Technical Talent Partner, Engineering

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About Cleo

Most people come to Cleo to do work that matters. Every day, we empower people to build a life beyond their next paycheck, building a beloved AI that enables you to forge your own path toward financial well-being.

Backed by some of the most well-known investors in tech, we’ve reached over 7 million users and plan to double that number each year... which is where you come in.

Senior Talent Partner - Data Science & Tech

At Cleo, we're aiming to build the world's smartest personal AI finance assistant, and we're looking for an experienced Senior Talent Partner to help us. We need someone who is passionate about our mission, and dedicated to building an inclusive, and exceptional team.

Our data science and engineering teams are critical to our work at Cleo. As a Senior Tech Talent Partner, you'll play a key role in attracting and securing the best talent for these teams, driving Cleo's growth and helping us achieve our product goals.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Senior Talent Partner, you'll join our close-knit and supportive Talent Team, acting as a trusted partner and subject matter expert in data science talent acquisition.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Owning the end-to-end hiring process for data & engineering-related positions across all levels, occasionally working on roles in product management as well.
• Collaborating with hiring managers from the Data & Engineering teams to develop innovative recruitment strategies; from crafting compelling job adverts to searching for the biggest AI/Data focused meetups in London, to conducting training for our interviewers.
• Ensuring our interview processes are best in class - using data to ensure our quality of hire, candidate feedback and hiring manager feedback are all very positive.
• Proactively reaching out and engaging top tier talent for the teams you're hiring for, maintaining a healthy pipeline of candidates. We hire 99% of roles directly and expect you to fill all of your roles yourself, either through sourcing, building your network, referrals or direct applications.
• Prioritising diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in talent acquisition efforts, working with industry-recognised copywriters and creative designers to create captivating content and reach-out messages that capture the attention of exceptional data scientists and engineers.
• Researching and mapping talent markets for all levels of talent Cleo plans to hire, primarily focusing on the UK but occasionally expanding into Europe. Building and nurturing a strong network to stay top-of-mind when new opportunities arise.
• Staying up-to-date with the latest tools, techniques, and platforms for candidate sourcing, using your knowledge to evolve and enhance our recruiter toolkit.
• Most of the team are based in London and we expect you to travel to the office 2 days a week as a minimum to spend time with your stakeholders, peers and people team partners in person.

About You

To be successful in this role, you should possess the following:

• Proven experience owning end-to-end recruitment processes for Data Science roles, ideally niche NLP/machine learning focused roles.
• You must have experience working internally for a
• Strong commitment to delivering an outstanding experience for hiring managers and candidates.
• Active listening skills and the ability to iterate quickly and incorporate feedback to improve relationships with stakeholders, teams, and candidates.
• Solution-oriented mindset and resilience in the face of challenging projects. The data science market is highly competitive at the moment, and you must be determined and creative in finding and securing top talent.
• Natural curiosity and inquisitiveness, enabling you to fully understand the needs of the business and align them with the right candidates. You’re very comfortable using data to drive decision-making.
• Proactive nature, with a keen awareness of the bigger picture and the value you can bring to help us become one of the best talent teams globally.

Our Talent tech toolkit includes: Greenhouse, Zoom & Calendly, Otta, MetaView, ChatGPT, LinkedIn Recruiter, Notion and G-suite - it would be a big plus if you're already comfortable using these tools.

Logistics

We aim to review all applications within 5 working days.

The interview process will include:

• A screening call with one of our Talent Leads or Head of Talent to assess your suitability via Zoom/a phone call - 30-45 min interview
• A chance to meet our Tech Talent Lead, Luke, to dig into your experience in more detail, with a few competency, situational and behavioural questions - 60 min interview
• A task interview focused on assessing your strategic thinking when it comes to sourcing with other senior members of the Talent team - 60 mins
• At final stages we'll give you the chance to meet with some of your key stakeholders and our VP of People - 2-3 x 45 min interviews

We aim for the process to take no more than 2-4 weeks in full.

What do you get for all your hard work?

A competitive compensation package (base + equity) with biannual performance reviews. You can view our public progression framework and salary bandings here: - This position is a TA3 level and we can pay £58,000-76,000 p.a depending on experience.

Work at one of the fastest-growing tech startups, backed by top VC firms like Sofina, Balderton & EQT Ventures.

A clear progression plan.

Flexibility

Other benefits;

25 days annual leave a year + public holidays (+ an additional day for every year you spend at Cleo)

6% employer-matched pension

Performance reviews every 6 months,

Generous pay increases for high performers

Discretionary cash bonuses for high-growth team members

Equity top ups for team members getting promoted

Private Medical Insurance via Vitality, dental cover, and life assurance

Enhanced parental leave

1 month paid sabbatical after 4 years at Cleo

Regular socials and activities, online and in-person

We'll pay for your OpenAI subscription

Online mental health support via Spill

And many more!

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