Principal Talent Partner

Lendable

Principal Talent Partner shaping executive hiring strategies and building talent pipelines at Lendable. Collaborating with senior leaders to meet business-critical hiring needs in a fast-paced fintech environment.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in end-to-end talent acquisition, particularly for senior and executive roles, leveraging data-driven insights and market intelligence to enhance hiring strategies. Proven ability to build relationships with stakeholders and manage complex hiring processes in fast-paced environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

End-To-End Talent AcquisitionStakeholder ManagementData-Driven Hiring StrategiesSenior Executive SearchAI and Modern Recruiting Technologies

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Hard Skills

Search and Sourcing CapabilityPipeline DevelopmentMarket Mapping StrategiesProcess ImprovementNegotiation Skills

Soft Skills

Exceptional CommunicationInfluencing Senior LeadersHigh Learning AgilityResilienceSound Judgement

Tools & Technologies

Market Intelligence ToolsRecruiting TechnologiesAI Tools

Industry Keywords

Fintech ExperienceUS Hiring ExperienceConfidential Information Handling

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partnering with the CEO office and senior stakeholders to shape hiring plans, challenge assumptions, and align talent strategies with business objectives
Leading complex, executive and business-critical searches end-to-end, from initial strategy through to offer negotiation and close
Building market-mapping strategies and talent communities for critical roles, often in new markets or functions, using market intelligence, deep sourcing and creative search techniques
Using data and insights to diagnose hiring challenges, improve process performance, and forecast delivery against hiring goals
Acting as a trusted ambassador for Lendable, selling both the role and the company to senior talent and building lasting relationships that feed future pipeline
Helping shape the future of Talent at Lendable through process improvement, experimentation, and thoughtful adoption of AI and emerging technologies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience as an internal end-to-end Senior or Principal Talent Partner within a fast-paced, product-led company, with a track record of delivering complex, senior or executive-level searches.
Strong search and sourcing capability, with the ability to build pipelines from scratch, engage senior passive talent, and successfully hire across multiple functions and geographies
Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing senior leaders and navigating ambiguity in high-growth environments
A commercial and data-driven mindset, using market insights and funnel metrics to inform hiring decisions and delivery strategies
Excellent communication, negotiation and closing skills, with confidence managing senior candidate processes and competing priorities
Experience handling highly sensitive and confidential information with discretion
High learning agility, resilience and sound judgement; able to operate independently and lead through change
Curiosity for AI and modern recruiting technologies, and a desire to continuously improve how hiring gets done
Fintech experience would be preferred
Hiring experience in the US would be an advantage

Benefits

Comp & perks

Real impact: see your work directly shape the trajectory of our company. The talent you hire will influence our strategy, growth and long-term success
Growth: join and learn from driven, smart teammates who push for better, daily
High agency: you'll own your projects end-to-end, have a genuine seat at the table, and influence decisions at the highest levels of the organisation
Low ego: we value humility, transparency and the willingness to listen. No politics, just mutual respect and shared wins
Best of both: we're a financially solid fintech with a start-up mentality. Enjoy the stability and resources alongside the pace, autonomy and fun of a scrappy challenger brand
Health coverage: support for your physical and mental wellbeing, including private health cover
Retirement & savings: long-term financial wellbeing through retirement savings plans
Employee referral programme: earn a competitive bonus when you refer successful new team members
Office meals & snacks: enjoy a fully stocked kitchen, plus complimentary lunches prepared by in-house chefs on in-office days at select locations
Sustainable commuting: cycle-to-work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes available in select locations