Talent Acquisition Lead

Company Mission

Payhawk is a leading global spend management solution for scaling businesses. Headquartered in London and combining company cards, reimbursable expenses and accounts payable into a single product; its future-facing technology enables finance teams to control and automate company spending at scale.

The Payhawk customer base includes fast-growing and mature multinational companies in 32 countries including LuxAir, Quantive, and Wagestream. With offices in New York, London, Berlin, Munich , Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, Vilnius and Sofia; Payhawk is backed by renowned investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greenoaks, QED Investors, Bek Ventures and Eleven Ventures.

Our values include supporting flat hierarchies, taking ownership and responsibility, seeking and providing feedback, managing constructive critique, and speaking our minds. We understand that the best ideas don’t all come from the same place, so we encourage diversity and inclusion in all areas of our work.

The future of fintech is about more than money, and we believe in work-life balance, continual learning, and empowered teams. We’re also on a journey to measure and improve our environmental and social impact. From virtual cards to digital subscriptions, our software and automation help take paper out of the equation for our customers, too.

We’re changing the world of payments, and we’re looking for an exceptional team to help us. 

Company Mission

Payhawk is a leading global spend management solution for scaling businesses. Headquartered in London and combining company cards, reimbursable expenses and accounts payable into a single product; its future-facing technology enables finance teams to control and automate company spending at scale.

The Payhawk customer base includes fast-growing and mature multinational companies in 32 countries including LuxAir, Quantive, and Wagestream. With offices in New York, London, Berlin, Munich , Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, Vilnius and Sofia; Payhawk is backed by renowned investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greenoaks, QED Investors, Bek Ventures and Eleven Ventures.

Our values include supporting flat hierarchies, taking ownership and responsibility, seeking and providing feedback, managing constructive critique, and speaking our minds. We understand that the best ideas don’t all come from the same place, so we encourage diversity and inclusion in all areas of our work.

The future of fintech is about more than money, and we believe in work-life balance, continual learning, and empowered teams. We’re also on a journey to measure and improve our environmental and social impact. From virtual cards to digital subscriptions, our software and automation help take paper out of the equation for our customers, too.

We’re changing the world of payments, and we’re looking for an exceptional team to help us. 

The Role

As Talent Acquisition Lead, you will be responsible for driving Payhawk’s end-to-end hiring strategy, ensuring we attract, engage, and hire top talent across all functions. You’ll combine hands-on recruiting with leading a global talent team, process creation and optimization, and strong stakeholder partnerships.

This is a high-impact role with visibility across the business and the opportunity to shape how Payhawk grows.

What You’ll Do

• Own and execute Payhawk’s talent acquisition strategy aligned with business growth plans
• Lead end-to-end hiring for key roles, including leadership and other hard-to-fill positions
• Partner closely with C-level executives, hiring managers, and People leadership to forecast hiring needs
• Build, scale, and continuously improve recruitment processes, tools, and analytics
• Champion a strong candidate experience and employer brand
• Use data to track hiring performance, identify bottlenecks, and drive improvements
• Coach and support recruiters as the team scales
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in Talent Acquisition, with experience leading or owning hiring at scale
• Strong background hiring across multiple functions and locations (e.g., Product, Engineering, Sales, G&A)
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing hiring decisions
• Data-driven mindset with experience using ATS and recruitment analytics
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
• Excellent communication, organization, and prioritization skills
• Experience in a high-growth tech or SaaS environment is a strong advantage

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package based on experience
• Stock options 
• 30 days holiday paid leave
• One week exchange policy to another Payhawk office (London, Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam and Vilnius)
• Flexible working hours and opportunity to work from home 
• Regular team-wide events
• Additional medical care 
• MultiSport card fully funded by us
• Company office massages
• Personal assistant service
• Opportunity to use the Payhawk product