Talent Acquisition Manager – 12 month FTC

SURI

. Build recruitment at SURI from scratch, including processes, candidate experience, assessment methods and hiring standards .

Posted 9/29/2026contractLondon • United KingdomJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and optimizing end-to-end recruitment processes, including candidate experience and assessment methods, while effectively managing multiple roles and collaborating with leadership. Possesses strong commercial awareness and a consultative approach to hiring in a fast-paced environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

End-To-End Recruitment OwnershipExperience In Consumer Or DTC BrandsBuilding Recruitment Processes From ScratchInternational Hiring ExposureCollaborative Approach With Hiring Managers

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Hard Skills

Recruitment Process DesignCandidate Assessment MethodsSourcing StrategiesHiring Standards DevelopmentPipeline Health Reporting

Soft Skills

ResilienceConsultative ApproachCollaborative MindsetLow-Ego AttitudeAbility To Challenge Assumptions

Tools & Technologies

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Industry Keywords

FMCGDTCConsumer BrandGlobal HiringCandidate Experience

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build recruitment at SURI from scratch, including processes, candidate experience, assessment methods and hiring standards
Review and assess current recruitment processes and identify improvements
Design and implement end-to-end recruitment processes, including role briefs, structured interview guides, scorecards and offer frameworks
Optimise use of the ATS and identify when an upgrade is needed
Create a best-in-class candidate experience reflecting the SURI brand
Establish sourcing strategies for international markets as global hiring expands
Own end-to-end searches across commercial, marketing, product, finance and operations
Manage typically 3–5 open roles simultaneously
Work with hiring managers to sharpen briefs, challenge assumptions and maintain assessment standards
Keep hiring processes fast and efficient, unblock bottlenecks and prevent corner-cutting
Report hiring progress, pipeline health and quality metrics to the leadership team
Work with specialist recruiters when needed, managing communications, expectations and relationships internally and externally
Work closely with the Co-Founders, reporting to the Co-Founder & CCO, with a dotted line to the HR Manager
Collaborate with the leadership team across the company

Requirements

What you’ll need

In-house or embedded recruitment experience: minimum 2–3 years
Agency-only backgrounds are unlikely to be the right fit
End-to-end search ownership, running a full process from brief to offer
Experience in a consumer, DTC, product or FMCG brand, or demonstrable understanding of hiring into one
Experience building hiring tools and processes from scratch
Some exposure to international hiring
Passion for more sustainable living is a real plus
Structured approach and ability to build effective recruitment processes
Commercial awareness and understanding of the business context behind a hire
Resilience in a fast, imperfect and sometimes chaotic early-stage company
Low-ego approach focused on making hiring effective
Consultative approach with hiring managers, including building candidate profiles and challenging assumptions
Collaborative approach with willingness to challenge and push for answers

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and an additional day for your birthday
Flexible working hours
Hybrid working - up to 2 days working from home each week
Bupa Healthcare and Dental Packages
Income Protection and Life Assurance
1x Charity Day per year
Central London offices- based in Bank, a stone’s throw from Leadenhall Market
4x “Work from Anywhere” weeks, with no requirement to be in the office those weeks
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which grants free therapy and coaching sessions to all staff
Monthly social events, organised by different team members
5x free toothbrushes every year
£1000 personal development budget each year, per employee
Fantastic career opportunities; with the chance to grow as SURI does
Summer Fridays; 2pm finish across Fridays in July and August
Fresh fruit and snack orders every week
Cycle to Work scheme, and Electric Bike Cycle to Work scheme
Regular product swaps with other fantastic companies