Light
Finance
TalentAcquisitionPartner
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“Talent Acquisition Partner at Light. Skills: Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, Hiring. Own full recruitment lifecycle. Manage sourcing”
Industry & Context.
Process improvement
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4–7 years of Talent Acquisition experience, Experience managing end-to-end recruitment processes, Experience hiring across multiple functions, Experience using Ashby ATS, Sourcing and talent mapping capabilities, Excellent stakeholder management skills, Excellent communication skills, Comfortable working autonomously, Manage a high req load, Structured, data-driven approach to recruiting
Nice to Have
Experience scaling teams through Series A, B, or similar growth phases, Experience with Claude Cowork, Experience with Lovable, Experience with Juicebox, Exposure to People related projects beyond TA
What You'll Do.
Own full recruitment lifecycle
Manage interview processes
Manage offer management
Manage closing candidates
Deliver high-quality candidate experience
Ensure hiring processes are efficient
Ensure hiring processes are structured
Ensure hiring processes are consistently executed
Build talent pipelines
Maintain talent pipelines
Engage passive candidates
Conduct talent mapping
Conduct market research
Develop creative approaches to attracting talent
Partner with hiring managers
Define role requirements
Define interview processes
Define hiring strategies
Advise stakeholders on market conditions
Advise stakeholders on candidate availability
Advise stakeholders on compensation expectations
Support interview calibration
Maintain a consistently high hiring bar
Act as a trusted advisor
Improve interview frameworks
Improve assessment processes
Ensure interview processes are structured
Ensure interview processes are objective
Ensure interview processes are aligned to role requirements
Support hiring managers in becoming stronger interviewers
Support hiring managers in becoming stronger decision-makers
Drive consistency across hiring practices
Optimise recruitment infrastructure
Scale recruitment infrastructure
Maintain accurate hiring data
Maintain pipeline visibility
Identify opportunities for automation
Identify opportunities for process improvements
Build scalable workflows
Improve recruiter efficiency
Improve hiring manager efficiency
Shape how Light is represented
Partner on employer branding initiatives
Partner on careers content
Partner on candidate communications
Gather candidate feedback
Continuously improve hiring experience
Act as an ambassador for Light
Support workforce planning discussions
Contribute to hiring forecasts
Contribute to headcount planning
Provide regular reporting on hiring performance
Provide regular reporting on pipeline health
Provide regular reporting on recruitment effectiveness
Help leadership make informed talent decisions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with hiring managers; Advise stakeholders; Support interview calibration; Partner on employer branding
Communication Scope
Stakeholder management; Candidate communications
Full Job Description
*** THIS ROLE IS ONSITE *** ABOUT LIGHT Light is the AI-native finance platform built for hypergrowth. Founded in 2022, we've reimagined finance software from the ground up—processing hundreds of millions of records in under a second and automating multi-entity accounting across global jurisdictions. We're trusted by companies like Lovable and Legora, and backed by world-class investors including Balderton Capital, Atomico, Cherry Ventures, and Seedcamp. In summer 2025, we raised $30M in Series A funding, bringing total funding to $43M. While traditional ERPs bolt AI onto legacy systems, Light was built AI-first—from database design to user experience. The result: finance teams reduce operational workload by 84% and expand into new countries in days, not months. We’re expanding globally across London, Copenhagen, and soon New York. Join us as we build the finance platform that hypergrowth companies have been waiting for. THE ROLE We’re hiring a Talent Acquisition Partner to help scale Light through our next phase of growth. Over the last 6 months we’ve grown from 40 → 90+ people and expect to hire an additional 40+ team members this year across multiple functions and geographies. This is a high-ownership individual contributor role focused on attracting exceptional talent across all functions of the business (GTM, Tech & More) WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING END-TO-END HIRING - Own the full recruitment lifecycle across a range of functions and seniority levels - Manage sourcing, screening, interview processes, offer management, and closing candidates - Deliver a high-quality candidate experience that reflects Light’s values and ambitions - Ensure hiring processes are efficient, structured, and consistently executed TALENT SOURCING & MARKET MAPPING - Build and maintain high-quality talent pipelines across key business areas - Proactively engage passive candidates through outbound sourcing strategies - Conduct talent mapping and market research to support future hiring plans -
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