Talent Partner

DNEG; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

BRAHMA AI is scaling and seeks a Talent Partner to support engineering, research, creative and technical teams. This full life-cycle recruitment role partners with Hiring Managers to attract and hire world-class talent across AI, ML, software, and platform engineering.

The role requires a proactive, adaptable mindset to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, with responsibility for sourcing, screening, offers, and candidate experience while staying current on AI/Deep Tech trends.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in talent acquisition, in-house, startup, or agency.
• Deep understanding of tech/engineering hiring including AI/ML.
• Thrives in high-growth, ambiguous startup environments.
• Skilled in creative sourcing, technical screening, and structured interviews.
• Strong written and verbal communication; advises hiring managers.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnership: Define technical requirements with hiring managers and align recruiting strategies with growth goals.
• Active Sourcing & Headhunting: Source and engage passive AI/ML, software, and platform roles.
• Full Life-Cycle Candidate Management: From presentation to offer negotiation and closing.
• Candidate & Hiring Manager Experience: Ensure high-touch, responsive experience.
• Market & Competitor Intelligence: Benchmark compensation and market availability for AI/Deep Tech.
• Employer Branding: Promote BRAHMA AI’s vision and culture across communities and events.
• Quality & Workflow Improvement: Improve recruitment workflows and ATS processes.

Skills

Talent acquisition

AI/ML hiring

Software engineering hiring

Head hunting

Employer branding

Strategic partnerships

Tools

ATS platforms

Excel/Google Sheets

Candidate management tools

Job description

BRAHMA AI is the end-to-end content system for content creation. We build photorealistic digital humans with our proprietary models, ATMAN (visual identity) and VAANI (voice), which power an enterprise platform that lets these humans speak across languages. As we begin to scale we are looking to enhance our Talent team with a talented and passionate Talent Partner who will support the business across a wide variety of needs.

About The Role

As a Talent Partner, you will play a crucial role in scaling our engineering, research, creative and technical teams. This is a full life-cycle talent acquisition position responsible for partnering directly with Hiring Managers to identify, attract, and hire world-class talent. As an early-stage startup, we move fast and innovate constantly; we are looking for a proactive, adaptable person who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment, comfortable navigating shifting priorities with agility and enthusiasm.

What You Will Do

• Strategic Business Partnership: Establish and maintain close partnerships with hiring managers to define technical requirements, and execute agile recruiting strategies that align with company growth goals.
• Active Sourcing & Headhunting: Independently source and engage high-caliber, passive candidates across AI/ML research, software engineering, platform infrastructure, and emerging tech using creative attraction strategies.
• Full Life-Cycle Candidate Management: Drive the end-to-end recruitment process from candidate presentation and technical screening through to offer negotiation and closing.
• Candidate & Hiring Manager Experience: Ensure a high-touch, seamless experience for candidates and internal teams alike, maintaining rapid responsiveness and clear expectations throughout.
• Market & Competitor Intelligence: Stay up to date on trends within AI, Deep Tech, and related creative tech ecosystems to benchmark total compensation, candidate expectations, and market availability.
• Employer Branding: Act as a brand ambassador to promote BRAHMA AI’s vision, mission, and culture across tech communities, social media, meetups, and outreach.
• Quality & Workflow Improvement: Maintain high standards across all recruitment activities and propose ideas to optimise existing workflows and ATS processes, while focusing on the highest standard of execution.

Who You Are

• Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in talent acquisition (in-house, startup, or agency), with a proven track record of hiring across specialized technical and software roles.
• Tech & AI Focus: Deep understanding of tech/engineering hiring (e.g., AI/ML, Computer Vision, Software Engineering, Platform/DevOps)..
• Startup Mindset: Highly adaptable, resilient, and proactive with a strong bias for action; comfortable operating in an ambiguous, high-growth environment where priorities can quickly evolve.
• Assessment & Selection: Demonstrated success using creative sourcing tools, technical screening techniques, and structured interview methods.
• Communication & Influence: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to advise, coach, and influence hiring managers on candidate evaluation and market reality.
• Tools & Systems: Proficiency with ATS platforms, Excel/Google Sheets, and candidate management tools.

Nice to have

• Global & Remote Hiring: Experience managing distributed, cross-border talent acquisition. Knowledge of international hiring laws and restrictions (Europe, US and Canada).
• Immigration Laws: Working knowledge of UK immigration laws and regulations. Europe and North America knowledge is an extra bonus.
• Employer Branding & Events: Experience representing companies at tech events, meetups, hackathons, and AI conferences etc.
• Outreach & Graduate Hiring Strategy: Experience in establishing university partnerships, designing early-career talent programs, and driving targeted outreach initiatives to pipeline top graduate and research talent.