Talent Acquisition Team Leader

Company & Culture EXANTE is a pioneering wealth tech company that delivers cutting-edge centralized trading solutions and robust B2B financial infrastructure, driving value through innovative technology. Our bespoke, internally engineered trading platform provides seamless access to a diverse range of financial instruments, including stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures, and options, all within a single, multi-currency account. As a rapidly expanding global firm with over 700 talented employees from 70+ nationalities across 70 locations, we are a frontrunner in the financial sector. Our investment priorities are clear: We prioritize investing in our most valuable asset—our people. Join us in shaping the future of finance. Role purpose This role is a 50/50 split between hands-on recruitment and day-to-day team leadership. You will personally manage a full lifecycle requisition load for Corporate Services and/or Technology roles while simultaneously leading, coaching, and holding a team of Corporate Services and Technology Talent Acquisition Managers accountable. The core mission is to raise the bar on delivery, drive operational excellence, and use first-hand market insights to build a sharper, more resilient recruiting function. Key responsibilities 1. Hands-On Technology/Corporate Services Recruitment Manage the full recruitment cycle for a personal load of senior Corporate Services and/or Technology roles, from sourcing to onboarding. Maintain personal pipeline velocity and hiring metrics to the same standard required of the team. 2. Team Leadership & Executional Excellence Lead and coach a team of Tech and Corporate Services Talent Acquisition Managers to ensure consistent delivery against hiring targets. Run daily and weekly cadences including pipeline reviews, requisition prioritization, and blocker removal. Define clear performance expectations, monitor output, and address underperformance constructively. Step in to assist with difficult searches, stakeholder calls, and co-sourcing for hard-to-fill roles. 3. Team Capacity Building Deliver targeted coaching on sourcing, candidate engagement, objection handling, and stakeholder management. Plan team capacity and balance requisition allocation based on role complexity and recruiter strengths. Build cross-coverage frameworks to protect delivery against workload spikes or team attrition. 4. Market Reality & Insights Provide real-time market intelligence on tech talent availability, salary benchmarks, and competitor hiring patterns. Partner with hiring managers to align expectations around timelines, remote working, and tech stacks for faster decision-making. What we are looking for 5+ years of TA experience with people leadership exposure in-house or in executive search. Proven track record of personally filling senior Technology and/or Corporate Services roles. Confident building relationships with Hiring Managers and challenging briefs using market data. Experience running team cadences like pipeline reviews, requisition prioritization, and performance tracking. Skilled at coaching recruiters, identifying skill gaps, and constructively managing underperformance. High standards for ATS data hygiene, interview rigor, candidate communication, and offer management. Hands-on approach, comfortable carrying personal tech requisitions while leading a team. Fluent English. What we offer Competitive salary that reflects your experience and the value you bring. Flexibility that fits your life: you can work from home, from our office, or a mix of both. You decide what works best. Flexible benefits package: choose the options that suit your life, not a one-size-fits-all bundle. A genuinely good place to work with an informal, collaborative culture where ideas are heard and bureaucracy stays out of your way. Continuous learning, education programs, and the support to deepen your expertise in a fast-moving industry. Connection beyond your desk through events that bring our teams together to network and celebrate. Global exposure: work side by side with talented colleagues from all over the world, across a business serving clients in 100+ countries. A group of disruptive technology experts created EXANTE. With an impressive track record in the industry and knowledge of the markets, our systems are built to democratize access to global financial instruments for professional traders and institutional investors. Through our robust, cutting-edge trading platforms, you can offer clients access to comprehensive, global financial instruments and investment possibilities while keeping their data safe and private. EXANTE is a global prime broker backed by proprietary technology and dedicated service. All regulated group companies and fully controlled affiliates and subsidiaries are committed to compliance with data protection laws, including the GDPR. We process personal data in line with the GDPR principles of fairness, purpose limitation, transparency, data minimisation, storage limitation and deletion, accuracy, confidentiality and integrity, and accountability. We rely on legitimate interests to assess and manage your application, after determining that our interests are not overridden by your rights and interests. You have the rights of access, rectification, data portability, erasure, restriction of processing, and objection to processing. 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