Recruitment Lead - Contract

Head of Recruitment (6-Month Contract)

UK | High-Growth Technology Company

My client, one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the UK, is looking to appoint an experienced Head of Recruitment on an initial 6-month contract to help support a critical phase of growth.

This is a high-impact leadership role where you will be responsible not only for delivering immediate hiring needs, but also for designing and implementing the recruitment strategy that will support the company's continued expansion.

The Role

The Head of Recruitment will play a dual role within the organisation:

1. Talent Delivery
Supporting the business in attracting, hiring, and onboarding high-quality talent across both technical and business functions.

2. Strategic Growth
Helping define and implement scalable recruitment processes, improving efficiency, and ensuring the organisation has a clear and robust hiring strategy in place as it continues to grow.

You will work closely with senior leadership to shape hiring strategy, improve recruitment operations, and ensure the talent function is structured to support the company's ambitious growth plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the company's recruitment strategy during a period of rapid growth

• Partner with senior leadership to plan and deliver hiring aligned to business objectives

• Build and streamline recruitment processes to improve efficiency and candidate experience

• Develop effective sourcing strategies to attract top technical and commercial talent

• Introduce structure, reporting, and best practices within the recruitment function

• Manage relationships with external recruitment partners where required

• Ensure a smooth and consistent onboarding experience for new hires

• Provide strategic input on workforce planning and future hiring needs

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience leading recruitment or talent acquisition within a high-growth technology environment

• Experience scaling teams and hiring across technical disciplines (engineering, data, product, etc.)

• Strong understanding of recruitment strategy, workforce planning, and talent pipelines

• Demonstrated ability to build or improve recruitment processes in fast-moving organisations

• A strategic mindset with the ability to operate hands-on when required

• Strong stakeholder management skills and experience working with senior leadership teams

Why Join?

• Opportunity to shape and lead recruitment within one of the UK's fastest-growing technology companies

• Highly visible role working closely with senior leadership

• Chance to implement meaningful improvements to the hiring function

• Work with a business going through an exciting phase of growth