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Salary: GBP 120,000 - 168,000 / annual
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, offering buy-now-pay-later solutions without hidden fees or compounding interest. The People team focuses on attracting talent aligned to the mission, enabling growth through development, and retaining employees through thoughtful experiences.
As Senior Manager of Technical Recruiting, you will lead recruiting across EMEA, guiding a high-performing team to attract exceptional engineering talent and scale internationally. You'll strengthen Affirm's global hiring strategy and enable teams advancing the company's mission.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of recruiters with clear expectations, thoughtful feedback, and inclusive team culture
- Own the recruiting strategy for EMEA, aligning regional hiring plans with business priorities and building capabilities for international growth
- Partner with technical and cross-functional leaders to translate hiring plans into scalable strategies across teams and geographies
- Influence director and VP-level stakeholders through recruiting data, market insights, and strategic guidance
- Use recruiting analytics to identify trends, improve funnel performance, forecast hiring risks, and drive continuous improvement
- Collaborate with Talent Brand, Talent Operations, Compensation, and other People teams for seamless hiring experience
- Build trusted relationships with senior leaders through transparent communication and proactive talent advice
- Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and improve recruiting processes
Required qualifications:
- 10+ years leading full-cycle technical recruiting with track record of hiring for engineering and technical roles at scale
- 5+ years leading and developing high-performing recruiting teams
- Deep knowledge of EMEA talent market; experience hiring in UK, Poland, and Spain preferred
- Experience developing and executing hiring strategies in new or emerging markets
- Strong executive presence with ability to influence and advise senior leaders
- Strong analytical skills using recruiting data and market insights
- Proven ability to lead recruiting teams through organizational growth while maintaining performance
