Senior Talent Partner for Smarkets, responsible for recruitment lifecycle and employer branding. Leading talent strategy and executing personalized candidate experiences in a high-growth tech environment.
Responsibilities
Talent Strategy & Partnership (30%)
Strategic Planning: Act as a trusted partner to the Leadership Team and Hiring Managers, developing and executing a data-driven talent acquisition strategy aligned with our goals.
Technical Bar Ownership: Define, articulate, and maintain our exceptionally high technical and cultural bar. Continuously refine assessment methods to ensure we hire individuals who thrive in a complex, fast-moving environment.
Employer Branding: Champion and articulate the company's value proposition to the external market, particularly within the competitive London tech landscape.
Full-Cycle Recruitment & Execution (70%)
Sourcing & Headhunting: Execute proactive, advanced sourcing strategies (not just relying on job boards) to build deep pipelines for highly specialized and hard-to-fill technical roles.
Candidate Experience: Own and deliver a best-in-class, personalized candidate experience from initial contact through offer acceptance.
Screening & Assessment: Conduct in-depth, competency-based screening interviews, effectively serving as the initial technical and cultural filter for all candidates.
Experience (12+ Years): A minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in technical recruitment, specifically within the high-growth tech/startup environment.
Startup/Standalone Expertise: Proven experience operating as a standalone internal recruiter or successfully managing the entire recruitment lifecycle (end-to-end) within an agency environment, demonstrating deep self-sufficiency and resourcefulness.
Technical Acumen: Deep, demonstrable understanding of modern software development, architecture, and tech stacks common in Series B companies (e.g., Cloud technologies, modern programming languages, data engineering).
London Tech Market: Established network and expert knowledge of the London/UK technical talent landscape.
Nice to have: Previous experience hiring technical and operational talents in the East Coast.
Benefits
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: Hybrid model with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home to fit your lifestyle.
Global Working: Work from anywhere in the world for up to 20 days a year.
Team Energy: Regular socials, hackathons, and events — because collaboration and fun go hand-in-hand.
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