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Preply is a unicorn edtech platform (Series D, $150M) that connects 100,000+ tutors teaching 90+ languages to learners across 180 countries. The company is scaling rapidly with a human-led, AI-enhanced learning model.
As Talent Acquisition Manager - Tech, you'll lead Preply's engineering hiring function at scale. This is a hands-on management role where you'll directly manage a team of TA Partners while personally owning complex, high-impact engineering searches across Barcelona, London, and Kyiv hubs.
Key responsibilities:
- Own the full engineering hiring engine: translate workforce plans into hiring strategies, set priorities, and ensure delivery against business needs
- Directly manage and develop a TA team: set clear direction, coach on search strategy and stakeholder management, unblock execution
- Drive hiring outcomes across technical domains and geographic hubs; personally own 2-3 complex, high-impact searches
- Build and optimize hiring processes: identify bottlenecks, improve quality, clarify ownership
- Run a strong weekly hiring rhythm using funnel data, pipeline quality, time-in-stage, and sourcing performance metrics
- Lead calibration at scale: align engineering interviewers and hiring managers on consistent hiring standards through structured sessions and documentation
- Spot risks early and solve them fast; partner with TA, Engineering, and cross-functional teams
- Lead top-of-funnel strategy: shape sourcing, talent mapping, talent intelligence, and employer branding in partnership with Marketing
- Raise the hiring bar: define candidate profiles, sharpen scorecards, improve evaluation consistency
- Elevate TA craft: raise standards for candidate experience, sourcing quality, stakeholder management, and business acumen across the team
You'll partner closely with TA Leadership, Engineering Directors, VPs, and the CTO to understand business needs and hiring priorities. The role requires deep technical recruiting expertise, strong relationships with senior engineering stakeholders, and a proven track record of scaling hiring systems and improving pipeline quality and outcomes.
