Hybrid Retail Talent Acquisition Partner

The Inside Job; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare

Bonus opportunity

PTO

401(k)

Job summary

Gymshark is looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage end-to-end recruitment for North American Retail populations, with collaboration across the UK TA teams. The role covers US head office hiring as needed, aligning with global strategies and brand initiatives.

You will partner with stores, hiring managers and People teams to deliver efficient, candidate-centric processes in a fast-paced retail environment, including sourcing, interviewing, and offers in a hybrid New York setting.

Qualifications

• Previous Retail store recruitment experience of sales associates, team leaders and specialist store roles.
• Experience of campaign-based, volume recruitment activity to meet fixed timelines and start dates.
• Recruitment event planning, venue sourcing, resource logistics and hosting.
• Experience of sourcing and filtering applications directly via job advertisements and agencies where appropriate.
• Delivery of excellent candidate-centric recruitment processes.
• Experience of using Applicant Tracking systems to manage recruitment activities.
• Well-developed and highly effective organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to objectively coach and mentor Hiring Managers and stakeholders.
• Clear communication, strong ability to create and nurture relationships.

Responsibilities

• Working with Retail TA Lead to execute the Talent strategy for new and existing Retail Stores
• Identify best places to advertise the roles in different territories and work with external partners as required to deliver the recruitment strategy for each store
• Developing engaging job adverts, posting internally and externally and identifying appropriate advertising channels – e.g. job boards, community groups, university partnerships, employment programmes etc
• Liaising with hiring managers to understand recruitment needs, agreeing on a fair and equitable assessment process and timelines for hiring, providing training where required
• Direct sourcing and filtering candidate as appropriate via LinkedIn searches and agency partnerships as required
• Conducting initial phone/virtual interviews to assess candidate fit and provide recommendations to hiring managers.
• Coordinating and scheduling interviews with candidates and hiring managers in line with agreed timeframes, and managing the communication with candidates throughout the process, providing updates in a timely manner.
• Ensuring a smooth transition from offer stage to preboarding, keeping candidates warm and excited to join.
• Collaborating with wider TA team to align on overall strategy, technology and AI adoption into processes, employer brand initiatives and tailor to retail needs.
• Identifying partnering opportunities, coordinating and attending job fairs and recruitment events in new and existing territories- including assessment days
• Providing the retail people team with insights/metrics to support with workforce planning activities.
• Supporting the wider TA team as required with volume hiring campaigns across the Gymshark business including reviewing of applications, communication to candidates, scheduling of interviews, assessment days and management of offers.
• Supporting theGlobal TA team as above with corporate office roles where necessary to attract and identify suitable talent.

Skills

Retail recruitment

Volume hiring

Candidate screening

Interview coordination

Stakeholder management

Tools

Greenhouse ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Gymshark is looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage end-to-end recruitment for North American Retail populations, with collaboration across the UK TA teams. The role covers US head office hiring as needed, aligning with global strategies and brand initiatives.

You will partner with stores, hiring managers and People teams to deliver efficient, candidate-centric processes in a fast-paced retail environment, including sourcing, interviewing, and offers in a hybrid New York setting.