Talent acquisition
the pipeline, the process, the hires themselves
Performance management
holding line managers accountable for running their teams at a high bar
Office & people ops
the workplace works, the admin runs itself
Full-cycle hiring for every role in the business, end-to-end
Competency frameworks and interview scorecards for every role — hiring decisions are evidence-based
Direct sourcing and headhunting for senior and critical hires
Run the candidate experience end-to-end — scheduling, comms, status
Retrospective every bad hire and every final-stage rejection
Run quarterly 9-box grid reviews across the whole team
Operate an "Up or Out" policy for the bottom quadrants
Work with managers to define minimum standards for every role
Own the London office as a working environment
Automate the admin: holiday, sickness, attendance, onboarding and offboarding checklists.

3–6 years in a People / Talent role at a scale-up or fast-moving business; you've owned hiring end-to-end
Track record of performance management that actually moves people — not just documents underperformance
Fluent with AI tooling. You've built workflows with AI, not just tried the demo
Systems thinker. You automate, templatise, and build once. You dislike manual repetition.
Comfortable being the only People hire in the business — no team below you, you're the one driving it
Straight-talking. You'll tell a manager when they're avoiding a conversation, and you're ready to lead difficult ones yourself.
Solid grasp of UK employment basics; you know when to escalate and when to act
Events industry experience is nice but not needed.

Competitive Salary
£50k-£55k with annual salary reviews
Enhanced pension contributions
Medicash Pro-Active Health Cash Plan
Workplace Nursery Scheme which allows you achieve tax savings by paying your nursery fees through your gross pay
Professional Development Plans & Career Pathways
4 weeks Company Paid Sick Leave
Mental Health Leave
32 days holiday allowance with additional for long service
3pm Friday finishes during BST (average 36-hour working week over the year)
Tech and Cycle Schemes
Access to Juno wellbeing platform
Exceptional maternity and paternity benefits
Regular team socials and monthly lunches
£200 Home office spending allowance
Free nights out in top London venues

People & Talent Lead

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