Talent Lead (6-month FTC)

Odin; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from anywhere up to 6 weeks/yr

Private health insurance & sick leave

4% pension employer contribution

25 days annual leave + 2 wellness days

Birthday day off

Job summary

Odin, a fast-growing startup, is seeking a strategic Talent Partner to lead priority leadership and senior hires. You will own end-to-end recruitment, build pipelines across Product, Engineering, Sales, Design, Ops and Finance, and partner with senior stakeholders to define clear role expectations.

This 6-month FTC role offers remote work with regular presence in our London office. You will shape the hiring process and candidate experience while driving high-impact hires for Q3 and Q4.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multiple hiring processes in fast-paced, early-stage environments.
• Strong sourcer who writes compelling outreach and builds relationships with passive candidates.
• Excellent hiring judgement across functions – skills, behaviors and values.
• Ability to partner with senior stakeholders and influence hiring decisions.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end hiring for priority leadership and L3+ roles across functions.
• Own pipelines, market mapping, outbound sourcing, and candidate management.
• Maintain structured scorecards and ensure timely interview feedback.
• Conduct qualification calls to assess skills and values alignment.
• Create a high-trust candidate experience from first touchpoint to decision.

Skills

Senior stakeholder management

Hiring strategy

Sourcing talent

Candidate experience

ATS / process governance

Communication

Ambiguity handling

Job description

About Odin

Odin is building the investment infrastructure for the future of private markets.

We believe capital is one of the most powerful tools for shaping the world - and more people should know how to put it to work. Our mission is to make it radically easier to raise and deploy capital, so that anyone, anywhere, can back the companies and ideas they believe in.

Our first product is a full-stack platform for launching and running private investment firms - think Shopify for VC and PE. We handle all the infrastructure: from legal structuring and investor onboarding to KYC/AML, payments, tax, reporting, and exits.

We’re already trusted by over 10,000 angels, VCs, and founders. We administer over $500m in assets, covering investments from pre-seed to series E. This includes household names like ElevenLabs, OpenAI, SpaceX, xAI, Anduril, etc. but also new companies creating everything from synthetic brains to small nuclear reactors.

Mission

As we prepare to scale and launch in the US, you will bring immediate senior hiring capacity into Odin to close the priority leadership and high-impact roles for Q3 and Q4.

Responsibilities

Reporting to Imani, our Head of People & Talent;

• Drive the end-to-end hiring process for priority leadership and L3+ (Senior) roles, ensuring momentum, clarity, and consistent progress from kick-off to offer

• Take full ownership of pipelines, market mapping, outbound sourcing, and candidate management for critical roles across Product, Engineering, Sales, Design, Ops, and Finance

• Maintain structured scorecards, ensure interview feedback is timely and high quality, and support wash-ups and calibration discussions

• Conduct thoughtful qualification calls, assessing both skills and values alignment

• Set a high trust, human candidate experience from first touchpoint through to decision

• Partner with hiring team in role kick-offs to turn vague or early-stage ideas into clear, aligned role definitions with crisp expectations, level, and impact areas

• Ensure all processes begin with a grounded understanding of what 'great' looks like

By the end of the 6 month FTC you will have partnered with the team to deliver 4-5 leadership or senior high-impact hires. We may extend the contract depending on priorities.

About You

• You’re a thoughtful, experienced talent partner who cares deeply about people, process and outcomes, with strong internal filters and high standards

• You’ve led multiple hiring processes at once, ideally in a fast-paced, early-stage environment where ambiguity, urgency and competing priorities are the norm

• You have experience in talent operations and attention to detail – spotting blockers early, keeping things moving, and improving systems as you go

• You’re a clear, intentional communicator across async, written and verbal channels – able to bring others with you and influence at a senior level

• You lead confidently in ambiguity, surfacing risks, asking the right questions, and helping hiring managers move forward with aligned, quality decisions

• You adjust your style depending on the stakeholder - balancing care with challenge, and using strategic empathy to support better thinking across the hiring team

• You’ve got excellent hiring judgement across different functions – able to assess skills, behaviours and values alignment, not just experience on paper

• You’re a strong sourcer who knows how to write compelling outreach and build genuine relationships with passive candidates

• You hold high standards for candidate experience and treat people with care, even when things are moving quickly

• You’re curious and improvement-minded - always looking for ways to make the process better, and not afraid to challenge existing norms

• You’re calm and clear under pressure, with strong follow-through and a focus on reducing complexity

• You take ownership for both outcomes and experience - leading processes that others can rely on, and helping us build a better hiring culture along the way

This role is probably not a fit if you..

• Struggle to challenge or influence senior stakeholders – A strong candidate should be able to push back constructively, challenge thinking when needed, and drive clarity – even in rooms with senior leaders.

• Don’t enjoy outbound work - This role requires proactive pipeline building.

• Play back opinions rather than surfacing original thinking – We need someone who brings their own views to the table, not just someone who agrees or repeats what’s already been said.

• Over-focuses on the what rather than the how – Someone who takes things at face value, struggles to read between the lines, or doesn’t think critically about context won’t thrive. This role requires someone who can interrogate the brief, challenge assumptions, and make sense of what’s not said as much as what is.

Bottom line

This isn’t about whether you’ve done 360 hiring before - it’s about how you approach it.

We’re not looking for someone to simply execute. We’re hiring a strategic partner who thinks deeply about the role hiring plays in a business, asks the right questions, and isn’t afraid to challenge when needed. You’ll be the first person every candidate meets and a key influence on how managers shape their thinking. You’re not just moving people through a process - you’re holding the bar, shaping the experience, and carrying our values at every step.

Salary

The salary band for this 6 month FTC is £75,000 to £100,000 pro rata. The range is intentionally broad to reflect different levels of seniority and experience.

Location

This role can be remote, although we work regularly from our London office and would love someone who is open to spending some initial time with us in person for onboarding. For candidates who can do a hybrid setup, we’re in the office three days a week.

Working at Odin

We're a fast-growing startup building something very ambitious, and we expect you to work hard and relish this challenge. However, we also offer flexibility and support your life outside of work so you can bring your best to the table.

Our benefits include:

• Work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks a year

• Private health insurance, paid sick leave (including support for pregnancy loss and fertility treatments), and free access to Spill for mental health support

• 4% pension employer contribution, with salary sacrifice options and NI savings reinvested into your pension

• 25 days of annual leave (pro-rata), 2 wellness days, and flexible bank holidays

• An extra day off to celebrate your birthday

Compensation: £75K - £100K

• £75K - £100K