Talent Acquisition Partner

Purpose

The Talent Partner will work closely with our partners and their internal talent teams to develop a deep understanding of their hiring challenges, organisational structures, and individual team dynamics. You'll take ownership of developing and delivering hiring strategies that enable our partners to achieve their growth ambitions.

Internally at Elements, you'll contribute to the continued success of those around you through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and mentoring. You'll also have opportunities to contribute to internal initiatives that strengthen our culture, enhance our ways of working, and support the continued development of the business.

Role Responsibilities

• Partner with key stakeholders to understand their talent requirements and develop effective strategies that deliver successful hiring outcomes.
• Build and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with hiring managers and key decision-makers across the business.
• Own the end-to-end hiring process across roles at all levels, from leading effective briefing sessions and candidate screening through to building high-quality longlists and shortlists, coordinating interviews, facilitating feedback, and successfully closing roles with high-calibre hires.
• Proactively identify and engage high-calibre passive talent, building and maintaining relevant candidate pipelines across multiple channels while representing our partners employer brands accurately and authentically.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience through regular communication, comprehensive interview preparation, and timely, constructive, and sensitive feedback, while building relationships that extend beyond an individual hiring process.
• Lead weekly delivery syncs, proactively identifying and escalating challenges while recommending solutions to mitigate risks and maintain delivery momentum.
• Take ownership of your professional development and proactively identify opportunities to strengthen your skills and expertise.
• Support the development of junior team members and peers through mentoring, onboarding, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Continuously develop your domain expertise, deepen your understanding of market conditions, and stay informed of emerging trends and developments across relevant sectors.
• Maintain accurate hiring data and produce meaningful reports that support effective partner communication and informed commercial decision-making.
• Present, interpret, and validate hiring data and insights directly with partners.
• Ensure full compliance with GDPR requirements throughout the hiring process.
• Conduct internal interviews and provide recommendations to continually improve Elements hiring processes and ways of working.
• Contribute to additional projects and initiatives as required.

Your Profile

• Available to start immeadiately
• Open to a 6-month fixed-term contract, with potential for extension.
• Strong knowledge and experience hiring across Business functions, customer service, operations technology and product hiring.
• Experience managing high volume hiring
• Comfortable working in a hybrid environment, with two days per week in the office
• Proven experience partnering with scaling technology businesses and supporting them through periods of growth.
• Able to work accurately at pace, prioritise effectively, and navigate ambiguity with confidence.
• Experienced in collaborating within fast-paced environments and delivering results efficiently.
• Strong understanding of hiring metrics and data, with the ability to identify opportunities to improve processes and performance.
• Approachable, adaptable, resilient, and solutions-focused, with a proactive can-do mindset.
• Motivated by delivering exceptional results and building trusted, long-term business partnerships.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Highly organised, with strong planning and prioritisation skills and the ability to consistently meet deadlines.
• Confident influencing and constructively challenging stakeholders to support effective decision-making.
• Proactive in anticipating potential challenges and identifying future hiring needs.

Alignment to Our Pillars

Set the Standard – You continuously look for opportunities to raise the bar, challenge the status quo, and make things better.

Inspire the Change – There's no blueprint for the future. You embrace change, navigate challenges with confidence, and help others move forward.

Forever Curious – You ask questions, explore new ideas, and see mistakes as opportunities to learn and improve.

Together Incredible – You know that the best results come from working together. You collaborate openly, share knowledge, and help those around you succeed.

You're Real – You bring your authentic self to work and encourage others to do the same. We celebrate diversity and treat everyone with respect, regardless of who they are or where they come from.