Talent Partner - Tech & Product

Overview

At Oak North, we’re on a mission to empower the UK’s most ambitious businesses. Since 2015, we’ve lent over $18 billion across the UK and US, helped create more than 58,000 new homes and 36,000 new jobs, and supported hundreds of thousands of personal savers — all while fuelling the UK economy.

• Role is based in London, with at least three days per week in the office.
• We’re building a strong Product and Engineering team. This role is central to scaling our hiring capacity, focusing on quality and intentionality.
• You’ll own the end‑to‑end process, from sourcing exceptional talent to delivering offers with an excellent candidate experience at every stage.

• Sourcing top engineering and product talent, especially within fintech and Python/React ecosystems.
• Partnering with Engineering and Product teams to build inclusive hiring strategies.
• Driving creative outreach campaigns and building talent pipelines using Linked In and other platforms.
• Supporting employer branding efforts, writing engaging job ads and collaborating on content that reflects our tech culture and values.
• Managing a smooth, high‑quality candidate experience from first touch to offer.
• Optimizing hiring processes, tools and metrics as we scale.

• 2–4 years of in‑house technical recruiting experience, ideally hiring engineers or product managers in fintech or companies built with Python, React or similar modern stacks.
• A sourcing‑first mindset: creative, persistent and data‑informed in finding candidates.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, clear, personable and professional with candidates and stakeholders.
• A genuine interest in technology and curiosity about how engineering and product teams’ work.
• Experience contributing to or collaborating on employer brand initiatives.
• A proactive, collaborative approach and strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Bonus: experience using ATS tools like Lever.

• We embrace difference and support a healthy engineering environment with wide‑range voices, happy and engaged teams, perceptible safety, and no egos.

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, enhanced family leave allowances.
• Competitive salary and equity stake.
• Choice of the best laptop.
• Team socials and informal office breakfasts and dinners.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme and electric vehicle scheme.
• Opportunity to work closely with the team, requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office to foster hands‑on collaboration and innovation.

We may use artificial intelligence tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.