Talent Acquisition Partner

Zapp; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading convenience retail platform in London is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner to take ownership of the recruitment cycle. In this role, you will source candidates, design hiring processes, and enhance the candidate experience. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of in-house recruitment experience in fast-moving environments, with a strong focus on strategic partnerships and structured hiring. If you're looking to make an impact in a dynamic organization, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of in-house recruitment experience in fast-moving environments.
• Experience hiring across multiple domains including Strategy and Tech.
• Strong experience with structured hiring and behavioural interviewing.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruitment from briefing to onboarding.
• Build pipelines through proactive sourcing and headhunting.
• Design structured hiring processes and coach hiring managers.
• Drive a world-class candidate experience marked by transparency.

Skills

Sourcing ability

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

HR systems knowledge

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

HRIS

Job description

Talent Acquisition Partner
Vauxhall, London

Zapp is hiring an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner, you will play a crucial role in taking full ownership of our recruitment efforts and you will be managing the full recruitment cycle, from sourcing to screening candidates to coordinating interviews and facilitating a smooth onboarding process with the People & Culture team. In this high-impact role, you will be attracting top talent within a fast-paced environment and contributing to the overall success of the organisation. You will collaborate closely with business leaders and managers to address recruitment needs, implement effective talent strategies, create a seamless candidate experience and drive recruitment excellence.

Zapp is London’s leading premium convenience retail platform. Founded in 2020, our vision is to disrupt the multi-trillion dollar convenience retail market, currently dominated by major players, by developing best-in-class customer-centric technology and fulfilment solutions. Zapp partners with some of the world’s leading brands to deliver an exclusive range of hand-picked products 24/7, delivered in minutes.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own full-cycle recruitment across all business areas — from briefing through to signed offer and onboarding handover.
• Build high-quality pipelines through proactive sourcing, headhunting, and talent mapping — not waiting for inbound.
• Design and embed structured hiring processes, including scorecards, interview rubrics, and decision-making frameworks.
• Coach hiring managers to become disciplined, data-led, and inclusive interviewers.
• Craft compelling job descriptions and campaigns, ensuring clarity, consistency, and brand alignment.
• Track, analyse, and act on funnel data, improving conversion rates and reducing time-to-hire.
• Drive a world-class candidate experience, marked by pace, transparency, and a human touch.
• Manage our ATS and tooling, ensuring workflows are efficient and data is reliable.
• Champion DE&I throughout every hiring touchpoint — from outreach to assessment.
• Continuously raise the hiring bar, challenging bias, shortcut thinking, and 'good enough' mindsets.

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of in-house recruitment experience, ideally within high-growth, fast-moving companies.
• Demonstrated success hiring across multiple domains — including Strategy, Commercial, Ops, Tech, and People.
• Outstanding sourcing ability — fluent in Boolean, open web, market mapping, and passive engagement.
• Proven track record of filling senior, niche, and confidential roles with creativity and rigour.
• Deep believer in structured hiring, behavioural interviewing, and scorecard-based decision-making.
• Strategic partner to the business — able to push back, challenge thinking, and guide hiring decisions.
• Highly organised operator with strong prioritisation skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Confident communicator — credible with execs, trusted by candidates.
• Technically fluent — comfortable owning ATS, HRIS, and data tooling.
• Obsessed with candidate experience, brand reputation, and raising standards.