Head of Talent

📋 Description

• Co-own end-to-end workforce and capability planning, partnering with and challenging the Exec on
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders to understand talent needs and translate them
• Lead and directly influence senior and business-critical searches, including Exec-level hiring
• Raise the calibre of talent brought into Carwow, backed by consistent scorecards, structured
• Build out talent intelligence capability to map critical and emerging skill pools ahead of need
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing talent acquisition team, setting clear expectations

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience leading a talent acquisition function in a fast-paced, high-growth scale-up
• Experience building, leading and developing high-performing talent teams, with strong people
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including influencing senior leadership and translating
• A data-driven approach, comfortable building and using dashboards and metrics (e.g., time to hire
• Confident, expert-level knowledge of AI tools and how they apply to talent acquisition.
• Hands-on experience implementing DEI strategy within hiring, with a track record of embedding

🎁 Benefits

• Hybrid working (2 days working from home)
• Competitive salary
• Matched pension contributions
• Share options
• Bupa Private medical and dental insurance, plus eyecare vouchers
• Life Assurance