Talent Partner, Cleo
Engineering
£45-61k
+ Equity
2+ days a week in office
AI personal finance assistant
Open for applications
AI personal finance assistant
201-500 employees
Open for applications
£45-61k
+ Equity
2+ days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help millions of people improve their financial health, and relate to them in a way their banks never could.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience owning end-to-end recruitment processes for Data Science roles, ideally niche NLP/machine learning focused roles
- You must have experience working internally for a fast-growing, technology-led businesses - we're ideally looking for someone with a mixture of agency and in-house experience/RPO (onsite) experience
- Strong commitment to delivering an outstanding experience for hiring managers and candidates
- Active listening skills and the ability to iterate quickly and incorporate feedback to improve relationships with stakeholders, teams, and candidates
- Solution-oriented mindset and resilience in the face of challenging projects. The data science market is highly competitive at the moment, and you must be determined and creative in finding and securing top talent
- Natural curiosity and inquisitiveness, enabling you to fully understand the needs of the business and align them with the right candidates. You’re very comfortable using data to drive decision-making
- Proactive nature, with a keen awareness of the bigger picture and the value you can bring to help us become one of the best talent teams globally
- Our Talent tech toolkit includes: Greenhouse, Zoom & Calendly, Otta, MetaView, ChatGPT, LinkedIn Recruiter, Notion and G-suite - it would be a big plus if you're already comfortable using these tools
What the job involves
- As a Talent Partner, you'll join our close-knit and supportive Talent Team, acting as a trusted partner and subject matter expert in data science talent acquisition
- Owning the end-to-end hiring process for data & engineering-related positions across all levels, occasionally working on roles in product management as well
- Collaborating with hiring managers from the Data & Engineering teams to develop innovative recruitment strategies; from crafting compelling job adverts to searching for the biggest AI/Data focused meetups in London, to conducting training for our interviewers
- Ensuring our interview processes are best in class - using data to ensure our quality of hire, candidate feedback and hiring manager feedback are all very positive
- Proactively reaching out and engaging top tier talent for the teams you're hiring for, maintaining a healthy pipeline of candidates. We hire 99% of roles directly and expect you to fill all of your roles yourself, either through sourcing, building your network, referrals or direct applications
- Prioritising diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in talent acquisition efforts, working with industry-recognised copywriters and creative designers to create captivating content and reach-out messages that capture the attention of exceptional data scientists and engineers
- Researching and mapping talent markets for all levels of talent Cleo plans to hire, primarily focusing on the UK but occasionally expanding into Europe. Building and nurturing a strong network to stay top-of-mind when new opportunities arise
- Staying up-to-date with the latest tools, techniques, and platforms for candidate sourcing, using your knowledge to evolve and enhance our recruiter toolkit
Application process
- We aim to review all applications within 5 working days
- The interview process will include:
- A screening call with one of our Talent Leads or Head of Talent to assess your suitability via Zoom/a phone call - 30-45 min interview
- A chance to meet our Tech Talent Lead, Luke, to dig into your experience in more detail, with a few competency, situational and behavioural questions - 60 min interview
- A task interview focused on assessing your strategic thinking when it comes to sourcing with other senior members of the Talent team - 60 mins
- At final stages we'll give you the chance to meet with some of your key stakeholders and our VP of People - 2-3 x 45 min interviews
- We aim for the process to take no more than 2-4 weeks in full
Salary benchmarks
Our take
People are increasingly not satisfied with the products being offered by traditional banks, which have proven slow to react to the needs of younger consumers who expect more from their everyday experiences.
Cleo was one of the first companies to make great use of chatbots that sit within Facebook's messenger app. This chatbot-first approach and Gen Z user base have given it strong virality. It now has millions of registered users, 99% of which are based in the US, leading to a decision to take a year break from the UK market to focus on its US Gen Z customers.
Its Series C funding will help the company to double down in the US, where it will make a significant increase in employee headcount, and enable Cleo to maintain and expand its service during an economic downturn.
Financial advice delivered via bots is a crowded space, so Cleo benefits from having a strong brand presence. It has gone for very bold, fun, Gen Z-focused messaging which helps it to stand out from competitors such as Emma, Plum, and Chip.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Many candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
43% female employees
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Nice people
"Cleople are unmatched. The vibes, the energy, the friendships. I genuinely love my colleagues and have developed real-life friendships. I don't know..."
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2022
$80m
SERIES C
Dec 2020
$44m
SERIES B
Total funding: $137.5m
Company benefits
- 25 days of Annual leave a year + public holidays (+ an additional day for every year you spend at Cleo)
- 401k matching in the US and 6% employer-matched pension in the UK
- Online courses, £150 annual budget & internal training to level up your skills
- Regular socials and activities, online and in-person
- Online mental health support via Spill
- 1 month paid sabbatical after every 4 years with Cleo
- OpenAI Plus subscription
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme and cycle-to-work scheme
- Life assurance and income protection via AIG
- Medical insurance via Axa and Healthcare cash plan via Medicash
- Performance reviews every 8 months. Generous pay increases for high performers and high-growth team members. Equity top-ups for team members getting promoted
Company values
- Make it Happen
- Learn at Speed
- Bring Good Vibes
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Barnaby Hussey-Yeo
(CEO)Data Scientist at Wonga, one of the companies that pioneered the smart use of data for loan decisions. Joined Entrepreneur First where Cleo was formed.
People progressing
Joined Cleo straight from Makers Academy in 2018, and became Technical Lead in 2021.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Cleo
Annie Jackson (Head of Talent )
- We’ve set up an internal committee of truly passionate people that are dedicated to ensuring Diversity and Inclusion is embedded in how we all operate as a team. We agree on meaningful actions, and get on with implementing them. We have three main focuses right now, which are:
- 1) Improving SocioEconomic diversity across the company
- 2) Increasing the number of women in Leadership roles
- 3) More community outreach
- Check out our 2022 Diversity and Inclusion report, here: https://web.meetcleo.com/blog/cleo-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-report-2022
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