Recruitment Team Lead

Role overview

This opportunity is being shared on behalf of a partner organization that handles applications and all subsequent hiring steps. The employer is seeking a Recruitment Team Lead in the United Kingdom.

In this remote-first leadership position, you will guide the delivery of a strong talent acquisition function so that essential hiring requirements are met quickly, accurately, and consistently. You will lead a team of recruiters, work closely with hiring managers, improve recruitment operations through data-led decisions, and help shape best practices across the function. The role is well suited to an experienced technical recruiter who wants to combine direct hiring ownership with people leadership in a dynamic international setting.

Key responsibilities

• Run the full recruitment process for active hiring needs, making sure multiple technical vacancies are filled promptly and to a high standard.
• Lead, coach, and develop recruiters by defining clear goals, upholding quality standards, and encouraging ongoing professional growth.
• Handle intake discussions with hiring managers to clarify role expectations and offer practical guidance on priorities and hiring needs.
• Review recruitment pipelines, study conversion data, spot obstacles, and fine-tune approaches to improve hiring results.
• Maintain effective relationships with hiring managers through regular updates, clear communication, and proactive management of expectations.
• Work with sourcing teams to distribute effort effectively and keep candidate pipelines healthy across open roles.
• Measure and share important hiring metrics such as time to fill, offer acceptance rate, pipeline conversion, and overall recruitment performance.
• Contribute to talent pipeline efforts by keeping suitable candidates engaged for future openings when relevant.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of technical recruitment experience, with a minimum of 2 years in a senior recruiter or leadership role.
• Strong track record of hiring senior software engineers or other specialist technical talent, ideally in consulting, professional services, or fast-growing technology businesses.
• Proven ability to manage several recruitment projects and stakeholder relationships at the same time.
• Solid experience running structured intake conversations and partnering effectively with hiring managers throughout the process.
• Background in coaching, mentoring, or leading recruiters while promoting strong performance and continuous improvement.
• Excellent skills in organization, prioritization, and time management, with the ability to juggle competing business needs.
• Good understanding of recruitment analytics, including pipeline management, conversion rates, time to fill, and hiring performance measures.
• Strong communication and people skills, with a clear focus on delivering a positive candidate journey.
• Experience working with sourcing teams and shared recruitment resources will be an added advantage.

Benefits and additional information

• Competitive pay aligned to experience.
• Full benefits package that includes paid vacation and sick leave.
• Fully remote role with flexible working hours and a remote-first culture.
• Home office equipment support or access to a coworking space.
• Chance to collaborate with globally distributed, highly skilled colleagues.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression within an international organization.
• Collaborative, fast-moving environment with a high level of ownership and autonomy.
• No business travel is required, which supports a strong work-life balance.

Hiring and privacy notes

Applications are reviewed through an AI-assisted matching process designed to assess fit against the role’s core requirements in a quick, objective, and fair manner. The strongest matches are shortlisted and then shared with the hiring organization, which manages interviews, assessments, and final decisions internally.

By applying, you acknowledge that your personal data may be processed to evaluate your application and shared with the hiring employer in line with applicable data protection laws, including GDPR. You may exercise rights such as access, rectification, erasure, and objection. AI tools may also be used to support parts of the recruitment workflow, such as resume review, response analysis, and inconsistency checks, but human judgment remains central to the final hiring decision.