Talent Lead

<ul> <li>Are you excited by the opportunity to shape how a fast-growing tech business hires critical talent?</li> <li>Do you want to partner closely with senior leaders while experimenting with new tools and GenAI to transform hiring outcomes?<br><strong>If so, we’d love to hear from you!</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>About us</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.fospha.com/">Fospha</a> is dedicated to building the world's most powerful measurement solution for online retail. For over a decade, we've helped teams make smarter decisions with full-funnel marketing insights, forecasting, and optimisation. With Fospha, every team moves faster and grows smarter.</p> <p>Trusted by over <strong>200 leading brands</strong> across three continents, including <strong>Huel, Oh Polly, and Represent</strong>, Fospha <strong>manages $2.5 billion</strong> in annual ad spend.</p> <p>We're scaling fast across <strong>London, Mumbai, and Austin</strong> – and we’re now looking for a <strong>Talent Lead</strong> to join our team and support the <strong>growth of the business</strong> by owning and evolving how we attract, assess, and hire exceptional Tech and Product talent in the UK. Ready to make your mark? Let’s go! 🚀</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>The Role:</strong></p> <p>As Talent Lead, you will own end-to-end hiring for our UK Tech and Product roles, acting as a strategic partner to our Senior Leadership Team. You’ll work closely with Engineering, Product, and Marketing leaders to understand capability gaps, define priorities, and deliver high-quality hires in a competitive London market. You will also be the line manager for a Talent Coordinator, providing coaching and support to ensure smooth delivery across hiring operations.</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own end-to-end hiring, from role scoping to offer management</li> <li>Partner with Tech and Product leadership to identify skill gaps, define role priorities, and align on hiring plans</li> <li>Source creatively and proactively, mapping the London tech market, building diverse pipelines, and engaging passive candidates directly</li> <li>Design, refine, and embed interview frameworks and best practices to ensure consistent, high-quality selection</li> <li>Act as the expert on the London tech talent market, advising on salary benchmarks, competitor activity, and networking opportunities</li> <li>Own and continuously improve candidate experience, ensuring timely, transparent communication and a strong employer brand at every touchpoint</li> <li>Experiment with tools and GenAI to improve sourcing, screening, and selection effectiveness</li> <li>Track and report on hiring performance, sharing insights on pipeline health, conversion rates, and time-to-hire</li> <li>Build and maintain long-term talent pools for critical roles needed in the months ahead</li> <li><em>In addition to your core responsibilities, we expect you to be excited by the opportunity GenAI brings and to find new ways of working using our GenAI hub</em></li> </ul> <p><strong>What are we looking for?</strong></p> <p>We’re looking for a driven, resilient Talent Lead with a strong track record of hiring technical roles in competitive markets. We hire for potential – you should apply if you:</p> <ul> <li>Have proven experience hiring technical roles (Engineering, Product, Data, Design) or similar markets</li> <li>Are a strong direct sourcer, confident mapping markets, engaging passive candidates, and building robust pipelines</li> <li>Bring a true partner mindset, communicating effectively with senior stakeholders and challenging where needed to get to the right outcome</li> <li>Have experience improving recruitment processes and introducing new, more effective ways of working</li> <li>Are comfortable using ATS platforms (we use Greenhouse) and sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter and GitHub</li> <li>Are passionate about candidate experience, DEI, and employer branding</li> <li>Are resourceful, persistent, and creative, with the resilience needed to succeed in London’s tech talent market</li> <li> <div>US recruitment experience is a strong plus</div> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Our Values and Principles</strong></p> <p>You will be able to demonstrate examples of our core principles:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Seek inclusion &amp; diversity:</strong> We create an environment where everyone feels welcome, and people are encouraged to speak and be heard</li> <li><strong>Work Hard, Work Well, Work Together:</strong> We take responsibility for making things happen, independently and together; we help colleagues in need and close loops, ensuring our work has lasting impact</li> <li><strong>Grow:</strong> We are proactive, curious, and unafraid of failure</li> <li><strong>Customer at the heart:</strong> We care deeply about our customers and love building products that solve their biggest problems</li> <li><strong>Candour with caring:</strong> We deliver candid feedback with kindness and receive it with gratitude</li> </ul> <p><strong>What we can offer you</strong></p> <ul> <li>Competitive salary</li> <li>Be part of a leading global venture builder, <a href="https://blenheimchalcot.com/blog">Blenheim Chalcot</a>, and learn from exceptional talent across the group</li> <li>A strong mix of challenge, learning, and development opportunities</li> <li>Flexible benefits including Private Medical and Dental, gym subsidies, life assurance, and pension scheme</li> <li>25 days of paid holiday plus your birthday off</li> <li>Free snacks in the office</li> <li>Quarterly team socials</li> </ul>