NEW Talent Acquisition Specialist Posted today Competitive Angel

PureGym Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join PureGym as a Talent Acquisition Partner, where you will enhance recruitment processes across key departments. This role includes full-cycle hiring responsibilities while promoting diversity and inclusion. Enjoy hybrid working, great benefits, and the opportunity to influence the recruitment landscape in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Gym membership for you + 1

Hybrid working

Personal private healthcare

Life insurance

Company pension contribution

Holiday purchase scheme

Great learning & development resources

Enhanced maternity pay

Qualifications

• Proven experience in in-house recruitment or RPO environment.
• Skilled at sourcing for hard-to-fill roles.
• Confident influencer across all business levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment across various departments.
• Manage full-cycle hiring using direct sourcing strategies.
• Coach hiring managers for efficient decision-making.

Skills

Direct sourcing

Stakeholder management

Relationship building

Data-driven decision-making

Organizational skills

Job description

The PureGym Way

PureGym is the No.1 gym operator in the UK, and the 4th largest gym operator worldwide. With 600+ gyms and over 2 million members across the UK, Europe & US, we are the gym where Everybody is Welcome. We champion diversity and are committed to providing a workplace where everyone feels free to be. We offer:

· Gym membership for you + 1

· Hybrid working

· A truly flexible working culture

· Personal private healthcare

· Life insurance

· Company pension contribution

· Holiday purchase scheme up to an additional week.

· Great Learning & Development Resources

· Enhanced maternity pay

The Role

Location: London Hybrid (3 days per week) Type: Full Time Contract type: 6 month secondment with possible extension

At PureGym, we’re on a mission to inspire healthier nations – and that starts with hiring brilliant people. We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Partner to join our growing TA function and take ownership of recruitment across key departments. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, are passionate about hiring top talent, and love making processes better – we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing

As a trusted partner to the business, you’ll lead recruitment activity across a portfolio of technical and functional roles – from initial brief through to offer. You'll be the go-to contact for all things hiring in your area, driving best-practice recruitment, ensuring candidate experience is front and centre, and continuously improving how we work.

• Act as the central point of contact for recruitment across designated departments
• Own and deliver full-cycle hiring using direct sourcing strategies (LinkedIn, job boards, events)
• Build proactive pipelines of high-quality candidates and manage talent pools with a personal touch
• Coach and support hiring managers, ensuring confident, inclusive and efficient hiring decisions
• Collaborate with the People Team to embed inclusive, data-led processes that evolve as we grow
• Help shape our employer brand and champion recruitment innovation through AI and automation
• Manage third-party relationships (agencies, platforms) ensuring they reflect PureGym’s values
• Monitor and report on performance metrics to drive data-informed decision-making

You’ll have the opportunity to work across a wide variety of functions including HR, Central Operations, Finance, Property, and more – supporting the recruitment needs of the broader PureGym Group. This includes hiring across multiple markets such as the UK, Switzerland, Denmark, and the United States, giving the role a truly international scope.

What we’re looking for

You’re a proactive, hands-on recruiter with the ability to build strong relationships, manage priorities at pace, and work with real purpose.

Proven experience in a fast-paced, in-house recruitment or RPO environment
Skilled at direct sourcing and creative thinking when tackling hard-to-fill roles
A confident stakeholder manager – able to influence across all levels of the business
Comfortable using data and insights to guide decisions and report on results
Highly organised, with strong admin, process and attention-to-detail skills
Collaborative, adaptable, and passionate about delivering a great candidate experience
A true team player who cares about inclusion and reflects that in hiring practices

PureGym is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our company mantra is ‘Everybody Welcome’ and we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive place to work. From a hiring standpoint, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to ensuring that our PureGym colleagues reflect the diversity of the nation as well as our millions of gym members we serve.

Join us on our Mission is to bring high quality, affordable fitness to everyone, everywhere.

PureGym is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our company mantra is ‘Everybody Welcome’ and we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive place to work.

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