Talent Acquisition Partner – Go-To-Market & Engineering

Advanced Navigation; London; Hybrid; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI robotics firm in London is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to lead recruitment for both go-to-market and engineering functions. The role involves owning full-cycle recruitment and partnering with leaders to define hiring needs. The ideal candidate has a background in Human Resources and proven experience in both commercial and technical recruiting. Exceptional communication skills and strategic mindset are essential for this dynamic position.

Qualifications

• Proven experience recruiting in both sales/marketing and technical roles.
• Confident managing multiple roles from GTM to technical positions.
• Track record of hiring top-performing salespeople in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruitment for GTM and engineering roles.
• Partner with leaders to understand hiring needs and strategies.
• Deliver exceptional candidate experiences reflecting company culture.

Skills

Strong sourcing and stakeholder management skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience in full cycle technical recruiting

Strategic mindset for attracting top-tier talent

Deep understanding of GTM talent personas

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems (e.g., Rippling)

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Job description

Talent Acquisition Partner – Go-To-Market & Engineering

Advanced Navigation is the world’s most determined innovator in AI robotics and navigation technologies across land, air, sea and space applications.Founded on a culture of research and discovery, Advanced Navigation's mission is to be the catalyst of the autonomy revolution. Fields of expertise include artificial intelligence, underwater sonar, GNSS, radio frequency systems, inertial sensors, robotics, quantum sensors and photonics.

Today, Advanced Navigation is a supplier to some of the world's largest companies, including Airbus, Boeing, Google, Tesla, NASA, Apple, and General Motors. Discover it for yourself: https://youtu.be/F7uAqs1gtuk

About the role

• Advanced Navigation is a global leader in AI-powered navigation and robotics technologies. We’re on a mission to shape the future of autonomy across land, sea, air, and space—and we know that exceptional talent is at the heart of that mission. We’re looking for a dynamic and driven Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to lead recruitment across both go-to-market (GTM) and engineering functions. From sourcing brilliant minds in manufacturing and engineering to securing top talent in sales, marketing, product, and customer success , you’ll play a key role in scaling high-performing teams across the business.

What you'll do

• Own full-cycle recruitment for a broad range of roles, including:

GTM: Sales (complex technical and enterprise), customer success and revenue operations.

Engineering & Manufacturing: Mechatronics, Electronics and robotics.

• Partner with leaders across Sales, Engineering and Commercial to understand hiring needs and deliver tailored talent strategies.
• Proactively source, engage, and pipeline top talent globally, with a focus on hard-to-find, high-impact skill sets.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience that reflects our innovative, values-driven culture.
• Leverage recruitment data and insights to continuously improve hiring performance and efficiency.
• Design and implement sourcing strategies specifically tailored to attract high-caliber enterprise and technical sales professionals with experience in solution selling, government/defense procurement, or high-tech B2B environments.
• Partner closely with Sales Leadership to define ideal candidate profiles, assess soft skills aligned to consultative and strategic selling, and calibrate pipelines accordingly

Qualifications, skills & experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
• Proven experience recruiting across both commercial (sales/marketing/product) functions and technical (hardware/software)
• Strong sourcing and stakeholder management skills, especially in fast-paced or scaling environments.
• Confidence in managing a variety of roles simultaneously from customer-facing GTM positions to highly technical R&D positions.
• Proven track record hiring top-performing salespeople in complex, consultative selling environments—ideally in robotics, deep tech, defense, or high-growth product companies.
• Deep understanding of GTM talent personas (e.g., enterprise account executives, government sales leads, channel managers) and the traits of high-performing sales professionals.
• Comfortable assessing traits such as sales acumen, quota performance, customer influence, and sales process rigor during screening and interviewing.
• A strategic, proactive mindset and passion for attracting top-tier talent.
• Experience in high-tech, deep-tech, or product-led environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management, driven to work quickly and strong attention to detail.
• Experience in full cycle technical recruiting.
• Direct experience sourcing, screening, recruiting, and closing top-tier technical talent.
• Experience and familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems, ideally Rippling, to manage candidate communications.
• Practical knowledge around LinkedIn Recruiter, InMail, and the standard suite of recruiting communication tools.
• Proven success in creative sourcing strategies and thinking outside the box to identify hard-to-find candidates.