Talent Partner – Tech & Product

At Oak North, we’re on a mission to empower the UK’s most ambitious businesses. Since 2015, we’ve lent over $18 billion across the UK and US, helped create more than 58,000 new homes and 36,000 new jobs, and supported hundreds of thousands of personal savers — all while fuelling the UK economy.

• We’ve built a strong Product and Engineering team. As we scale our team to meet demand, we’re focused on keeping quality high and hiring intentionally. This role is central to that. You’ll help support our efforts to hire a variety of roles in Engineering & Product:
  Fullstack Engineers from Mid-level through to Principal, Product Managers, Product Designers, Platform Engineers, Data Engineers and more!
• You’ll own the process end-to-end from sourcing exceptional talent, to getting them over the line. Candidate experience matters to us, and you’ll be responsible for making it excellent at every stage.
• The role is based in our London office. We’re in at least 3 days a week because we believe being together helps us learn and move faster.
• This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role where you’ll have a lot of ownership, creative input, and the opportunity to work closely with hiring managers, engineers, and product leaders. You’ll also help shape and elevate our employer brand within the tech community and make sure we do our best to create a best in class diverse and inclusive environment for our teams to work at their best!

• Sourcing is your superpower you’ll find, engage, and convert top engineering and product talent, particularly within fintech and/or Python & React ecosystems.
• Partner closely with Engineering and Product teams to deeply understand role requirements and build effective, inclusive hiring strategies.
• Drive creative outreach campaigns and build talent pipelines using Linked In and other platforms.
• Support and contribute to employer branding efforts from writing engaging job ads to collaborating on content that reflects our tech culture and values.
• Manage a smooth, high‑quality candidate experience from first touch to offer.
• Help optimize hiring processes, tools, and metrics as we scale.

• Proven experience as an in‑house technical recruiter with 2-4 years experience, ideally hiring engineers or product managers in fintech, or for companies building with Python, React, or similar modern stacks.
• A sourcing‑first mindset you’re creative, persistent, and data‑informed in your approach to finding candidates.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills you’re clear, personable, and professional with candidates and stakeholders alike.
• A genuine interest in technology and a curiosity for how engineering and product team’s work.
• Experience contributing to or collaborating on employer brand initiatives (e.g., social content, event presence, EVP messaging).
• A proactive, collaborative approach with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Bonus: experience using ATS tools like Lever.

• We embrace difference and know that when we can be ourselves at work, we are happier, more motivated and creative. We want to be able to bring our whole selves to work, have our own perspectives and know that we belong. As such, through your behaviours at work, we expect you to reflect and actively sustain a healthy engineering environment that looks like this:
• A wide range of voices heard to the benefit of all
• Teams that are clearly happy, engaged, and laugh together
• Perceivable safety to have an opinion or ask a question
• No egos – people listen to and learn from others at all levels, with strong opinions held

• Work‑life balance 🌴 – 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) each year, and enhanced family leave allowances.
• Competitive salary & equity 🏦 – We want people to have a serious stake in the business.
• Good kit 💻 – Your choice of the best laptop.
• Team socials 🎉 – The opportunity to get to know each other outside of work.
• Company socials 🥡 – A chance to catch up and meet new colleagues weekly over informal office breakfasts and dinners on Oak North – or at our free barista bar every day.
• Commuter support 🚲 – We offer the cycle to work and Electric Vehicle scheme