Manager, Talent Acquisition

Company Description

We’re Checkout.com – you might not know our name, but companies like eBay, ASOS, Klarna, Uber Eats, and Sony do. That moment when you check out online? We make it happen.

Checkout.com is where the world checks out. Our global network powers billions of transactions every year, making money move without making a fuss. We spent years perfecting a service most people will never notice. Because when digital payments just work, businesses grow, customers stay, and no one stops to think about why.

With 19 offices spanning six continents, we feel at home everywhere – but London is our HQ. Wherever our people work their magic, they’re fast-moving, performance-obsessed, and driven by being better every day. Ideal. Because a role here isn’t just another job; it’s a career-defining opportunity to build the future of fintech.

Job Description

Checkout.com is one of the most exciting and valuable fintechs in the world. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Binance and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it's not just what we build that makes us different. It's how.

Checkout.com is seeking a highly strategic and results-driven Talent Manager to spearhead the talent acquisition strategy and execution for our critical Corporate Functions (e.g., Finance, Legal, Marketing, Operations, Risk, Compliance).This is a pivotal management role where you will transform recruitment by re-engineering our operating model, ensuring every hiring touchpoint is defined by lean efficiency and an excellent candidate experience, simultaneously elevating the recruiting team into a high-performance engine

You will serve as the primary talent strategy partner to senior and executive leadership, responsible for managing a dedicated team of recruiters, driving accurate headcount forecasting, and implementing world-class operational standards that ensure our corporate recruitment runs with efficiency and excellence.

• Team Leadership and Development: Directly lead, manage, and mentor a team of recruiters, driving their professional development, setting clear performance expectations, and fostering a culture of accountability and deep business partnership.

• Strategic Headcount and Requisition Ownership: Own the corporate functions' annual and quarterly headcount forecasting and planning process in close collaboration with Finance and Executive leaders. You will be responsible for the strategic requisition allocation across your team to align with the most critical business priorities.

• Senior Stakeholder Management: Act as the trusted strategic advisor to senior leadership and E-team members across all corporate functions, translating complex business objectives into measurable, effective talent acquisition strategies.

• Operational Excellence and Governance: Define, implement, and enforce world-class recruitment standards, and process governance across all departments under your remit, ensuring recruitment runs smoothly, compliantly, and with consistent excellence.

• Recruitment Delivery: Oversee the successful execution of complex, business-critical hiring requirements, ensuring your team meets ambitious delivery targets while maintaining exceptional quality and a superior candidate experience that elevates our employer brand.

• Data-Driven Strategic Influence: Proactively analyze recruitment and market data to provide meaningful, actionable insights and trends to department heads and the E-team, informing critical executive decisions and driving strategic change management.

• Innovation and Process Transformation: Champion and lead high-impact projects focused on the future of TA, including driving the implementation of process automation through various means including leverage the latest AI, optimizing recruiter workflows, and integrating new technologies to maximise efficiency and competitive advantage.
   

You are a leader and strategic operator, ready to take full ownership of a mission-critical talent function within a hyper-growth environment.

• Management Experience: Demonstrable experience in successfully managing, coaching, and leading a team of recruiters or talent acquisition professionals.

• Executive Partnership: Proven ability to confidently engage, advise, and influence 

• Strategic Planning Acumen: Strong background in corporate talent planning, including direct experience with headcount management, forecasting, and requisition prioritization/allocation.

• Operational Driver: Deep expertise in developing robust, scalable recruitment processes across diverse global departments.

• Analytical & Presentation Skills: Exceptional analytical ability to extract insights from complex data sets and present findings persuasively to senior audiences.

• High-Growth Agility: Experience thriving in the dynamic, fast-paced environment of a rapidly scaling technology company or scale-up.

• AI Advocacy: A forward-thinking champion for the future of talent acquisition, with a proven ability to evaluate, pilot, and successfully implement AI-powered tools and emerging technologies to automate workflows and drive step-change improvements in team efficiency.

Bring all of you to work 

We create the conditions for high performers to thrive – through real ownership, fewer blockers, and work that makes a difference from day one.

Here, you’ll move fast, take on meaningful challenges, and be recognized for the impact you deliver. It’s a place where ambition gets met with opportunity – and where your growth is in your hands.

We work as one team, and we back each other to succeed. So whatever your background or identity, if you’re ready to grow and make a difference, you’ll be right at home here.

It’s important we set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable.
 

Life at Checkout.com

We understand that work is just one part of your life. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility, with three days per week in the office to support collaboration and connection.

Curious about what it’s like to be part of our team? Visit our Careers Page to learn more about our culture, open roles, and what drives us.

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