Talent Acquisition Lead - London

We're putting together a talented team to build the #1 training platform for Runners · We help everyday runners become outstanding by building an incredible app providing world-class training, coaching and community for everyone, whether you're improving your 5k time or training ...

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We're putting together a talented team to build the #1 training platform for Runners

We help everyday runners become outstanding by building an incredible app providing world-class training, coaching and community for everyone, whether you're improving your 5k time or training for your first marathon.

We're growing extremely fast In November 2023 we closed a $6.5M funding round led by JamJar with participation from Eka Ventures, Venrex and Creator Ventures. In 2024, we were selected by Apple as one of three global finalists for the iPhone app of the year, reflecting the innovation and impact of what we've built & in 2025 we were acquired by Strava

Our ambition is huge: to become the go-to global leading training platform for millions of runners everywhere. We're growing with purpose and looking for people who want to build something meaningful with lasting impact. With the recent acquisition by Strava accelerating our journey, now is a really magical time to join.

About This Role

You'll join our People team at a pivotal moment as we scale Runna's ambitious growth plans. As Talent Acquisition Lead, you'll build and lead our London-based recruiting function, managing a team of two recruiters while staying hands-on with high-impact searches. This role is critical as you'll be responsible for attracting world-class talent that will define Runna's future, while also developing your team and establishing recruiting excellence as a competitive advantage. You'll partner closely with Runna leadership and our broader Strava Talent team to ensure we're hiring the right people, at the right time, with the right experience. This is a player-coach role for someone who loves both the craft of recruiting and the challenge of building high-performing teams. You'll report to the Head of Talent at Strava, based in the US.

What You'll Do

• Lead and develop a team of 2 recruiters, providing coaching, feedback, and mentorship to elevate their performance and grow their careers

• Own talent acquisition strategy for Runna's London office, partnering with leadership to forecast hiring needs, identify talent gaps, and build proactive pipelines for critical roles

• Stay hands-on by personally managing high-priority, senior, or complex searches across functions—modeling excellence in recruiting craft for your team

• Build strong partnerships with hiring managers across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Operations, and G&A, serving as a trusted advisor on talent strategy, market insights, and hiring process

• Integrate team into established recruiting frameworks, tools, and best practices, while maintaining what makes Runna unique

• Drive data-driven decision making by tracking key recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, pipeline health, offer acceptance rates, hiring manager satisfaction) and using insights to continuously improve

• Collaborate with the broader Strava Talent team to leverage shared resources, align on best practices, and ensure consistency across both organizations

• Champion Runna's employer brand in the London market through strategic sourcing, community engagement, and building long-term relationships with top talent

• Navigate the balance between speed and quality, ensuring we move quickly without compromising our hiring bar as we scale

• Lead by example–demonstrating the recruiting excellence, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills you want to see in your team

What You'll Bring to the Team

• 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in high-growth tech, with a strong track record closing complex searches across Product, Engineering, and/or Marketing

• 2+ years managing and developing recruiters, including performance management

• A true player-coach you carry your own requisitions and close hard searches while developing and managing a team of recruiters

• Proven ability to balance building scalable process with staying agile

• Data fluency, you use metrics to diagnose problems and drive improvement, not just report on them

• Ability to influence and advise senior leaders on talent decisions, even without all the answers

Compensation Overview & Benefits:
We're offering a salary of £56,000-£60,000 per year, depending on experience, plus participation in Strava's long-term incentive (stock) programs.

Overview of our benefits are below: We're also committed to continually evolving our benefits to support you as we grow. Here is a brief overview what we currently offer in the UK

1. Flexible working – we typically spend 3 days a week together in our Vauxhall office

2. 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (which you can take whenever suits you)

3. Free Runna & Strava subscriptions for you and 3 of your friends (get ready to be your friends fave person or save them for holiday presents)

4. Headspace membership

5. Money every year to spend on gear, events and the gym

6. We'll give you a voucher to spend on our website so you can buy yourself new Runna kit (and will renew this every year on your work anniversary)

7. Private health insurance with Bupa and workplace pension scheme

8. Modern Health is a mental wellness platform and app that combines technology with professional support to improve mental well-being and reduce stress

9. Carrot fertility support - this benefits provider can provide inclusive fertility, hormonal health, and family-forming benefits to our global employee population and takes the burden off what we know can be a stressful process.

Please let us know if there's anything we can do to better accommodate you throughout the interview process - this can be from scheduling interviews around childcare commitments to accessibility requirements. We want you to show your best self in the process, so please speak to your Talent Partner