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Talent Acquisition Manager - 12 month contract

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Experience recruiting across Engineering and Product
  • Previous experience in start-up/scale-up companies within a fast-paced environment
  • Numerate, analytical, and metric-focused skills
  • Demonstrable skills in proactively building talent pipelines

Responsibilities

  • Partner closely with function leaders to evaluate hiring requirements
  • Own the full cycle of the hiring process from sourcing to closing
  • Deliver a world-class experience for candidates and hiring managers
  • Monitor, maintain and report key recruitment metrics

About the company

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Zego

Insurance

Zego is a commercial motor insurance provider that powers opportunities for businesses, from entire fleets of vehicles to self-employed drivers and riders. It combines best-in-class technology with sophisticated data sources to offer insurance products that save businesses time and money. Since its inception, Zego has believed that the problem with traditional insurance is that it holds businesses back. It’s too expensive and time consuming, and it no longer suits businesses who use vehicles to earn money. Zego’s products represent a solution to this problem for businesses based across the UK, Europe and beyond. So far, Zego has raised over $200 million in funding and was the first UK insurtech to be valued at over $1 billion. It was also the first to be awarded its own insurance license and recently won Tech Company of the Year 2020.

Company details

Company typeScaleup
IndustryInsurance
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

About Zego

Insurance hasn’t changed much in over a century. The way we live, work and travel has.

Good drivers are the entire point of Zego. Seven in 10 drivers on the road are consistently good, but until telematics came along there was no way to prove it, so nearly everyone paid a price based on averages. Zego is the company built to change that.

At Zego, we’re leading the AI evolution in insurance.

We move fast, without the layers that usually slow things down. AI takes the routine work off every team, from Finance to Product to Marketing, so people ship real code and launch custom dashboards in minutes. Engineering commits are entirely AI-assisted, which shifts the focus from team size to the quality of your thinking, and our data warehouse connects directly to an AI assistant for instant answers. Backed by a modern tech stack (Claude Code, Snowflake, Figma and Zapier) and a commitment to adopting new tools in days rather than quarters, you get complete ownership to do the most impactful work of your career.

Location: Portugal | Compensation package: [€55,000 - €70,000 base] + Bonus + Benefits
Contract length: 12 months
Ways of working: Remote with quarterly visits to our London office


About the role

We are currently looking for a versatile Talent Acquisition Manager to support with hiring across our Engineering and Product functions in Portugal. You will provide an exceptional experience by delivering world-class service to both candidates and stakeholders.

What you'll be working on

  • You will partner closely with the function leaders to evaluate hiring requirements, lead the search and recommend a quality and inclusive shortlist of candidates.
  • You will own the full cycle of the hiring process: job qualification, pro-active sourcing (direct approach via LinkedIn and emails, networking, referrals), interviewing, selection, and closing of key talent
  • You will deliver a world-class, end-to-end experience for candidates and hiring managers.
  • You will monitor, maintain and proactively report key recruitment metrics

What you'll need to be successful

  • You are a well-rounded: you'll have experience recruiting across Engineering and Product
  • You work at pace: You will have previous experience recruiting in start-up / scale-up companies within a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
  • You know what GREAT looks like: You will have a positive and ‘roll up your sleeves’ - attitude to take the recruitment lead and have the space to make suggestions to elevate our recruitment function.
  • You know how to measure success: You are numerate, analytical and metric-focused
  • You are one step ahead:: You will have demonstrable skills in proactively building talent pipelines outside of organic applications

What it’s like to work at Zego

At Zego, we operate like a high-performing sports team. We come together as one, driven by ambition, backed by real support, and united by a shared mission to win.

Working here means having the backing, the coaching, and an inclusive community of Zegons across the UK and Europe who celebrate your wins and raise your game. It also means holding ourselves to high standards: moving with urgency, taking complete ownership, and embracing honest feedback that helps us continuously learn and evolve.

This is your opportunity for a career-defining experience, and one you will own.

Do not take our word for it. Read what Zegons say about us on Glassdoor.

The Zego ways of working
Teams work better with time to collaborate and space to get things done. We call it Zego Hybrid: some of us are in our central London office weekly, others monthly or quarterly. It is about finding the balance between face time and focus that produces great work and a healthy life around it.

We also make a point of getting everyone in the same room. Teams come together every quarter, and once a year the whole company does, properly. It is a serious investment and consistently one of the best parts of the year. Here is what the last one looked like.


If you’re ready to help build the real-time, data-driven infrastructure for an intelligent world, we want to hear from you.

There’s more to Zego than just a job. Check out our blog for insights, stories and more. We were also named Best Insurance Company 2025.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

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