Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Software Engineering

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
- Software Engineering

Job Title: Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
- Software Engineering

Location: Nottingham
- Hybrid

Working Pattern: 3 days in-office (Tuesday-Thursday) and 2 days remote.

We’re on a mission to be a force for good in lending. Throughout our almost 30-year history, we’ve consistently been recognised as a great place to work; in 2026, Capital One was officially ranked 9th in the UK’s Best Workplaces™ list. Hear from our team about what it’s like working at Capital One UK.

Are you a highly strategic, Senior Software Engineering recruiter ready to directly influence the growth of a leading financial technology organization?

This is a high-impact, full-lifecycle role where you will partner directly with Engineering leaders to solve complex talent challenges, amplify our brand, and secure top software engineering talent.

This position goes beyond filling roles; you will be the market expert and the strategic engine behind our growth.

• Strategic Talent Acquisition:
  Develop and execute innovative, long-term sourcing and attraction strategies to build robust pipelines of high-calibre software engineering talent, solving for both immediate demand and future organizational needs.

• Engineering Leadership Partnership:
  Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering leaders, leveraging your deep market knowledge of the software engineering market to influence hiring models, compensation strategy, and the long-term talent quality bar.

• Data-Driven Influence:
  Utilize market insights and recruiting data to inform and influence organizational decisions related to talent benchmarking, search strategy, and pipeline investment.

• Culture & Brand Activation:
  Lead our presence in the Nottingham tech community. You will own the strategy for hosting engineering user groups at our Nottingham office and spearhead our impactful presence at major industry conferences.

• World-Class Candidate
  
  Experience:
  
  Create inspiring, high-touch experiences for every engineering candidate, focusing on powerful storytelling that connects top talent directly to our mission and technical challenges.

• Recruiting Innovation:
  Stay ahead of the curve on emerging sourcing techniques, interview innovations, and the evolving dynamics of the wider UK engineering market to ensure we maintain a competitive edge.

• Deep Domain Expertise:
  Proven track record as a full-lifecycle recruiter with a deep, nuanced understanding of the Midlands software engineering landscape

• Strategic & Consultative Approach:
  Ability to move beyond tactical recruiting to think strategically about talent challenges, advise senior stakeholders, and shape organizational hiring strategy.

• Community Building:
  Experience in leveraging community involvement (meetups, conferences, thought leadership) to build an authentic employment brand and generate pipelines.

• Exceptional Stakeholder Management:
  Highly effective communication and relationship-building skills to partner with busy hiring managers and provide a world-class experience to candidates.

This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham office.

We embrace a hybrid approach to work. You'll spend three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday), with Monday and Friday being dedicated work-from-home days.

Our offices are designed to inspire and support you. At our Nottingham head office, you'll find an on-site gym, restaurant and dedicated Learning Loft.

We invest in the growth of our people alongside our business. You will have extensive opportunities to learn and develop your career, including access to up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications.

In addition to career development, our comprehensive benefits package is designed to grow with you, ensuring your wellbeing is prioritised at every stage of your career:

• Wealth & Future:
  Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes

• Holidays:
  Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure. Need more? You have the option to buy 5 additional days.

• Health:
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