Head of Talent Acquisition

Gravie; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 128,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare benefits company is seeking a Talent Acquisition Leader to build and modernize the recruitment function. This role involves overseeing senior leadership searches, managing a TA team, and aligning hiring strategies. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years in recruiting with strong executive recruiting experience and a passion for building teams. This position offers a competitive salary range of $168,750 to $281,250, along with comprehensive benefits and a remote work flexibility.

Benefits

Flexible PTO

Education reimbursement

Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave

Education reimbursement

Paid paw-ternity leave

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive recruiting experience including 5+ years leading TA teams.
• Demonstrated success with senior leadership searches.
• Experience building or transforming a TA function in a growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders on hiring strategies and manage senior-level searches.
• Build and lead a scalable TA team.
• Design and implement TA processes and systems for efficiency.

Skills

Executive recruiting experience

Stakeholder management

Recruiting technologies

Stakeholder management

Executive communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Overview

Hi, we’re Gravie. Our mission is to improve the way people purchase and access healthcare through innovative, consumer-centric health benefit solutions that people can actually use. Our industry-changing products and services are developed and delivered by a diverse group of unique people. We encourage you to be your authentic self - we like you that way.

About Gravie and the role: Gravie is seeking a strategic and hands-on Talent Acquisition Leader to design and build Gravie’s TA function while guiding hiring across all levels of the organization. This role will be responsible for building a high-performing recruiting team, modernizing TA processes, and ensuring Gravie attracts and hires top talent.

As part of this work, the leader will partner directly with senior leadership on critical leadership hiring and manage executive search firm relationships when needed. The right candidate combines strong executive recruiting experience with the ability to operationalize and scale a TA function aligned to Gravie’s growth and transformation.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders on leadership hiring strategies and directly manage select senior-level searches.
• Oversee and manage external search firm partnerships for high-level roles, ensuring cost-effective and high-quality outcomes.
• Provide market insights, candidate assessments, and hiring strategies to the CHRO and leadership team.
• Build and lead a scalable TA team
• Define TA team structure, roles, and responsibilities to support Gravie’s hiring needs across all levels.
• Develop and coach TA team members to deliver a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Design and implement TA processes, tools, and systems to ensure efficiency, compliance, and scalability.
• Establish and track recruiting metrics (time to fill, cost per hire, source mix, DEI representation).
• Partner with HR leadership to align hiring strategies with workforce planning, compensation philosophy, and total rewards programs.
• Reduce dependency on agencies for leadership hiring through a strong in-house search capability.
• Partner with Communications and HR to enhance Gravie’s employer brand and recruitment marketing efforts.
• Ensure an exceptional candidate experience across all touchpoints, from outreach through onboarding.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive recruiting experience, including 5+ years leading TA teams.
• Demonstrated success with senior leadership searches (in-house or through a search firm).
• Experience building or transforming a TA function in a growth or transformation environment.
• Strong understanding of recruiting technologies, tools, and systems.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Proven ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on execution.

Extra Credit

• Health insurance or healthcare experience is a plus but not required.
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Previous start up company experience

About Gravie

In order to transform health insurance and build a health plan everyone can love, we need talented people doing amazing work. In exchange, we offer a great overall employee experience with opportunities for career growth, meaningful mission-driven work, and an above average total rewards package.

The salary range for this position is $168,750 - $281,250 annually. Numerous factors including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. will be considered when determining compensation. In addition to base salary, this position is also eligible to participate in Gravie’s annual bonus program. Stock options may also be awarded as part of the compensation package.

Our unique benefits program is the gravy, i.e., the special sauce that sets our compensation package apart. In addition to standard health and wellness benefits, Gravie’s package includes alternative medicine coverage, flexible PTO, up to 16 weeks paid parental leave, paid holidays, a 401k program, cell phone reimbursement, transportation perks, education reimbursement, and 1 week of paid paw-ternity leave.

Location

Location: United States (Remote)