Head of Talent

Rivan; Greater London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Significant share options

HQ Bermondsey, South-East London in‑is

Relocation support: £6000/year to live

Private health insurance

Visa sponsorship

Unlimited time-off

Job summary

Rivan Industries is seeking a Head of Talent and People to own and scale our hiring function as we accelerate manufacturing and deployment. You will define priorities with engineering and operations teams, drive talent channels, and build a world-class ATS to maintain velocity.

The role demands 5+ years in recruitment, a technical degree, and a proven ability to lead in a fast-growing environment. Based in London with relocation support and private health insurance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in recruitment or talent acquisition.
• Track-record of owning a recruitment function in a fast-growing or technical environment.
• Experience building and leading a hiring function across engineering, manufacturing, deployment and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Define hiring priorities and role requirements with engineering, manufacturing, deployment and operations teams.
• Own channel strategy and execution to attract and convert world-class talent.
• Architect and enhance the custom applicant tracking system to unblock bottlenecks and visualize hiring metrics.

Skills

Recruitment leadership

Hiring strategy

ATS optimization

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in engineering or technical discipline

Job description

Rivan Industries (Rivan.com) is a vertically integrated synthetic fuel company designed to decarbonise industries you can’t electrify. We aim to make synthetic fuel cheaper than fossil fuels and sustain life on earth by keeping the CO2 locked underground.

Over the past 2 years, we’ve designed and manufactured a modular synthetic fuel plant consisting of a DAC system, an Alkaline Electrolyser, and a Sabatier Reactor, vertically integrating with off-grid DC solar and the European gas-grid. We’ve recently deployed the UK’s largest synthetic fuel plant and are planning to 1000x this scale in the next 2 years. We now have clear line of sight to producing synthetic fuels cheaper than fossil over the next 5-10 years, becoming the first company in history to achieve this feat, allowing us to access one of the largest liquid markets on earth and forcing industry to adopt our new standard.

We’re looking for a Head of Talent and People with the scar-tissue to own our hiring function so we can meet our exponential manufacturing and deployment targets without compromising talent density. We hire the top 0.1% of engineers and operators from 10ks of applicants each year, so we need someone obsessed with building exceptional teams and culture.

We have one single goal – reduce the levelised cost of methane to the point drilling stops and companies mine the sky for carbon. If you urge to make a difference in the real-world, surrounded by people you admire doing great work with intensity, this is for you.

The role

Own and expand our talent generation engine. This includes:

• Defining hiring priorities and role requirements with our engineering, manufacturing, deployment and operations teams
• Owning channel strategy and execution to reach and convert world-class talent

Architect and enhance our custom applicant tracking system. For example:

• Identifying and unblocking bottlenecks to maintain processing velocity
• Visualising and controlling all metrics that influence the probability of hire for each active role

Core skills

• 5+ years professional experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s (ideally in engineering or a technical discipline)
• Track-record of owning a recruitment function in a fast-growing and technical environment

Preferable skills

• Have lots of interesting side projects you tinker on, have written about, or are generally curious to work on

Specifics

• £125 – 175k salary depending on experience
• Significant share options as part of the early team
• In-person work at our HQ in Bermondsey, South-East London – flexibility considered based on personal circumstances
• Extensive relocation support, including £6000 per year extra to live close to our HQ
• Private health insurance
• Visa sponsorship available
• Unlimited time-off

We encourage exceptional applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role, even if they do not meet all the requirements listed.