Flagright

AI-native AML compliance platform for fintechs & banks

About Flagright:

Flagright is an AI operating system for financial crime compliance used globally by Fortune 500 companies, large banks, fintechs, and fast growing startups. Flagright enables real-time risk detection, automated investigations, and intelligent decisioning, helping compliance teams operate at their full potential in the fight against financial crime.

We operate as a lean, high-performance team with high individual ownership and direct access to leadership.

Role overview:

Our Recruitment team is central to scaling Flagright. We are looking for a Recruiter who can attract world-class talent, partner closely with hiring managers, and drive efficient, high-quality hiring across the business.

As a recruiter, you will establish our hiring foundations and engage top talent through outbound outreach and targeted headhunting.

You will own hiring end-to-end from sourcing to offer, ensuring excellent candidate experience across multiple jurisdictions. This role suits someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, values precision, and takes pride in building high-performing teams.

This is a role for you if you work with intention, take ownership, and deliver. We offer a well-defined career progression into senior levels and into leadership for those who consistently deliver and scale with the company.

People who thrive at Flagright:

• Take ownership and operate with urgency

• Are resourceful and solution-oriented

• Learn quickly and adapt to changing priorities

• Have strong opinions and can defend them

• Want to work with no-BS people building something important

People who struggle here:

• Need extensive hand-holding

• View high expectations as “unreasonable”

• Actually prioritize work-life balance

• Can’t handle ambiguity

• Prefer consistent routine over fast-changing priorities

Key responsibilities:

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

• Recruit world-class talent to help scale Flagright

• Manage full-cycle hiring across multiple roles and functions

• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and hiring strategies

• Source, engage, and assess high-quality candidates

• Coordinate interviews and ensure an outstanding candidate experience

• Track hiring pipelines, metrics, and progress against hiring goals

Who we are looking for:

• 3+ years of recruitment or talent acquisition experience

• Experience hiring GTM & Sales talent (AEs, BDRs, etc.)

• Experience working in organizations with merit-based hiring practices

• Strong understanding of end-to-end hiring

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and trusted with confidential information

• Clear communicator who can manage multiple priorities independently

• Comfortable working with ATS platforms, and recruitment analytics

• Based in or near London with right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship not available)

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Ashby

• Experience in startups, fintech, or fast-scaling organizations

• Experience hiring technical talent (Software engineers, Creative Designer, etc.)

• Experience hiring leadership talent (Sr AE, Head of Sales, etc.)

• In-house recruitment experience preferred over consulting companies/agencies

• Global hiring experience

• Ability to manage and scale distributed or multi-location teams

• Analytical mindset for recruitment metrics

What we offer:

• Direct impact on how Flagright hires and scales globally

• High-bar environment focused on execution, learning, and continuous improvement

• Get equity from day 1 at a Y Combinator startup.

• Work alongside a highly competent, top-tier team, including professionals from Y Combinator, ex AWS, and Palantir.

• Enjoy a low-bureaucracy environment, minimal meetings, and an asynchronous communications culture.