Recruiter in London

Valarian is a dual use technology company building critical tools to safeguard the future in an era of evolving global security challenges. Backed by a Series A funding round of $50m led by NEA, we are rethinking security beyond traditional military domains to address asymmetric threats that impact our technological advantage, economic strength, and democratic institutions. We provide the control infrastructure that allows government and regulated enterprise to put frontier-class AI to work safely.

Our technology supports mission critical workflows across government, healthcare, and enterprise, including:

• Scaling open-weight models without external inference endpoints.
• Putting frontier class AI to work across organisations through partnerships with other leading AI startups such as Perplexity.
• Increasing operational resiliency for air gapped, on prem, and cloud based systems.
• Securing intellectual property and maintaining auditability for high stakes enterprise environments.
• Facilitating secure information flow during disaster response, M&A due diligence, and privileged legal communications.

We’ve only scratched the surface. Built in Britain by veterans of the Ministry of Defence, British Forces, Darktrace, and elite engineering backgrounds, we are driven by a shared mission to safeguard western democracy. Whether you join our London HQ or our wider global organisation, you’ll be part of a collaborative, high performing team creating the cutting edge software and infrastructure that defines the frontier of enterprise AI.

The Role

As our Recruiter, you will own the end to end recruitment lifecycle to scale our high-performing team during a critical phase of hypergrowth. This is a hands on role where you will partner closely with Leadership, Engineering, Product, and Business Development teams to identify, attract, and hire world class talent. With a strong emphasis on technical recruitment, you will be responsible for sourcing elite software engineers, infrastructure specialists, and product leads who can build the frontier of enterprise AI, as well as roles outside of Product Development as needed. You will act as the face of Valarian, delivering an exceptional candidate experience and embedding our culture of inclusivity, compassion, and high performance into our hiring practices.

What you’ll do:

• End to End Execution: Own the full recruitment lifecycle for technical and non technical roles, from initial scoping and sourcing to offer negotiation and onboarding.
• Technical Sourcing: Build robust talent pipelines for niche and highly competitive roles across elite engineering, cyber security, AI infrastructure, and product design.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, defining role requirements, setting realistic market expectations, and structuring rigorous evaluation processes.
• Candidate Experience: Deliver a transparent, respectful, and world class candidate journey that reflects Valarian’s brand and mission.
• Data Driven Recruitment: Track, analyse, and report on key recruitment metrics (time-to-hire, source effectiveness, pipeline health) to optimise hiring strategies.
• Employer Branding: Partner with marketing and design teams to elevate Valarian’s presence within the tech ecosystem via events, tech talks, and digital channels.
• Process Improvement: Design and implement scalable recruiting frameworks, interview rubrics, and interviewer training as the business expands globally.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven Tech Recruitment Experience: Demonstrated track record sourcing and closing high-calibre technical talent (e.g., Software, DevOps, Infrastructure, Cyber Security, or Deep Tech) within a fast-paced agency or in-house environment.
• Hyper Growth Agility: Experience thriving in a high growth, venture backed startup or scale-up environment, managing competing priorities with speed and precision.
• Advanced Sourcing Capabilities: Expertise in modern sourcing tools and techniques (LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, tech communities) to uncover passive, elite talent.
• Strong Relationship Building: Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to engage senior technical, commercial, and executive stakeholders.
• Commitment to Diversity: A proven track record of designing inclusive hiring processes that attract diverse candidate pools.
• Operational Excellence: Highly organised with strong attention to detail, maintaining ATS hygiene and ensuring data integrity.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to ensure our employees feel taken care of and are proud to be a part of the Valarian team. We are committed to consistently enhancing our benefit package, taking into account the overall well-being and needs of our teammates. Here are the key benefits accessible to all employees at Valarian Technologies:

• Equity – because you have the right to own what you’re building
• A competitive salary – because we value your unique skills
• Employer pension contributions – because you deserve a secure future
• Private health insurance - because your health is important to us
• Hybrid work setup – because everyone has different needs
• Gym memberships - because staying active fuels productivity
• Rewarding company retreats and meetups that respect your work/life balance – because we love getting to know each other

Life at Valarian

Our culture is built on inclusivity, compassion and flexibility – we want everyone to be empowered to achieve their goals at Valarian. The work we do is vital, but so are the connections that make it happen. We thrive on the shared energy, spontaneous conversations, and mutual trust built when we spend time together. We operate on an office first hybrid model, regularly gathering in our London office to support one another and collaborate.

Valarian Technologies Limited is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran, amnesty, or any other legally protected characteristic. We are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process and providing employment opportunities to all applicants. Decision recruitment, hiring, and employment are based solely on qualifications, skills, and experience relevant to the job requirements.