Talent Partner - Technology

Zopa · London

People & RecruitingPeople TeamHybridEmployee - Permanentposted 4mo ago

Our Story

Hello there. We’re Zopa.

We started our journey back in 2005, building the first ever peer-to-peer lending company. Fast forward to 2020 and we launched Zopa Bank. A bank that listens to what our customers don’t like about finance and does the opposite. We’re redefining what it feels like to work in finance. Our vision for a new era of banking puts people front and centre — we’ve built a business that empowers everyone to aim high, every day, to move finance forward. Find out more about our fantastic offerings at Zopa.com!

We’re incredibly proud of our achievements and none of it would be possible without the amazing team here. It’s not just industry awards we’re winning, we’ve also been named in the top three UK’s Most Loved Workplaces.

If you embrace unconventional challenges, are unafraid to think differently and are driven to make an outsized impact, you’ll thrive here at Zopa, so join us, and make it count. Want to see us in action? Follow us on Instagram @zopalife

The role:

We're looking for an exceptional Talent Partner, with a background in tech hiring, to join our growing Talent team. As a digital bank, technology is the backbone of everything we do: from building the best products for our customers to the tools and platforms used by Zopians every day. Our tech teams are the embodiment of how we run as a business: it’s modern, fast-paced, and always with the customer at heart.

We operate in highly competitive hiring markets, and the expectations are high so you’ll be trusted to move with pace, always mapping out the market and bringing strong market insights, that genuinely move the business forward—not just filling roles.

It’s a fast-moving environment, and priorities can shift. The roles can be complex, and there will be times where things don’t go to plan and that's okay! We’re looking for someone who is tenacious, resilient, curious, and motivated by continuous improvement. So, if you're someone who can adapt and learn quickly, is energised by finding the right person to make our teams better and is excited by the chance of supporting wider People team initiatives we'd love to hear from you!

A day in the life:

Drive talent acquisition for technology roles such as software engineering, data engineering, infosec, tech operations, delivery, and data services.
Be a sourcing whiz building sourcing strategies to identify and attract passive candidates in the competitive fintech market.
Build and maintain talent pipelines for hard-to-fill technical roles, ensuring we can move quickly when positions open.
Provide market intelligence on compensation trends, competitor movements, and talent availability in the fintech space.
Design and execute hiring processes that effectively assess technical competencies while maintaining an exceptional candidate experience.

About you:

Proven experience in sourcing and managing tech talent where there the bar is high. You’ll be able to demonstrate the ability to get under the skin of technical details and be able to speak credibly on technical requirements.
Advanced sourcing skills - you don't rely on brand name and applications to come to you but rather you find the candidates others can't, using multiple channels and creative approaches to reach and nurture passive talent.
Deep market knowledge of the talent landscape, including compensation benchmarks, career progression paths, and competitive dynamics.
Technical curiosity - you're genuinely interested in understanding the roles you're recruiting for at a deeper level and can have meaningful conversations about challenges.
Data-driven approach - you use metrics and analytics to optimize your recruitment processes and provide insights to the business.
Passion for diversity and inclusion in technical hiring, with experience building inclusive processes that attract underrepresented talent.
Resilience and tenacity – the technology market in fintech is highly competitive and can be challenging at times, but you thrive under pressure while maintaining high standards
Continuous improvement – you’re never satisfied with how things are and are always trying new methods to improve on previous results.

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At Zopa we value flexible ways of working.

We value face-to-face collaboration and a good work-life balance. This hybrid role requires you to come to our London office 2-3 days a week.

You'll also have the option of working from abroad for up to 120 days a year!* But no matter where you are, we’ll make sure you’ve got everything you need to thrive, both in your work and home life, from day one.

*Subject to having the right to work in the country of choice

Diversity Statement

Zopa is proud to offer a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to better products for our customers and a unique company culture for our people. We are made up of nearly 50 nationalities, have a DE&I forum made up of Zopians wanting to make a difference and we are proud of our culture where everyone can bring their full self to work. Our approach to DE&I is reflected in our hiring process so please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Our approach to AI in interviews

At Zopa, AI isn't something we're testing out — it's part of how we work every day. As a proud partner of Jobs 2030, we're committed to building AI fluency across our workforce, and we expect Zopians to use AI as part of how they do their jobs.

Because of that, we want to be transparent about how we think about AI use during our hiring process.

Behavioural and competency-based interviews: please don't use AI. These conversations are designed to understand you — your experiences, your judgment, and how you've approached real situations. An AI-generated answer can't tell us that. What it can do is get in the way of us finding out whether we're the right fit for each other.

Technical interviews: it depends on the role. Some technical stages actively welcome AI use, others don't. Your Talent Partner will let you know what's expected at each stage. Where AI is part of the assessment, we'll be interested not just in the outcome, but in how you used it – the tools you chose, your reasoning, and the decisions you made along the way.