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Scaling Product & Engineering hiring at iwoca
- FinTech
- Scaling
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The Challenge
The Solution
Having worked with iwoca as a client over a number of years, we already had a strong understanding of the business, the quality bar they hired against, and the type of people likely to do well there.
The relationship also went far beyond live vacancies. Senior engineering leaders at iwoca were already part of our wider leadership network and events community, meaning there were regular conversations happening around scaling teams, hiring challenges, market movement, and how engineering organisations were evolving more broadly.
Candidate experience was something iwoca cared about heavily, and it came through consistently in the process. Feedback was detailed, thoughtful, and genuinely useful, which helped keep engagement high even during busier hiring periods.
Alongside permanent hiring, Burns Sheehan also supported contract hiring projects, helping iwoca navigate IR35 considerations and Statements of Work as demand shifted across teams.
“Burns Sheehan seem to care more about the long-term partnership and delivering a high-quality service. They are reliable, consistent and collaborative and I value the relevant calibre engineering talent they provide.”
- Danny Stewart, Technical Recruitment Lead
The Results
Key Outcomes
- 15 roles supported across Engineering & Product
- 12 hires made
- 27-day average time to hire
- 1.9:1 CV-to-first interview ratio*
- 4.1:1 interview-to-placement ratio
- 89% candidate NPS
- 90% client NPS
- 50% of hires sourced through the Burns Sheehan network
- 42% headhunted via LinkedIn outreach
- 8% sourced through direct application campaigns
*Software Engineering candidates completed a remote technical assessment before first interview, meaning the CV-to-interview ratio included an additional screening stage.
The partnership helped iwoca scale key Product and Engineering functions while maintaining a high hiring bar, strong candidate experience, and flexibility across changing business priorities. As hiring demand evolved, the relationship expanded beyond Engineering, into broader Product and leadership support.
12
hires made
27
day average time to hire
90
%
Client NPS
50
%
of hires sourced through the Burns Sheehan network
Industry
FinTech | Credit
Location
London
Company stage of growth
Scaling
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