Early Talent Lead

Multiverse; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Gym membership

Wellhub & Spill

Hybrid work (3 days in office)

Job summary

Multiverse in London is expanding its Early Talent offering, recruiting a strategic lead to own the ET strategy and delivery across the business. You’ll influence cross‑functional teams without direct authority, shaping commercial and operational paths for apprenticeships and related programmes.

You’ll work with executives, policy, and learning teams to design scalable processes, partnerships, and a sustainable product, while driving opportunities for young people entering the AI and tech

Qualifications

• Builder mindset in fast-paced environments.
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Commercial and operational track record with P&L ownership.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Credible with HR and Talent leaders.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the growth strategy for Early Talent products.
• Lead end-to-end cross-functional squad across marketing, sales, ops, and learning.
• Partner, build or buy adjacent ET plays in response to market demand.
• Be the external face of Early Talent and promote the ET offer at events.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Relationship building

Influencing without authority

Entrepreneurial mindset

HR/People leadership

Entry-level hiring

Job description

the company is the upskilling platform for AI and Tech adoption.

We have partnered with 1,500+ companies to deliver a new kind of learning that's transforming today’s workforce.

Our upskilling apprenticeships are designed for people of any age and career stage to build critical AI, data, and tech skills. Our learners have driven $2bn+ ROI for their employers, using the skills they’ve learned to improve productivity and measurable performance.

In April 2026, we announced $70 million in strategic funding, led by Schroders Capital, with participation from StepStone Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners and General Catalyst. At an increased valuation of $2.1bn, the round makes us Europe’s first EdTech double unicorn.

But we aren’t stopping there. With a strong operational footprint and 800+ employees, we have ambitious plans to continue scaling. We’re building a world where tech skills unlock people’s potential and output.

Join the company and power our mission to equip the workforce to win in the AI era.

The role

the company is expanding its Early Talent (ET) offering in England, with the goal of delivering more apprenticeships to people at the start of their career. The Early Talent Lead owns the strategy and its delivery across the business. They are part of the CEO Office, reporting to the Chief of Staff, as a part of our Growth workstreams.

The role is both commercial and operational. It leads a cross‑functional squad across the end‑to‑end business, succeeding through influence rather than line management. The right person will be highly strategic and able to think big picture, but also not afraid to roll their sleeves up to quickly get things done. They will care deeply about create opportunities for young people, whilst understanding how to navigate the realities of business to turn this into a sustainable product.

Key responsibilities

Define the strategy

• Design and own the plan for how we grow our ET products in a scalable and commercial way

• Be the eyes and ears of ET in the market, understanding customer feedback to help us iterate and improve upon our offer

• Keep across all developments in the space from a policy and regulatory perspective, in collaboration with our Policy team

Design the end‑to‑end operational journey and lead the cross‑functional squad to deliver on it

• This to include designing, managing and overseeing the end‑to‑end processes with:

• Marketing to drive lead generation

• Sales leadership and the account executives

• Fulfilment, owning funnel conversation and launch

• Operations, owning customisations and coaching structure

• Learning designing the programmes

• Safeguarding

• Product designing the tech customisations

• PR / comms

Partner, build or buy adjacent ET plays in response to market demand

• Scope alternative routes to market beyond apprenticeships that could enhance our products

• Own the end‑to‑end deal and implementation process with support from the relevant cross‑functional teams

Be the external face of Early Talent

• Promote the company’s ET offer on panels and at relevant events

• Work with comms to build our ET brand in a way that compliments our broader AI workforce transformation narrative

About you

• A builder’s mindset – you thrive in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments and are excited to shape processes as you go

• Strong relationship‑building skills – you excel at identifying opportunities, developing trust, and influencing decision makers

• A scrappy, entrepreneurial approach – you’re comfortable wearing multiple hats and solving problems creatively

• A commercial and operational track record, including budget or P&L ownership and launching new products to market

• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams without direct authority, with an ability to strategically navigate tradeoffs in support of the organisation’s goals (not just those of the workstream you own)

• Highly credible with HR and Talent leaders, and comfortable representing the company externally

• Deep experience in entry‑level hiring and training, ideally in the Enterprise space, and the challenges that are faced by both businesses in hiring career‑starters and the young people themselves.

Benefits

• Time off - 27 days holiday, plus 5 additional days off: 1 life event day, 2 volunteer days, 2 company‑wide wellbeing days (M-Powered Weekend) and 8 bank holidays per year

• Health & Wellness- private medical Insurance with Bupa, a medical cashback scheme, life insurance, gym membership & wellness resources through Wellhub and access to Spill - all in one mental health support

• Hybrid work offering - for most roles we collaborate in the office three days per week with the exception of Coaches and Instructors who collaborate in the office once a month

• Work‑from‑anywhere scheme - you'll have the opportunity to work from anywhere, up to 10 days per year

• Space to connect: Beyond the desk, we make time for weekly catch‑ups, seasonal celebrations, and have a kitchen that’s always stocked!

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We’re an equal opportunities employer. And proud of it. Every applicant and employee is afforded the same opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. This will never change. Read our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion policy here.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

the company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners. We expect all employees to share this commitment and adhere to our Safeguarding Policy, our Prevent Policy and all other the company company policies. Successful applicants will be required to undertake at least a Basic check via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS).

For roles that will involve a Regulated Activity, successful applicants must also undergo an Enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s Barred List check and a Prohibition Order check. Roles involving Regulated Activity may interact with vulnerable groups, therefore are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 meaning applicants are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings.

Providing false information is an offence and could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal if the applicant has been selected, and possible referral to the police and the DBS.