Junior Talent Acquisition Lead (Fintech)

TL;DR

Junior Talent Acquisition Lead (Fintech): Building the recruiting function for Turkey from the ground up with an accent on team development and full-cycle technical sourcing. Focus on designing efficient talent acquisition frameworks and scaling the regional hub through high-bar hiring.

Location: Remote (Must be based in Turkey)

Company

hirify.global is a fintech company revolutionizing the shopping experience through interest-free installment plans for consumers and merchants.

What you will do

• Establish the Turkey recruiting function, including defining team structure and hiring 2–4 recruiters.
• Lead, coach, and develop the regional recruiting team while maintaining high performance standards.
• Execute full-cycle recruiting for highly technical and non-technical roles using the MEI (Merit, Excellence, Intelligence) philosophy.
• Design and optimize TA processes, frameworks, and tooling to drive quality of hire.
• Act as a strategic partner to hiring managers and business leaders to build proactive talent pipelines.
• Track and report key recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill and quality of hire to People leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in talent acquisition, with a track record of leading recruiting teams in tech or fintech.
• Proven experience recruiting for highly technical IT roles (software engineers, data, infrastructure).
• Ability to build or significantly improve a recruiting function from scratch.
• Advanced English proficiency (written and verbal).
• Fluency in Turkish and solid knowledge of Turkish labor law.

Nice to have

• Experience working with US-headquartered or globally distributed companies.
• Background in high-growth startup environments characterized by ambiguity and speed.
• Familiarity with structured candidate assessments and psychometric tools.
• Ability to use data dashboards to influence resource planning and leadership decisions.

Culture & Benefits

• High-performance environment with a focus on relentlessly high standards and continuous improvement.
• Culture of calculated risk-taking, candid communication, and ownership ("disagree, then commit").
• Professional growth in a strategic growth hub for the company.
• Fixed working hours: 12:00 PM to 8:30 PM GMT+3.