Lead Recruiter

Job Summary: We are hiring a Lead Recruiter who will own go\-to\-market talent acquisition across EMEA \- partnering with senior leaders to identify and close top sales candidates who will drive Clearwater’s international growth. You will be a trusted advisor to our EMEA leadership team, shaping hiring strategy, elevating our employer brand, and building pipelines in competitive fintech and financial services markets

Responsibilities:

• Own executive and GTM hiring across EMEA \- lead end\-to\-end recruitment for senior sales, pre\-sales, account management, and leadership roles across the UKI, Continental Europe, and emerging EMEA markets.


• Partner with the C\-suite and senior stakeholders \- act as a strategic hiring advisor to VPs, MDs, and regional leaders, translating business growth plans into targeted talent strategies.


• Hunt and engage passive executive talent \- build and maintain warm pipelines of high\-calibre commercial and leadership candidates through proactive sourcing, networking, and relationship management.


• Shape our EMEA employer brand \- represent Clearwater at industry events, executive forums, and across digital channels to position us as an employer of choice in financial technology.


• Deliver insight\-driven recruiting \- use data, market intelligence, and competitive analysis to advise hiring managers on compensation benchmarking, talent availability, and time\-to\-fill expectations.


• Raise the bar on hiring quality \- consistently hit metrics on time\-to\-fill, diversity, internal mobility, and cost\-per\-hire.


• Champion process improvement \- identify and implement enhancements to our recruiting workflows, tools, and candidate experience to keep pace with a fast\-growing international business.


• Coach and mentor \- support the development of fellow team members and contribute to a culture of recruiting excellence across the wider Talent Acquisition function.


• Sit side\-by\-side with hiring managers and executives to collaborate quickly and efficiently – you will be based at our London office in Moorgate 4 days per week (Mon\-Thurs)

• 7\+ years in talent acquisition with a demonstrable track record of hiring senior commercial, sales, or executive professionals.


• Financial services or fintech expertise \- you understand the insurance, asset management, or investment technology landscape and know where top talent sits.


• Executive search capability \- you have sourced and closed director\-level and above hires, whether in\-house or via an executive search firm.


• Go\-to\-market hiring fluency \- you’ve recruited across sales, pre\-sales, solutions, partnerships, and client success functions and speak the language of revenue\-generating teams.


• Stakeholder gravitas \- you’re confident presenting to and influencing senior leaders, with outstanding communication and advisory skills.


• EMEA market knowledge \- you understand the nuances of hiring across UK, European, and broader EMEA geographies including employment norms, compensation expectations, and talent pools.

• Experience with Workday Recruiting or similar modern applicant tracking systems.


• Background in SaaS or enterprise software recruiting, particularly in high\-growth, tech companies.


• Employer branding experience — you’ve built recruiting content, managed social channels, or led events that moved the needle on talent attraction.


• Additional European languages are a strong plus for our multi\-market mandate, however not essential.

• High\-impact, high\-visibility work — you’ll directly influence the leadership bench and commercial engine of a fast\-scaling public company.


• Continuous development — investment in your professional growth, training, and career progression.


• Competitive total compensation — salary, bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package including health, vision, and dental.


• A seat at the table — join a team\-focused culture that values innovation, ownership, and the people who make it happen

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