Junior Talent Manager

At Bending Spoons, we’re striving to build one of the all‑time great companies. A company that serves a huge number of customers, where team members grow to their full potential, functions at unparalleled levels of effectiveness and efficiency, creates value for shareholders at an extraordinary rate, and does so while adhering to high ethical standards.

To achieve this objective, we acquire a digital business with untapped potential and make it successful by leveraging our platform – our expertise, technologies, data, brand, talents, and culture. We then invest the proceeds into making our platform even more powerful and into acquiring new businesses. This strategy combines an investor’s focus on capital allocation with the hands‑on approach of an operator.

For a talented, driven, and collaborative individual, working at Bending Spoons is an opportunity to learn, make an impact, and progress their career at an exceptionally high rate. That’s our promise to such a candidate.

A Few Examples of Your Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the recruiting process from start to finish, making key decisions at each stage to ensure the selection of the best candidates.
• Drive the sourcing of top‑tier talent by utilizing a diverse range of channels.
• Act as the main point of contact for candidates throughout the entire hiring process, ensuring a positive experience from initial outreach to final offer.
• Design and lead the implementation of structured assessments, including tests and interviews.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of new hires to ensure they meet the company’s standards.

What We Look For

• Drive. You’re extremely ambitious in everything you do—and your initiative, effort, and tenacity match the intensity of your ambition. You hold yourself to a high—and rising—bar.
• Reasoning ability. Given the necessary knowledge, you can solve complex problems. You think from first principles, structure your ideas sharply, resist biases, and take care of the details that matter.
• Team spirit. You give generously and without the expectation of receiving in return. You support the best idea, not your own. You’re reliable, honest, and transparent and always ready to get your hands dirty to help your team.
• Proficiency in English. You read, write, and speak proficiently in English.

What We Offer

• An exceptional opportunity for growth. We go to great lengths to hire individuals of outstanding potential—then, our priority is to put them in the ideal position to thrive. Spooners in their 20s lead products worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and if you have what it takes, you’ll soon be playing an essential role in major projects.
• Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams. You’ll work in small, result‑oriented, autonomous teams alongside some of the brightest people in your field.
• All these benefits. Flexible hours, remote working, unlimited backing for learning and training, top‑of‑the‑market health insurance, a rich relocation package, generous parental support, and a yearly retreat to a stunning location. We help each Spooner set up the conditions to do their best work.
• Competitive pay and access to equity in the company. Typical salary ranges vary by location and experience. For example, in London a start‑up career might begin at £54,545, while experienced candidates can expect between £66,779 and £149,636. In Europe salaries range from €52,246 to €143,330. Compensation grows rapidly with experience and impact, and you can receive part of your pay in company equity at a discount. Relocation to Italy may include a 50% tax cut.

Commitment & Contract

Permanent or fixed‑term. Full‑time.

Location

• Milan (Italy)
• London (UK)
• Madrid (Spain)
• Warsaw (Poland)

The Selection Process

If you pass our screening, we’ll ask you to take on a few tests designed to assess how you approach unfamiliar problems. They’re challenging and may take several hours to complete. If you’re successful, we’ll invite you to a series of interviews.

We set the bar high and won’t extend an offer until we’re convinced we’ve found the right candidate. This is why a job may stay open for months or be reposted several times.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bending Spoons is an equal‑opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider all applicants for employment and provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities—just let us know through this form.

Before You Apply

If you’ve applied before but didn’t receive an offer, we recommend waiting at least one year before applying again.

Bending Spoons is a demanding environment. We’re extremely ambitious and hold ourselves—and one another—to a high standard. While this leads to extraordinary learning, achievement, and career growth, it also requires significant commitment.

To help you ramp up quickly and set yourself up for success, we recommend spending your first few months working from our Milan office, regardless of your long‑term work location. It’s the best way to rapidly absorb our culture and build trust with your new teammates. We’ll support you with generous travel and accommodation assistance. After that, you’re welcome to work from our offices in Milan or London, or remotely from approved countries—depending on what we agree to at the offer stage.

If the role speaks to you and you’re excited to give your best, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now—we can’t wait to meet you.

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