Talent Acquisition Partner - Engineering (Temp 6 months)

At Preply, we are unlocking human potential through learning.

We believe learning with a great tutor is life-changing. That’s why we match online tutors from across the globe with learners and empower them to create live language classes with AI-powered tools and learning materials. This is how we deliver progress, create engagement and keep our global community of learners motivated. So far, over 32,000 tutors have given more than 15 million lessons to learners from over 175 countries.

Meet the TA team!

Our Talent Acquisition team plays a critical role in ensuring we continue to bring top talent to Preply to support our growth. We focus on building strong, meaningful connections with candidates, stakeholders, and hiring managers, while leveraging data to make informed and impactful hiring decisions. We are committed to continuously raising the bar on the talent we bring into Preply, as well as refining our processes and ways of working to create an exceptional experience for everyone involved.

We are seeking a proactive and experienced Talent Acquisition Partner to join our team on a 6-month contract. This role will focus on managing engineering hiring, ensuring we continue to bring in top talent. The role is based in our Kyiv hub with an immediate start date.

What you’ll be doing:

In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in scaling our Engineering teams, with a special focus on growing our AI and Machine Learning capabilities. You’ll collaborate closely with senior stakeholders and the TA team to attract world-class talent, optimize hiring processes, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience.

• Full-Cycle Recruitment: Own the end-to-end recruitment process for Engineering roles, focusing on identifying and hiring top tech talent at scale.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Build strong relationships with Engineering leaders and hiring managers to deeply understand their needs, offer strategic advice, and deliver hiring excellence.
• Candidate Sourcing: Leverage advanced sourcing strategies to engage passive talent, using tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, and innovative outreach methods.
• Data-Driven Decision-Making: Analyze recruitment data and metrics to track performance, identify bottlenecks, and recommend process improvements.
• Process Optimization: Continuously refine and improve our recruitment processes to ensure a seamless experience for candidates and hiring teams.
• Market Expertise: Stay updated on tech industry trends, with a focus on advancements in AI/ML, to advise on recruitment strategies and attract niche talent.
• Employer Branding: Collaborate with our Employer Branding team to enhance our visibility and attractiveness to top engineering and AI/ML talent.

What you need to succeed:

• Experience: 4+ years of technical recruitment experience, ideally in high-growth or scaling tech environments.
• Technical Expertise: understanding of Engineering roles, including AI/ML technologies, and experience hiring for AI-focused teams is highly preferred.
• Process Improvement: ability to optimize recruitment processes and implement scalable solutions.
• Data-Driven: Familiarity with using metrics and analytics to measure recruitment success and inform strategies
• Stakeholder Management: great interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders.
• Proactivity: self-starter mindset with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for People: commitment to delivering a high-quality experience for both candidates and internal teams.

Why you’ll love it at Preply:

• Open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture.
• Generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com .
• Competitive financial package and leave allowance.
• Opportunity to shape the lives of learners and tutors from over 175 countries through language learning and teaching.

Our Principles

• Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing.
• We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience.
• Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters.
• Now is the time - In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen.
• Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently.
• Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions.
• Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks.
• Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference.
• Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made.
• One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Preply is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. Different opinions and viewpoints are key ingredients in our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company.

Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status. Together, we are The World Class.