Head of Talent Acquisition (6-month contract)

Location: Hybrid, 3 days per week in the London LABS Camden office

Salary: £550–£650 per day, outside IR35, dependent on experience

Company

hirify.global develops climate technology that converts supply-chain data into decision-grade carbon accounting, compliance, and emissions insights for commodity producers and traders.

What you will do

• Own and deliver the talent acquisition strategy in line with the growth plan and headcount roadmap.
• Lead the recruitment of approximately 5–8 senior engineering and product hires during the contract term.
• Define role requirements, success profiles, structured scorecards, interview loops, and hiring-manager calibration.
• Personally source, engage, assess, negotiate with, and close candidates for difficult senior technical roles.
• Build direct-sourcing capability, reduce agency reliance, and improve pipeline health, time to hire, source effectiveness, and cost per hire.
• Create a documented talent acquisition playbook and complete a structured handover at the end of the contract.

Requirements

• 5+ years of engineering and product recruitment experience in seed to Series B technology businesses.
• Successful delivery of senior, staff, and lead-level technical hires, including direct sourcing for hard-to-fill roles.
• Experience designing and implementing structured interview processes and scorecards.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to shape hiring-manager requirements.
• Ability to operate as a standalone function while balancing strategic planning with hands-on delivery.
• Strong knowledge of the UK technology talent market, including compensation benchmarking, notice periods, and visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Experience in climate technology, B2B SaaS, data infrastructure, or fintech.
• Recruitment experience for full-stack engineers and product managers.
• Previous contract or interim experience with rapid mobilisation and effective handover.
• Experience transitioning organisations from agency-led to direct hiring.
• Familiarity with Greenhouse as an applicant tracking system and experience sourcing non-technical roles.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid, co-located work across UK and US hubs, with regular in-person collaboration in London.
• Direct exposure to the founders and senior leadership team.
• Autonomy and a clearly defined mandate in a newly created role.
• Initial 6-month contract with potential extension to 12 months.
• Quarterly team offsites, regular team lunches, and an established social calendar.

Hiring process

• Competency-based discussion with the Head of Operations.
• Working session with a hiring manager based on a live vacancy.
• Final conversation with the founders; the process is intended to conclude within two weeks, with feedback within 48 hours of the final stage.