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Director of Talent Acquisition at United Media

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Mid level
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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Mid level
The Director of Talent Acquisition will oversee all aspects of recruitment, enhance employer branding, and improve onboarding processes. They will work closely with the CEO on recruitment strategies and ensure the effectiveness of hiring and onboarding practices.
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Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, where you gain a tremendous amount of responsibility? Do you want to be part of an exceptional entrepreneurial team with motivated and extremely driven people? And are you curious or passionate about people? If so, you might be our next Director of Talent Acquisition.

About us

United Media focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one. (Insurtech Insights, Presidents Summit, Private Equity Insights, HRtechX, CFO insights, Retail Insights and SetSales)

What we offer you

As our Director of Talent Acquisition, you get the unique opportunity to be a key player in building the greatest brand within Insurtech. By providing you with the ownership of our recruiting, we want to constantly push you out of your comfort zone ensuring you become an expert. You’ll be working out of our HQ in London and to ensure a never-ending growth curve, we provide you with:

  • An opportunity for getting operational experience in a start-up where both your work and the results are highly tangible and matters to the business
  • A chance to work closely together with the CEO on our recruiting strategy
  • Unlimited growth potential in our company - we strongly believe in and have a track record of promoting internally

Watch this video with our founder to learn more about our thoughts on recruiting.

Your Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will vary; however, some of them will be to:

  • Take ownership of all aspects of the recruitment process, including; role profiling, candidate sourcing, CV screening, assessment planning, creating interview scripts and conducting interviews
  • Build a strong employer brand and attracting both the obvious talents (what we call shouting talents) as well as the more covert talents (what we call whispering talents)
  • Own the execution of further developing and automating our recruiting processes
  • Improve our onboarding process in close collaboration with management
What we expect from you

We expect that you take ownership of everything you do, are proactive and follow through on commitments. You possess an unparalleled work ethic with a high sense of urgency. You have a relentless drive and desire to be the very best at what you do. Moreover, you are humble and you share our passion for building and executing new businesses. While we have no preferences as to whether you have a background in HR, marketing, sales, or something completely different, we expect that you have an innate desire to get to know other people and learn, develop, and push yourself. If need be, we will teach you everything you need to know about recruiting. We do expect you to:

  • Work experience with outstanding performance 
  • Have an UK work permit
  • Be curious and have a genuine and deep passion for working with and understanding people
  • Want to spend your day speaking with people ranging from students to executives
  • Have a natural ability to make people feel comfortable around you
Startdate

Flexible

Monday - Friday we work from our office (next to Victoria Station) and do not offer remote work.

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