About Element
Element develops a sovereign, interoperable and secure communications platform for government, defence and public sector organisations. It builds on Matrix, an open communication standard, to provide sovereign workplace solutions for public administration, working with organisations including NATO, the United Nations and more than 35 governments.
Responsibilities
•Create a great candidate experience from first contact through to joining Element
•Deliver global recruitment plans efficiently and on time
•Embed the recruitment framework and ways of working across the business
•Coach hiring managers to build confidence and consistency in recruitment practice
•Optimise Bob Hiring to support the recruitment process
•Identify and implement practical improvements to recruitment processes, templates and workflows
•Provide market insight and sourcing expertise for hard-to-fill roles
•Review and enhance recruitment processes, templates and documentation to keep them efficient, scalable and aligned with business needs
•Maintain accurate recruitment data, candidate records and interview documentation in Bob Hiring ATS
•Optimise Bob Hiring workflows, templates, automations, candidate stages and data quality
•Monitor recruitment metrics and identify trends, bottlenecks and improvement opportunities
•Lead end-to-end recruitment for commercial, product and technical roles, adapting to hiring needs and business priorities
•Partner with hiring managers to define requirements, recruitment strategies, and the skills and behaviours needed for success
•Source and attract candidates through job adverts, job boards, professional networks, referrals, recruitment events and other channels
•Screen applications, conduct interviews and manage candidate assessments
•Manage offers and support successful candidates through pre-employment checks and onboarding
•Deliver a candidate experience that reflects Element's values and employer brand
•Build trusted relationships with hiring managers throughout the hiring process
•Coach and support hiring managers on interviewing, structured assessments, fair and inclusive hiring practices, and market insights
•Promote fair, objective and consistent recruitment practices to champion diversity, equity and inclusion
•Help hiring managers consistently use the recruitment framework and provide guidance on candidate markets, sourcing challenges and recruitment timelines
Requirements
•4 to 6 years of experience in Talent Acquisition or Commercial Recruitment within the SaaS/Open Source sector
•Strong recruitment experience across commercial functions such as Sales, Marketing, Customer Success or Product, and technical hiring when needed
•Experience designing, implementing or improving recruitment processes, frameworks and hiring practices, focusing on consistency, efficiency and quality of hire
•An established network in software, SaaS or B2B technology, with experience engaging passive candidates through communities, referrals, direct sourcing and personal networks
•Experience coaching and influencing hiring managers on role definition, sourcing strategies, interviewing, structured assessment and decision-making
•Strong interviewing skills and the ability to influence hiring decisions while delivering an excellent candidate experience
•Practical experience applying inclusive recruitment practices and helping hiring managers reduce bias across job design, sourcing, interviewing and candidate assessment
•Experience using recruitment data and candidate feedback to improve processes and measure their effectiveness
•Experience recruiting across multiple countries and time zones
Nice to have
•Experience in remote-first companies
•Experience using Bob Hiring/HiBob
•Experience in the government/defence sector
•French or German language skills
Conditions
•Contract for 6 months
•Annual salary range: £45,000 - £55,000 (FTE - will be pro rata depending on the length of the contract)
•Salary will be benchmarked to the local market and may differ from the range; the applicable salary will be shared at the first recruitment stage
•Open to candidates based in Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK
•Visa sponsorship is not available; candidates must have the relevant right to work in one of the listed countries
•40 days of annual leave, including local bank holidays
•Share options and a discretionary annual bonus
•Healthcare cover and a professional development budget
•Access to a wellbeing platform and a home office allowance
•Company socials and a family-friendly environment
•Meaningful, mission-driven work in open source
