About this role
Role Overview
- Drive end-to-end ownership: Own and drive the complete hiring lifecycle for critical Product and Engineering roles.
- Act as a strategic partner: Collaborate with hiring managers and co-founders to build detailed job briefs, design robust assessment processes, and execute effective hiring plans.
- Generate high quality pipeline: Proactively source and engage top-tier candidates, building strong talent pipelines for both immediate vacancies and future talent-pools
- Build our employer brand: Leverage your creativity to elevate Beam’s employer brand, driving high top-of-funnel engagement with world-class talent.
- Level up candidate experience: Ensure an unparalleled and positive candidate experience for every individual, regardless of outcome.
- Deliver operational excellence: Become an expert user of our ATS (Ashby), utilising data to track performance, report on key metrics, and continually suggest process improvements.
- Play a leading role in iterating and developing the Talent function and scaling frameworks as the company grows.
- Work closely with co-founders and team leads across the business to frame hiring plans that align with our operational strategy.
Requirements
- A tech hiring SME, with expertise covering Software Engineering, Product Designers and Managers, IT and wider tech functions
- Highly results-driven: Hungry to hire the best talent to drive social impact
- Proactive & resourceful: A 'roll up your sleeves' attitude with a commitment to continuous process improvement
- Data-driven: Analytical and comfortable reporting on performance, using data to inform recommendations on the best sourcing channels and identify blockers
- Organised & independent: Naturally organised, capable of managing a high volume of varied roles autonomously
- A Natural relationship builder: Adept at connecting with people from all backgrounds to forge meaningful relationships
- Empathetic & humble: Keen to learn, work as part of a team, and bring your authentic self to work
- Excited by the mission of a fast-growing startup and using technology to help disadvantaged people
- Nice to have: Experience scaling teams internationally (US expansion preferred!)
- A second language
Benefits
- Generous EMI-qualifying share options
- Access to therapy, coaching, classes & content
- powered by Oliva
- Your own financial well-being coach, through Bippit
- Generous Holiday
- 25 days with 3 additional days over the Christmas period + bank holidays
- Work remotely up to 6 weeks a year
- Eligible for a 6-week sabbatical after 3 years in service
- Nursery scheme through Gogeta
- Healthcare cover through Benenden Health
- Enhanced parental leave: Primary Caregiver leave 18 weeks and Secondary Caregiver leave 4 weeks
- £200 WellBeam budget for activities enhancing wellbeing and professional development
- Annual membership to Shoreditch Exchange gym (London office only)
- Pension scheme where we contribute 3% of your salary and you contribute 5%
- Free subscription to the Calm meditation app
- Discounted bike and accessories with Cyclescheme, and tech products with Techscheme