People - Talent Acquisition Specialist

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

Job summary

Join a leading gym operator as a Talent Acquisition Partner, driving recruitment across various departments. This role offers a fast-paced environment where you'll enhance candidate experience and promote inclusive hiring. Opportunities exist for collaboration across international markets, supporting PureGym's mission of accessible fitness for all.

Benefits

Gym membership for you + 1

Hybrid working

Personal private healthcare

Life insurance

Company pension contribution

Holiday purchase scheme

Learning & Development Resources

Enhanced maternity pay

Qualifications

• Proven experience in fast-paced, in-house recruitment.
• Skilled at sourcing and creatively filling hard roles.
• Comfortable using data insights for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment activities across key departments.
• Own and deliver full-cycle hiring processes.
• Shape employer brand and champion recruitment innovation.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Direct Sourcing

Data Analysis

Inclusive Hiring Practices

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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