Head of Talent

About seQura

seQura provides innovative, flexible and easy-to-use payment technologies that help merchants acquire, convert and retain more customers.

We make a difference in sales performance by tailoring our solutions to different sectors, to address their unique pain points and deliver superior results in Retail, Education, Eyewear, Repairs and Travel.

We also empower smart shopping to consumers who seek more value, convenience, and flexibility in their shopping, with new payment experiences that allow them to save, access interest-free credit, or pay in small, comfortable installments of up to 24 months.

Born in Barcelona, seQura is a privately-owned fintech, currently expanding throughout southern Europe and Latin America, growing above 50% CAGR and approaching 100 Million in Annual Recurring Revenue.
Over 5000 businesses, almost 2 million shoppers, and almost 400 employees continue to rate us as one of the most loved and trusted fintechs out there, with an NPS of 87%, a Trustpilot rating of 4.7/5, and a Glassdoor rating of 4.7/5.

About the role 🤓

We are looking for a Head of Talent in Barcelona who has hands-on tech recruiting experience and has successfully scaled a tech company from 400 employees to 1,000+. You will design and lead a strategy to scale our hiring across all functions, with a core focus on building world-class tech teams.

What challenges you’ll be solving🚀

• Own the Talent Acquisition strategy for seQura, designing and executing the roadmap to scale from 400 to 1,000+ employees

• Lead, mentor, and grow the Talent team, building the structure, tools, and capabilities needed for long-term growth

• Personally drive hiring for critical tech roles (engineering, product, exec), while building scalable systems to consistently hit hiring targets

• Act as a trusted advisor to tech leadership, deeply understanding current needs and anticipating future talent requirements

• Build and implement data-driven hiring playbooks to improve process efficiency, reduce time-to-hire, and raise quality-of-hire

• Attract top-tier tech talent by leveraging network effects, market insights, and strategic employer brand positioning

• Continuously elevate hiring approaches by introducing fresh strategies, innovative sourcing methods, and best practices

• Design and roll out internal mobility programs to develop, engage, and retain high-performing technical and business talent

• Partner and resource with leadership on international expansion

• Assess and implement new tools and technology that enable scalable, high-quality hiring

• Build metrics, dashboards, and insights to guide leadership on headcount, workforce planning, and hiring performance

What we offer 😎

We have a strong and sustainable foundation, where we provide a secure and reliable workplace. You have the freedom and trust to make the best contribution possible.

One of our most valued strengths by our employees is our fellowship and supportive culture, which fosters a sense of belonging by working closely with our values. With us, you will have challenging projects to work on and push your skills and knowledge.

In addition, we are very proud of the unique office we have, which offers a comfortable and inspiring environment to work in with everything you need.

• 23 vacation days + 2 days of free disposal per year.

• Professional development workshops or seminars.

• Flexible compensation plan for transportation, restaurants, and kindergarten with Cobee.

• Health insurance discounts with Sanitas and Adeslas.

• Urban mobility by using your own bike with Kleta.

• Free access to healthy, organic, and sustainable fruits and snacks.

  
  

Moreover, we offer a Wellness Program that embraces a holistic approach by covering 6 areas (occupational, physical, financial, emotional, social, environmental consciousness). Each area will include a variety of activities, and you'll be able to choose from 34 different activities that best meet your needs to configure a plan that best works for you.

What you’ll need🫱🏼‍🫲🏽

• Proven experience scaling a tech company from ~400 employees to 1,000+ employees

• At least 8–10 years in Talent Acquisition (tech + business) with 4+ years in leadership roles driving large-scale expansion

• Ideally, having worked as a hands-on tech recruiter and/or led large-scale technical hiring initiatives.

• Deep understanding of tech talents (Engineering, Product, Data, etc.) and the ability to speak credibly with hiring managers and candidates

• Global hiring experience across multiple geographies

• Strong network in the tech ecosystem to help attract exceptional talent

• Proven success designing Talent Acquisition strategies and building hiring structures for future growth

• Ability to influence and inspire change: confidently challenging existing approaches to elevate and modernize talent practices

• Experience in implementing and scaling TA tools and systems for growth

• Data-driven mindset, using metrics to optimize hiring and team performance

• Experience building and implementing internal mobility programs.

• Fluent English (Spanish is a plus)

We promote equal opportunity to all, regardless of age, color, gender identity, medical condition, physical or mental disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic. We have an inclusive environment, and respect is above all.

Do you want to be part of the change? Join us!👇