

About Us

Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is the intelligent platform for travel and spend management. Built to tackle the time-consuming, manual work that gets in the way of real work, our tools automate everything from travel bookings to expenses, invoice processing, and more. By eliminating this shadow work that wastes hours, erodes morale, and saps innovation, we’re on a mission to power real work, with real impact. We’re trusted by more than 10,000 companies worldwide, including Wise, On Running, Breitling, and Fabletics, and we’re tackling the 7 hours of lost productivity per employee each week, a $1.7 trillion problem. Founded in 2015, Perk has grown into a global company of more than 1,800 people across 12 offices globally, with headquarters in London and Boston. We combine innovation, control, and simplicity to transform how businesses work and how people feel at work. At Perk, we’re driven by our values, like being an owner, delivering a 7-star experience, and working as one team. We value curiosity, purpose, and mindset, not just knowledge, to unlock the power in your potential. Our talent team brings together leading minds from the travel and SaaS industries, representing over 70 countries. If you’re excited about having a real impact and shaping how millions of people experience work, we’d love you on the team.

About the Role

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Perk, you will be a key player in supporting our Engineering growth plans. You will partner closely with Hiring Managers to develop creative sourcing strategies, identify diverse talent across multiple markets, and own the full-cycle recruitment process, from first contact to offer and onboarding, ensuring a seamless candidate experience while attracting top talent that aligns with our mission and values. This position is ideal for a proactive, data-driven individual who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and wants to make a tangible impact as Perk continues to grow.

What You’ll Do:

• Hire exceptional talent across our Builders organisation, with a focus on Engineering, ensuring every hire aligns with Perk's mission and values.
• Proactively source and engage candidates through direct sourcing, referrals, social networks, and targeted outreach campaigns, building strong pipelines for both immediate and future hiring needs.
• Partner with Hiring Managers to deeply understand role requirements, team dynamics, and business priorities, providing guidance throughout the recruitment process.
• Own the full-cycle recruitment process from sourcing to offer and onboarding, delivering a seamless and positive candidate experience at every stage.
• Boost our Employer Brand by hosting virtual events, attending hiring fairs, creating content, and engaging with talent communities to attract top candidates.
• Develop and test innovative sourcing strategies using creative outreach, data insights, and new recruitment tools to stay ahead in a competitive talent market.
• Use Talent Acquisition tools effectively such as LinkedIn Recruiter, and other sourcing platforms to maximize reach and efficiency.
• Maintain high-quality candidate pipelines for both current openings and future organizational needs.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience recruiting technical talent, with a strong focus on Engineering roles including Front-End, Back-End, and Full-Stack developers, is a must.
• Significant experience handling full life cycle recruitment in a fast-paced environment.
• Background hiring in a similar tech-driven or product-led company is strongly preferred.
• Data-driven approach to tracking and optimizing sourcing performance.
• Creative and proactive mindset, confident experimenting with new tools and methods.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Flexible and adept at working on multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Commitment to spend time sourcing, driving a consistent flow of top talent through proactive sourcing and relationship building.

What you’ll get in return

• Receive competitive compensation and equity ownership in Perk.
• Rest and recharge with 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Take control of your physical health with private medical cover and voluntary dental insurance from Bupa, and discounted gym memberships with GymFlex.
• Plan for your future with our qualifying earnings company pension plan with Aviva.
• Know that your loved ones are protected financially through your Life Insurance if the worst were to happen.
• Rest assured that you’re covered by income protection in case you experience a long-term sickness or absence.
• Leverage tax-efficient cycle and electric car schemes with Cycle2Work & Octopus.
• Join our unforgettable Perk events, including our spectacular annual summer party.
• Always feel supported with Spring Health, our market-leading wellbeing partner, providing fast, comprehensive access to 12x therapy and 12x coaching sessions for you and your loved ones.
• Focus on your family with 12-16 weeks’ paid parental leave.
• Contribute to your community with 16 paid hours per year to spend volunteering for your dearest charitable causes.
• Broaden your horizons with up to 20 "Work from Anywhere" days per year.
• Stay savvy with access to a wide variety of discounts and rewards.
• Follow your passions and take a four-week, fully paid sabbatical once you reach 5 years.
• Let us help you move to one of our hubs with relocation support.

How We Work

At Perk, we take an IRL-first approach to work, where our team works together in-person 3 days a week. As such, this role requires you to be based within commuting distance of our hubs. We fundamentally believe in the value of meeting in real life to improve connectivity, productivity, creativity and ultimately making us a great place to work.

For certain roles, we can help with relocation from anywhere in the world, English is the official language at the office. Please submit your resume in English if you choose to apply. Do not forget to submit an updated portfolio and/or resume.

Perk is a global company with a diverse customer base, and we want to make sure the people behind our product reflect that. We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means you’re welcome at Perk regardless of how you look, where you’re from, or anything else that makes you, well, you.

Protect Yourself from Recruitment Scams

All official communication from Perk will always come from email addresses ending in perk.com or externalperk.com, our verified social media channels, or recruiters listed on our official LinkedIn page. We will never ask you to pay for equipment, training, or fees, request sensitive personal information such as bank details early in the process, or communicate through unofficial apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal. If you receive a message claiming to be from Perk that seems suspicious, please do not respond. Forward it to security [at] perk ., and we will confirm whether it is legitimate.