Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Fixed Term Contract till Dec 2025

SLAMcore; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to enhance their recruitment efforts. This role involves driving recruitment excellence and managing the full recruitment lifecycle while focusing on diversity and inclusion initiatives. The ideal candidate will leverage data-driven insights to influence hiring decisions and improve processes. Join a dynamic team that values collaboration and inclusivity, ensuring every voice is heard and every talent is nurtured. If you're passionate about making a difference in recruitment and thrive in a flexible environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Networking events

Employer branding initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven track record in Technology and Software Engineering recruitment.
• Experience in managing end-to-end recruitment processes.

Responsibilities

• Drive recruitment excellence and manage seamless end-to-end recruitment experiences.
• Partner with hiring teams to establish effective recruiting strategies.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Recruitment Strategy

Data-Driven Insights

Diversity and Inclusion

Stakeholder Management

Education

Degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

LinkedIn

Job description

Company Description

Here at Gousto, we are on a mission to become the UK's most loved way to eat dinner, and for every meal to leave the planet better off. Gousto is changing how people shop, cook and eat food at home. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join our team - and we’re a friendly bunch!

We’re proud to be one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK. Powered by data and a love of food, we’re a recipe box company that’s disrupting the sector, and we’re passionate about our diverse team and our customers.

All of our people are responsible for the success of Gousto, and we’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment for all to thrive. Our guiding values - Dream, Deliver and Care - show our commitment to innovation, our ambition to hit goals at speed, and our deep respect for the people we work with.

Job Description

We’re looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to join Gousto's lean and high-performing team. You’ll have a proven track record of scaled Technology and Software Engineering recruitment, whilst being open to supporting all roles types as needed. You’ll likely have had a successful career recruitment agency side before moving in house.

As a senior individual contributor, you’ll drive recruitment excellence, embodying our Ownership Principles. You'll be passionate about recruitment delivery, managing seamless end-to-end recruitment experiences with autonomy. Driving strategic recruitment impact, including diversity and inclusion initiatives, you’ll use your expertise to identify, source and engage talent through diverse channels aligning to our evolving business needs. As a trusted partner to hiring managers you’ll bring data-driven insights and market research to influence decisions and elevate our talent acquisition approach.

Core Responsibilities:

• Partner with hiring teams and People team members to establish effective recruiting strategies for roles
• Own the full recruitment lifecycle, ensuring a diverse and balanced candidate mix while maintaining a high bar for talent
• Develop consistent and engaging job adverts from job descriptions to attract highly qualified candidates
• Represent Gousto externally and internally, embodying its Ownership Principles and culture
• Implement and refine processes to keep Talent Acquisition (TA) best-in-class, continuously improving approaches
• Maintain a strong candidate experience with consistent, timely, and engaging communication
• Use advanced sourcing techniques, including LinkedIn and other search functionality, to identify top talent for complex roles
• Apply data-driven insights across the recruiting lifecycle, including Talent Insights, ATS performance metrics, and analytics
• Develop employer branding initiatives, attend networking events, and build external partnerships
• Contribute to sprint based TA continuous improvement projects

Who You Are:

• An experienced sourcer, recruiting for roles up to senior individual contributor and mid-senior management levels
• A proven trusted advisor to hiring managers, using data to influence hiring decisions
• Able to proactively identify and mitigate roadblocks in the hiring process
• Delivery focussed tracking key recruitment metrics, suggesting solutions to address performance issues
• Experienced at process improvement within the recruitment lifecycle, ensuring best-in-class hiring approaches
• Collaborative, working in partnership across the people team, supporting project initiatives where required
• A commercial thinker capable of quickly understanding of Gousto’s business model and strategic objectives to enhance recruitment effectiveness

Additional Information

Benefits

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Gousto is for everyone:

Whether it’s creating diversity in our recipes or building new teams, we care about our people and the opportunities they have at Gousto. Across our business we lead with inclusivity and strive for equality in all we do; working hard to ensure Gousto is an environment where you can be totally yourself.

Everyone is welcome and we’re looking for applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but wondering if you tick every box? We recommend applying anyway so that we can review your profile . And, if you’re in a job share, why not just apply as a pair.

For our roles outside of Operations, most of our people spend 1 or 2 days in our offices every week, combining the benefits of flexibility and time together with colleagues. We want to enable you to do your best work, and if you require additional flexibility, please talk to us about it.

If you have a disability that you’re worried will affect you during the interview process, please let us know and we will do our best to help you feel comfortable.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please let us know.

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