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Checkout.com is a global fintech platform powering over 10 billion transactions yearly for more than one billion shoppers. The company operates 20 offices across six continents with London as headquarters, serving clients including eBay, Spotify, Klarna, Uber, and Sony.
You will join Checkout.com's global Talent Acquisition team as a Talent Acquisition Sourcer within the Strategic & Leadership Hiring practice. This practice leads hiring processes for Director, Senior Director, VP, and C-suite roles across functions and global locations. You will own day-to-day delivery of confidential, business-critical executive searches, working closely with C-suite and VP stakeholders.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead defined leadership searches independently from brief through shortlist and handover, translating role requirements into practical search plans, target-company maps, and talent pipelines
- Conduct high-quality research, sourcing, and direct outreach to identify, engage, and pipeline diverse, highly senior, and passive talent across fintech, payments, and tech sectors
- Act as a responsive, trusted point of contact for candidates, ensuring clear, timely, and personable communication throughout complex processes
- Own workflow, ATS data hygiene, and operating rhythm for assigned searches while building frameworks to remove bottlenecks
- Partner closely with hiring managers and senior leaders, providing structured written updates, market intelligence, and candidate summaries
- Work with Talent Operations to drive AI adoption and leverage modern research tools to improve sourcing precision and search velocity
- Progress from research and coordination into full-cycle recruiter-led delivery, building fluency in recruiter screens, assessments, offer construction, and negotiation support
This role offers exposure to a high-performing, growth-stage global technology business and the opportunity to influence teams and projects shaping Checkout.com's continued growth. The hybrid working model offers three days per week in the office to support collaboration and connection.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Approximately 2–3 years of experience in executive search, leadership search, strategic hiring, or comparable high-growth in-house sourcing environment
- Demonstrated track record of mapping complex talent markets, sourcing passive senior talent, and delivering searches (not only administrative coordination)
- Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and candidates with composure, discretion, and clear written and verbal communication
- High attention to detail regarding candidate intelligence, ATS hygiene, process management, and search documentation
- Strong willingness or experience using AI tools and market intelligence to accelerate research, mapping, sourcing, and operational accuracy
- Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-paced environments with incomplete data
- Collaborative, transparent working style with self-awareness and confidence to ask for help when navigating complex scenarios
