Senior Talent Attraction Partner in City of Westminster

About Y TREE

We are a rapidly growing WealthTech business that is re-defining how individuals and families connect and engage with their money. We provide our clients with control over their personal finances, enhancing their ability to achieve their financial and life aspirations. We are harnessing sophisticated portfolio analytics, innovative behavioural psychology and cutting-edge UX/UI to create a revolutionary experience and transformational outcomes for our users. The business was founded in 2017 by three successful entrepreneurs and business-builders with diverse experiences and skill-sets in Technology, Corporate Advice and Investment Management and is backed by some of Europe’s leading investors.

Team Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Talent Attraction Partner to deliver in-house recruitment across a broad range of senior, specialist and hard-to-hire roles, including Financial Planning, Investment, Technology and other critical functions. This is a hands-on role for a seasoned in-house recruiter who can operate as a true partner to senior leaders. You will own complex hiring journeys end-to-end, shape sourcing strategies for niche skillsets, and play a key role in helping us build a scalable, high-quality talent attraction model for Y TREE. You will sit within the Talent Experience team and work closely with senior leaders, the Chief of Staff, and functional heads to ensure hiring supports Y TREE’s growth ambitions, regulatory requirements and cultural standards.

The Role

• Deliver end-to-end recruitment on assigned roles, from role scoping through to offer and close.
• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, shaping role design and hiring strategies to support long-term scalability.
• Partner with the Chief of Staff and senior stakeholders on workforce planning, succession considerations and future capability needs.
• Coach stakeholders through complex hiring trade-offs (e.g. capability vs potential, market availability, compensation considerations).
• Design and execute targeted sourcing strategies for niche and senior roles, using direct sourcing, referrals, and our networks.
• Deliver a high-quality, inclusive candidate experience aligned with Y TREE’s values and employer brand.
• Ensure recruitment activity complies with employment law, FCA expectations and internal governance standards.
• Continuously improve hiring processes to balance quality, speed, fairness and compliance.
• Play a role in developing a scalable in-house talent attraction model, reducing agency reliance.

About You

Technical Experience

• Significant experience as an in-house recruiter or talent partner, with a strong track record of delivering senior and specialist hires.
• Proven experience recruiting within financial services, financial planning, investment management, or similarly complex, regulated environments.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with senior leaders and influence hiring outcomes.
• Strong understanding of recruitment best practice, including assessment design, structured interviewing and inclusive hiring.
• Experience operating in high-growth, evolving organisations where ambiguity and change are common.
• Experience of working in a flat, dynamic organisation where collaboration is the norm.
• Practical knowledge of employment law and best practices relevant to recruitment.
• Expertise in direct sourcing for technical, hard to fill and senior roles using a range of channels and techniques.
• Strong analytical and judgment skills, with the confidence to challenge assumptions and decisions.
• Ability to think both logically and creatively when approaching opportunities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills at all levels of seniority.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems and recruitment tooling (e.g. Teamtailor or similar).

Personal Characteristics

• Strongly values-led, aligned to Y TREE’s values of Time, Togetherness and Responsibility.
• Commercially minded, pragmatic and outcome-focused.
• Comfortable operating with autonomy and accountability.
• Confident, credible and calm under pressure.
• Collaborative, ego-free and non-hierarchical in approach.
• Independent thinker and comfortable with challenging others point of view.
• Curious, reflective and committed to continuous improvement.
• Resilient and adaptable in fast-moving, high-growth environments.

What’s in it for you?

• Once eligible, you'll be able to enroll onto our private healthcare plan through Vitality. This includes perks like 50% off premium gym memberships and access to their exclusive rewards programme.
• Support for your mental health and wellbeing through our employee assistance programme.
• 25 days of annual leave per year. This is 25 days each year where we expect you to turn your phone off and switch off; we would never ask you to book leave for a doctor's appointment or to see your children's school plays.
• Regular team socials to help you switch off from work and get to know your colleagues in an environment away from your desk. We ensure socials are well-balanced and offer a variety of activities to suit different needs so you always feel welcome.
• A welcoming, dog-friendly London office with appropriate spaces to cater for those with varying needs in the form of various breakout spaces and silent booths.
• A 3% employer pension contribution as standard, with generous additional employer contributions if you choose to make your pension contributions via salary sacrifice.
• As well as, a range of family-friendly policies, support towards professional qualifications, electric car schemes and more!

Our mission at Y TREE is to build diversity in our teams; diversity of thought, culture, backgrounds and perspectives. Please come as you are and let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you in your application process. Additionally, if you don’t feel you meet 100% of the requirements please apply anyway if you feel you can demonstrate your suitability to the role. Please note, that sponsorship is not available for this role.