Talent Lead

Talent is the DNA of what makes us, us. Every function's ceiling is set by the quality of hires, and we’re looking for a Talent Lead to raise the bar. As Talent Lead you would own the end-to-end recruitment process, rolling up your sleeves and finding the best talent in the market. We’re looking for someone who is happy to hunt down the next superstar, take ownership of the process, and business partner our leadership team to shape what we need next. How you would interact with business leaders We see recruiters as both hunters and advisors - committed to finding the best talent, and then sitting with leaders across the business to craft a process to secure them, rather than just ‘post and pray’. We encourage our Hiring Managers to be fully involved in the hiring process - from co-creating the hiring plan, optimising job descriptions, through to designing case studies. The Talent Lead is our centre of expertise - challenging us to execute the best possible process. Your role Building on the foundations of our hiring framework and process, we want a Talent Lead who will drive continuous improvement, and have the creativity to identify where we need to flex things for different roles. You’ll have a real opportunity to shape things, and make a mark. No two days are the same, but in this role someone would: Source high quality talent - own the strategy and the doing for how we find great people Raise the bar - challenge us to make sure we’re hiring the right person everytime Think two steps ahead - work out who we need to grow the business and where we can find them Own the end to end operational process Running training sessions for Hiring Managers new to recruiting Owning the HR systems integration between our ATS and HRIS, to ensure an operationally seamless experience Preparing contracts, templates, and managing references as an FCA regulated firm This role is for someone who strives with real ownership, and cares about the full process and experience. People scope This is a Talent role, but there’s the opportunity to spend 20% of your time supporting the People function with operational activities. An ideal candidate would be willing to lend a hand across the People function where capacity allows, supporting the People Operations Lead to keep everything in check. This could look like: Support with engagement activities Support with the employee lifecycle Support with continually reviewing our employee value proposition Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of experience in recruitment; also open to candidates with a sales background with recruiting experience End-to-end ownership of roles, rather than having just being part of a recruitment team Experience in a start-up environment or technology firm Comfortable in a fast-moving environment, able to prioritise and ‘manage up’ Nice to have: experience with Greenhouse What we expect from you A passion for efficiency and scalability, providing visibility through documenting the recruitment pipeline, so Hiring Managers and the Leadership team have a clear view of progress and any blockers A collaborative mindset; happy to sit down with anyone in the business, from a Hiring Manager to the CEO An interest in crafting and developing our Employer Value Proposition to be as strong as it can be; we’re not a traditional big-corporate, and our EVP reflects this Excellent organisational skills, and a bias for action Success looks like this at Octopus Money You can handle ambiguity. You’re comfortable using judgement to create structure and applying first principle thinking You’re someone who ‘chases the ball’, rather than just hoping others pick it up. We look for determination, resilience and a healthy dose of optimism You thrive in a fast paced environment. You’re open to course correct when needed, and challenge yourself and others to About Octopus Money 🐙 We’re on a mission to become the most recommended financial services business in the UK 🐙 Money shapes every part of life. Yet mos…