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Talent Acquisition Partner - Temporary Contract

Preply

Preply

People & HR
Barcelona, Spain
Posted on May 23, 2025

We power people's progress.

At Preply, we’re all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalized learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled - and it’s creating real impact. So far, 90,000 tutors have delivered over 20 million lessons to learners in more than 175 countries. Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters.

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 (with the opportunity to extend further). This role will focus on managing different searches, ranging from Tech, Product, People and Finance functions, ensuring we continue to bring in top talent during a critical time. The role is based in our Barcelona hub with an immediate start date.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Manage the full-cycle recruitment process for different searches roles: from executing attraction strategies, to interviewing, guiding candidates through the process, and managing offer process.
  • Proactively find & engage with top candidates around the world to ensure a steady pipeline of quality candidates.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers and key stakeholders, providing regular updates and insights into hiring progress.
  • Work closely with the People Partner and chapter leads to align on team needs, workforce planning and hiring strategy.
  • Juggle multiple hiring processes simultaneously, while maintaining a high level of organization and attention to detail.
  • Leverage your knowledge of recruitment trends and talent acquisition strategies to refine sourcing techniques and improve hiring efficiency.
  • Deliver an excellent candidate experience from initial contact to offer acceptance, ensuring a memorable and world class experience throughout the hiring process

What you need to succeed:

  • 4+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, ideally in a fast-paced environment with the ability to manage multiple roles and priorities.
  • Experience delivering memorable candidate experiences.
  • Exposure to data skills and using data to drive decision-making.
  • Ability to build productive partnerships with hiring manager, hiring teams and candidates, and a collaborative mindset to partner with different peers across chapters.
  • Comfortable using Applicant Tracking Systems (we currently use Greenhouse) and other recruitment tools to manage pipelines and track progress.

Why you’ll love it at Preply:

  • Open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture.
  • Generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com .
  • Learning & Development budget, including time off for your self-development.
  • Competitive financial package,, leave allowance and health insurance.
  • Access to free mental health support platforms.
  • 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.