Talent Acquisition Partner (12 months FTC)

Gearset; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible home working

Generous development budget

Long-Term Incentive Plan

Free lunch in the office

Company Pension Plan

Health care & dental insurance

Job summary

Gearset in Cambridge is hiring a Talent Acquisition Partner on a 12-month fixed-term contract to lead 360 recruitment across the UK and US, embedding with key business functions and scaling global teams. You will own candidate journey end-to-end, source proactively, coach hiring managers, and use Ashby and LinkedIn Recruiter to drive metrics, pipelines, and an exceptional candidate experience.

This hybrid role offers a generous development budget and opportunities to shape hiring across a

Qualifications

• Proven track record in end-to-end recruitment within a fast-paced technology or B2B SaaS environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust-based partnerships with hiring managers and influence stakeholders at all levels of the business.
• Analytical mindset with experience interpreting recruitment metrics to guide decision-making and improve pipeline efficiency.
• Proactive, candidate-first approach, with exceptional written and verbal communication skills that simplify complex information and build authentic relationships.
• Collaborative and adaptable working style, with the initiative to tackle challenging roles and navigate shifting hiring priorities in a growing company.

Responsibilities

• Proactively source, headhunt, and build robust talent pools for complex and hard-to-fill roles across multiple international markets.
• Own the candidate journey end-to-end, acting as a Gearset brand ambassador to deliver a personalised, engaging, and high-touch hiring experience.
• Analyse and report on recruitment metrics and candidate feedback to identify process improvements and maintain pipeline efficiency.
• Coach and up-skill hiring managers on interviewing techniques, candidate assessment, and best recruitment practices to uphold our high hiring bar.
• Collaborate closely with the wider People team and internal stakeholders to drive proactive talent acquisition initiatives aligned with long-term company goals.
• Leverage our ATS, Ashby and LinkedIn Recruiter to drive active talent sourcing, employer branding, and candidate engagement strategies.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

LinkedIn Recruiter

Hiring manager partnerships

Data-driven recruitment

Talent sourcing

Interview coaching

Tools

Ashby

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

At Gearset, our success is built on an unwavering commitment to our people. We believe that hiring exceptional talent and fostering an inclusive, high-trust culture is the foundation for solving complex enterprise challenges and sustaining our industry-leading growth.

To support our continued growth, we are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner on a 12 month fixed-term contract, to join our team in Cambridge. In this role, you will embed directly within key business functions - building strategic partnerships with hiring managers, driving data-informed recruitment strategies across the UK and US markets, and taking true ownership of scaling our high-performing global teams.

What’s the opportunity for a Talent Acquisition Partner at Gearset?

• Take ownership of full 360 recruitment strategies across the UK and US, driving cross-functional growth across technical and commercial business areas.

• Embed deeply within internal teams as a trusted advisor, partnering directly with hiring managers to understand their underlying talent needs and solve hiring challenges.

• Champion a proactive, data-driven approach to recruitment, using market insights and pipeline analytics to optimise hiring SLAs and continuously refine our processes.

• Deliver high strategic impact within a rapidly growing, award-winning scale-up that prioritises an exceptional candidate experience, high hiring standards, and meaningful autonomy.
  

What you'll achieve

• Proactively source, headhunt, and build robust talent pools for complex and hard-to-fill roles across multiple international markets.

• Own the candidate journey end-to-end, acting as a Gearset brand ambassador to deliver a personalised, engaging, and high-touch hiring experience.

• Analyse and report on recruitment metrics and candidate feedback to identify process improvements and maintain pipeline efficiency.

• Coach and up-skill hiring managers on interviewing techniques, candidate assessment, and best recruitment practices to uphold our high hiring bar.

• Collaborate closely with the wider People team and internal stakeholders to drive proactive talent acquisition initiatives aligned with long-term company goals.

• Leverage our ATS, Ashby and LinkedIn Recruiter to drive active talent sourcing, employer branding, and candidate engagement strategies.
  

About you

• Proven track record in end-to-end recruitment within a fast-paced technology or B2B SaaS environment, with strong direct sourcing skills using LinkedIn Recruiter.

• Demonstrated ability to build trust-based partnerships with hiring managers and influence stakeholders at all levels of the business.

• Analytical mindset with experience interpreting recruitment metrics to guide decision-making and improve pipeline efficiency.

• Proactive, candidate-first approach, with exceptional written and verbal communication skills that simplify complex information and build authentic relationships.

• Collaborative and adaptable working style, with the initiative to tackle challenging roles and navigate shifting hiring priorities in a growing company.
  

Nice to haves

• Hands-on proficiency with our ATS, Ashby

• Experience sourcing across both technical engineering and commercial go-to-market disciplines within an international scale-up.
  

Salary and benefits (the stuff you'd expect!)

• Salary is up to £60,000 (depending on experience)

• This is a full time opportunity, working Monday to Friday with the option of flexible home working (for most of us that looks like 2-3 days a week in the office)

• Generous personal development budget for courses, conferences, or whatever is useful to your professional development in the role of up to £1500 per year

• Top end hardware provided

• Opportunity to join our Long Term Incentive Plan

• Free lunch in the office

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to buy an extra 5 each year)

• Company Pension Plan (matching up to 5%)

• Bupa health care and dental insurance

• Enhanced family leave from day 1, including 26 weeks full maternity/adoption pay, OTE-inclusive

• Bupa Menopause Plan offering specialist consultations and support

• Life Insurance & critical illness cover

• Discounted gym membership, as well as a range of health and wellness benefits