Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Engineering
At a glance
Senior Recruiting & Talent Acquisition role at Legora AB. London · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate £88,500–£96,500.
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What you'll do
- Run engineering recruitment across UK&I, agreeing role scope, success measures and search plans with hiring managers
- Build talent pipelines for upcoming engineering needs so searches can start before vacancies become urgent
- Use structured, evidence-led processes to balance hiring quality, speed and consistency
- Guide candidates from first discussion to offer, representing the role and team throughout
- Help develop Talent’s processes, programs, tools and wider People work beyond individual searches
What you bring
- At least five years in talent acquisition at a fast-growing startup, scaleup or venture-backed company, with substantial engineering hiring experience
- A record of hiring strong engineers at the seniority levels most relevant to this stage of growth
- Experience shaping hiring plans and team builds with senior stakeholders, rather than only carrying out briefs
- You can assess technical candidates, advise engineering leaders and keep several complex searches moving without sacrificing quality
Who this fits
This senior role suits a hands-on talent partner who can influence engineering leaders and take ownership of hiring outcomes. The position is onsite in London and covers engineering hiring across UK&I.
From the employer
About Us
Legora is redefining how legal work gets done. Not built for lawyers, built with them. We work alongside the world’s best legal teams, who expect excellence, precision, and speed, and we hold ourselves to the same bar.
Our AI-native workspace lets legal professionals move faster, think more clearly, and operate with sharper precision. By analysing thousands of documents in minutes and powering end-to-end workflows, we cut through complexity, teams can focus on what matters: judgment, strategy, and outcomes.
2,100+ customers across 80+ countries trust us, including Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Linklaters, White & Case, Dentons, and Barclays. We’ve scaled to $200M+ in ARR, with teams across Europe, North America and APAC, and continue to expand through acquisitions including Qura, Walter AI, Graceview, Cadastral, and Wexler.
We partner with world-class performers: including Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Ludvig Åberg (and his caddie), and campaigns featuring Jude Law.
Joining Legora means three things.
We lean in: ownership over titles, outcomes over intentions.
We fight for excellence: high standards, direct, ego-free feedback.
We grow together: as a team and with our customers.
Mission before ego. Everyone contributes. No one coasts.
If you’re driven by impact, pace, and raising the bar. This is the place.
The Role
Legora has grown from 40 to more than 900 people in 18 months. During that time, we reached $100M ARR, tripled our valuation in five months, and continued expanding into new markets around the world.
Our Talent Acquisition function is now entering its next chapter. The processes, standards, and hiring approach that support our next phase of growth are being built today, which you’ll play a significant part in. You'll work closely with senior leaders from day one and play a key role in shaping how Legora hires and scales.
What you’ll do
Product velocity depends on having the right engineering and technical talent in place, fast, and at a high bar. As a Talent Partner, you will own that directly. You are not a support function for the Engineering team. You bring genuine craft to how technical hiring gets done, and you're accountable for the quality and pace of the people who build Legora's product.
You will own end-to-end hiring across engineering in UK&I, working closely with senior leaders who are genuinely invested in recruiting, trusted to make high-impact decisions on hiring and team composition. Specifically, you will:
Own full-cycle recruitment across UK&I, partnering closely with hiring managers to define role scope, success profiles, and hiring strategies aligned to business priorities.
Help shape how Talent operates at Legora, contributing beyond hiring to process design, programs, tooling, and broader People initiatives.
Build and nurture proactive talent pipelines for critical and future hiring needs, ensuring we stay ahead of demand rather than reacting to it.
Run structured, data-informed hiring processes that balance quality, pace, and consistency while maintaining a high bar for talent.
Deliver an exceptional candidate experience from first conversation through to offer, acting as a trusted and credible ambassador for Legora throughout.
What you bring
You understand that hiring decisions are business decisions, and you hold yourself accountable to the same outcomes as the teams you hire for. You're hands-on, sharp, and trusted by senior leaders to shape teams that win. We're looking for:
5+ years in talent acquisition in a high-growth environment, startup, scaleup, or VC-backed company, with meaningful depth hiring engineering talent.
A proven track record hiring high-performing engineering talent across the seniority levels that matter most at this stage of growth.
The ability to hold a credible conversation with an engineering leader about what strong looks like. You understand the difference between a good CV and a good hire in technical roles, and you don't lower the bar when searches get hard.
Experience partnering with senior stakeholders on hiring strategy and team build-out, not just executing briefs, but shaping them.
The ability to run multiple complex searches without losing quality or pace.
Comfortable in ambiguity with a bias toward action. You build a structure where none exists and move without waiting for perfect conditions.
Collaborative but direct. You influence and challenge senior stakeholders when needed, and you drive decisions rather than defer them.
Legora is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Legora, we believe great teams are built on diversity of thought and experience. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive, high-performance culture where everyone can do their best work. We welcome people of all backgrounds and don’t discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.