
Vertice · London
Spend on technology is one of the biggest items in an enterprise CFO’s budget, second only to headcount. Traditional procurement is one of the most frustrating,...
Spend on technology is one of the biggest items in an enterprise CFO’s budget, second only to headcount. Traditional procurement
is one of the most frustrating, friction-filled bottlenecks in modern businesses. A single purchase routinely stalls for months,
drowning in endless email threads and dragging in teams from Finance, Legal, Security, and IT.
Vertice is the world’s first Intelligent Procurement Platform aiming to eliminate this chaos. By combining automated agentic
workflows, deep AI insights, and a global network of expert negotiators, we empower enterprises to buy smarter and scale at pace.
Founded by serial technology entrepreneurs Roy and Eldar Tuvey, who have successfully scaled and exited two category-defining
platforms and created $600M+ in enterprise value, we are backed by over $100M in Series C funding from tier 1 global investors
including Bessemer Venture Partners, 83North, and Lakestar. We were recently recognized as the #2 fastest-growing company on the
Sunday Times' Tech 100 and named the fastest-growing startup in the UK and Ireland by the FT’s Sifted.
With headquarters in London and hubs in New York, Brno, Sydney, and Johannesburg, we are fundamentally reshaping the global B2B
economy.
At our stage of growth, the people we bring into the business are the single biggest determiner of our success. We believe that
the trajectory of our company isn’t fully determined by our product roadmap or our capital, but by the calibre of who we bring
into the team.
We are looking for an ambitious Strategic Talent Associate to act as the primary architect of our future team. This isn't a
traditional recruitment role; it is a high-stakes commercial and operational challenge. You will work directly with our senior
leadership team to solve the most difficult problem in business: identifying, attracting, and convincing the best talent to join
us.
You will focus on global roles including EMEA, US and APAC, and you’ll be partnering with hiring managers across a number of
different business areas: Customer, Client Delivery, Product and Solutions. We see this role as a “tour of duty:” after starting
out in the Talent team, you will be well prepared to either take a traditional recruitment role, or perhaps to work in more
generalist operations roles at Vertice.
Most traditional recruiter roles are numbers games. This role is about balancing quantity with quality. You will be treated like a
Founder’s Associate, tasked with building the systems, the narrative, and the outbound engines required to win over people who
aren't even looking to move jobs. You will have a front-row seat to how a hyper-growth scale-up is built, operating at the
intersection of psychology, data, and strategy. If you want to understand how a successful company wins, there is no better
vantage point than the one that selects and assesses the people entering it.
candidates.
entire industries and identify the highest-potential individuals before our competitors do.
learning how to align our mission with the personal ambitions of world-class talent, negotiating the right terms of their
entrance.
eliminate friction in our interview processes and improve candidate experience.
even during periods of hyper-growth.
startup. You care about outcomes, not job titles.
nuanced negotiation about a candidate’s motivations the next.
automate it.
opportunities through sheer grit and creativity.
stakeholders.
We don’t care about your background in recruitment, we care about your ability to solve problems. This is an opportunity to own
the most critical function of a scaling tech company. You will be given immense autonomy, a direct line to leadership, and the
chance to build a legacy through the team you assemble. If you want to move fast, work with the smartest people you’ve ever met,
and have a disproportionate impact on our company's value, we want to talk to you.
Final things to note
Vertice is an equal opportunities employer, although you must be legally able to work in the specified region of the job. Any
personal data you provide will be processed in accordance with Vertice's privacy policy and applicable data protection law.
We use AI-assisted tools to help us review and assess applications more efficiently. These tools support our Talent team but do
not make hiring decisions autonomously. You have the right to contest any AI-assisted decision, and exercise your data subject
rights by contacting us; please follow the instructions in our privacy policy.
We like to deal directly with our candidates so no agencies please!
If you aren’t sure this job applies to you, feel free to send your CV to careers@vertice.one, and we’ll be happy to take a look
and see if you could be a good fit anywhere else in our business!
Who are we? Smarkets: Predicting the Future of Betting Smarkets runs one of the world’s most sophisticated prediction markets, handling over £29 billion in volume since 2010 and engaging 200,000+ traders globally. We’re a technology company that happens to revolutionise betting - from sports to political markets, to delivering the sharpest prices and the fairest odds. At the heart of our success are our people. We create a high-performance environment where exceptional talent can thrive, blending deep business experience with a commercial mindset to drive strategic growth. If you’re ready to help shape the future of prediction markets with cutting-edge technology and a customer-first philosophy, Smarkets is where you belong. The Team The Product Team is responsible for making sure Smarkets builds products that customers love and that move the commercial needle. Smarkets operates two products - SBK, a retail sports betting app, and the Smarkets Exchange, a peer-to-peer trading app - across multiple jurisdictions and licences, with an expanding footprint in US prediction markets. This puts product at the intersection of customer experience, trading, regulation and commercial strategy. * Product Discovery & Strategy: Identifying the highest-impact opportunities across acquisition, activation, retention and monetisation, and turning them into a clear, sequenced roadmap. * Product Delivery & Execution: Working day-to-day with engineering and design to ship high-quality features quickly, with well-defined scope, owned contracts and a clear definition of done. * Product Analytics & Experimentation: Measuring everything — funnels, cohorts, ARPU, retention - and using data and experiments to decide what to build next and whether it worked. In a typical week, a Product Manager at Smarkets will: * Ship a customer-facing feature end-to-end, from spec and design review to release and post-launch analysis. * Dig into Lightdash and SQL to understand a funnel drop-off, cohort trend or revenue driver, and turn the finding into a decision. * Work with trading, compliance and commercial teams to ensure new products are viable across our regulatory environments. About the Role: You will work hand-in-hand with the Product and Engineering Managers for our customer-facing applications (SBK & Smarkets), acting as their operational backbone. This is an accelerated opportunity for systematic thinkers to master the product life cycle and grow into a full Product Manager role. Your core mission is to drive product delivery and user insight by: * Supporting the Lead PM across discovery, prioritisation, and delivery. * Owning the QA and release processes across our two customer-facing brands. * Leading the user-research programme to keep our roadmap laser-focused on customer value. What you will do: * Roadmap & Execution: Coordinate agile rituals, manage the product backlog, maintain stakeholder alignment, and unblock execution for the Lead PM. * Product Discovery & User Research: Own the user research process; schedule and run interviews, craft surveys, and synthesize findings into actionable customer insights. * QA & Releases: Manage the end-to-end QA and release cycle (Smarkets and SBK), including test planning, App Store/Play Store submissions, post-release monitoring, and bug triage. * Process Optimisation: Translate vague problem statements into clear user stories and acceptance criteria, ensuring readiness before sprint kick-offs. * Data Analysis: Analyze feature usage, sign-up funnels, and in-app behaviour to influence roadmap priorities. * Market Intelligence: Conduct competitive tear-downs of betting, fintech, and gaming apps to spot improvements. * Launch Support: Draft release notes, update help-centre articles, and brief Customer Support and Marketing teams. Role Requirements: * Systematic Thinker: Highly process-oriented; a background in business analysis, operations, or a similar analytical discipline is highly desirable. * Tech-Savvy: Instinctively explores new apps and can articulate their delights and frustrations. * Analytical & First-Principles Driven: Comfortable slicing data while able to zoom out to the broader user journey. * High EQ Communicator: Adapts communication style seamlessly for engineers, designers, traders, and executives. * Trend Spotter: Keeps up with product, sports-tech, and fintech news. * Nice-to-have: Exposure to sports trading products, mobile gaming, brokerage, or any highly regulated consumer product. Our Values Our values are at the heart of everything we do - guiding how we work, collaborate, and innovate. They reflect what we expect of ourselves and each other to deliver the best results, while fostering a positive, high-performing environment: * Push to Win: We set ambitious goals and relentlessly pursue them, always striving for excellence. * Make Others Better: We lift each other up, share knowledge, and celebrate team success over individual achievement. * Give a Shit: We care deeply about our work, our users, and the impact we make. * Be a Pro: We take ownership, act with integrity, and consistently deliver to a high standard. * Bring the Energy: We bring positivity, curiosity, and enthusiasm to everything we do, inspiring those around us. Culture Fit: These values define how we succeed as a team. If this isn’t you, this may not be the right place. We hire people who thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and ambitious environment. Perks & Benefits We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, alongside a dynamic, collaborative environment where your work truly makes an impact and your voice is heard. Our team is diverse, driven, and ambitious - united by a strong work ethic and a hunger to innovate and win. Our benefits are designed around Health, Wealth,and Development, supporting you both professionally and personally. These include: * Stock Options: Vest over 4 years - your success is our success. * Pension Scheme: Competitive plan via Aviva, with up to 6% matched contributions if you opt in. * Health Insurance: Comprehensive coverage to keep you and your family healthy. * Enhanced Parental Leave: Enhanced maternity and paternity leave to support you through life’s most important moments. * Stay Fuelled: Enjoy fresh, chef-made breakfast and lunch every day, plus a constant supply of fruit, snacks, tea, coffee and soft drinks — because great work starts with great food. * Cycle-to-Work Scheme: Support for sustainable commuting and staying active. * Learning & Development: £1,000 annual education budget for courses, conferences, books, or training. * Holiday: 25 days paid leave + bank holidays, with the option to carry over 5 days. * Flexible Working: Choose to work 1 day from home (20 WFA days/year) or 2 days from home (5 WFA days/year) based on your needs and preferences. * Team Energy: Regular socials, hackathons, and events — because collaboration and fun go hand-in-hand. What happens next We aim to have a simple and speedy hiring process and we want to make sure that we are right for you as much as the other way around. * CV application review - We will review it as quickly as possible * Let’s chat - Quick chat with our team about your experience and the role * Competency Interview - Virtual with Hiring Manager * In-Office Interview - Lunch with other colleagues in the team Diversity & Inclusion We’re an equal opportunities employer and celebrate diversity in all its forms. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know — we’re happy to accommodate your needs.
WHO WE ARE WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernization, connecting strategy directly to execution. Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best-in-class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. Are you eager to learn new technologies? Do you appreciate a free working environment where you get a high level of decision-making authority but also the support you need? Can you turn business requirements into excellent technical solutions? And would you like to work with some of the world’s most skilled marketing automation developers on one of the most advanced CRM platforms? Then you might be just the one we are looking for! WHAT WILL YOUR DAY LOOK LIKE? In the role of Technology Lead - Salesforce Marketing Cloud, you are responsible for understanding the technical structure of a project. Your job will be to identify client requirements by researching concept, strategy and target for the project, followed by developing automations, coding and producing technical specifications, estimates, deployment plans and test methods. Furthermore, your tasks include: * Contributing to product implementation/customisation * Testing and maintaining client applications and platforms * Providing project feedback and updates, using agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban. * Leading a team of Associate to Senior Developers WHO ARE YOU GOING TO WORK WITH? You will become part of an exciting and challenging professional environment, working closely with Architects, Developers and Technical Project Managers within the technical team, currently consisting of 150+ colleagues. But you will also work with Data Specialists and Designers outside of your department. Our common feature is that we are all competent, respectful teammates who go the extra mile to help one another. We value room for diversity, and you will get a chance to put a personal touch on your daily tasks while developing your professional skillset. We are proud of our multicultural environment and easy-going, dynamic atmosphere where we not only work together, we are great at having fun as well. WHAT DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? You are an outgoing and self-motivated person who contributes positively to the working environment with your team-player attitude. Your previous experience with being a trusted adviser for clients and colleagues means that you are not afraid to express your opinion, and your organised approach helps you meet deadlines and break down projects into manageable chunks. In addition, you have: * Experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud, and it is a plus if you have experience with Adstudio, Social Studio and Einstein * 6+ years of developer experience at an agency, working with digital sales and/or marketing solutions * Extensive knowledge of technologies such as SQL, AMPscript and JavaScript (marketing domain knowledge is a plus) * Experience in Workflow Engines as well as HTML and CSS plus knowledge of one or more programming languages * Great communication skills (in English), allowing you to make complex problems understandable and manageable. A LEADER IN PERSONALIZED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES VML MAP is a world-leading Centre of Excellence that helps businesses humanize the relationship between the brand and the customer through hyper personalization at scale, marketing automation and CRM. With the brain of a consultancy, the heart of an agency and the power of technology and data, we work with some of the world's most admired brands to help them on their transformation journey to becoming truly customer-centric. Together, we are 1000 + technology specialists, data scientists, strategic thinkers, consultants, operations experts, and creative minds from 55+ nationalities. A GLOBAL NETWORK We are part of the global VML network that encompasses more than 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 60+ markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. #LI-EMEA About WPP WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com. WPP (MAP/VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. When you click “Apply now” below, your information is sent to MAP/VML. To learn more about how we process your personal data during when you apply for a role with us, on how you can update your information or have the information removed please read our Privacy policy. 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JOB DESCRIPTION Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, where you gain a tremendous amount of responsibility? Do you want to be part of an exceptional entrepreneurial team with young, motivated and extremely driven people? And are you curious or passionate about building new and exciting ventures? If so, you might be our Management Associate. ABOUT US Nova Founders Capital is a global operational investment company that identifies opportunities for creating and investing in innovative internet businesses. We’ve launched and exited multiple successful businesses across the world. WHAT WE OFFER YOU As our Management Associate, you’ll get a unique growth opportunity in a role that is crucial to reaching our strategic goals. You will expand, build, and run parts of our portfolio companies, which means assuming responsibility for high-impact decisions that will develop you to be part of the next generation of CEOs. Attaining the extraordinary means investing lots of time, effort, and moving fast when new insights or opportunities arise. In this process we will be there with you, providing the right questions, sparring and guidance needed. Depending on your interests and our businesses needs, you’ll be working out of one of our offices in Europe. To ensure a never ending growth curve, we provide you with: * A workplace with great talents and leaders that will inspire and challenge you on a daily basis * Responsibility for high impact projects that constantly push you out of your comfort zone and gives you the opportunity to be the best you can * International exposure where you will expand your c-suite network and get unique access to our network of leaders and investors * Projects that will fast-track you to become CEO, CMO, or CFO of a company in Our Group YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES Your tasks will vary, but some of your responsibilities will be: * Driving projects, such as starting new ventures, creating stellar marketing operations, crafting and executing sales strategies or recruiting and leading A+ teams – basically anything related to building new companies * Developing and executing strategies as you gain new insights * Supporting expansion and daily operations WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU You possess an unparalleled work ethic with a high sense of urgency. You have a relentless drive and desire to be the very best at what you do. You take ownership of everything you do, are proactive and follow through on commitments. Moreover, you’re humble and you share our passion for building and executing new businesses. Furthermore, we expect that you: * Have acquired a Bachelor or Masters Degree with outstanding results * Have experience from a start-up, consultancy, bank, or top tier organisation * Have an EU/UK work permit * Possess exceptional analytical and structured problem solving skills * Have a genuine interest in learning and is proactively looking for ways to improve * Have a genuine interest in learning and act on the desire START DATE As soon as possible.