Recruiter / Talent Sourcer (6m FTC)

Please note, this role is for an immediate start. Applications from candidates who are immediately available or with 1-2 weeks notice period will be considered.

Description: Lyst is a global fashion shopping platform founded in London in 2010 and catering to over 160M shoppers per year. We offer our customers the largest assortment of premium & luxury fashion products in one place, curating pieces from 27,000 of the world's leading brands and stores. In 2025, Lyst joined Zozo, operators of Zozotown, the leading fashion e-commerce platform in Japan. This partnership marks a bold new era for Lyst, as we accelerate our vision and work together to transform the future of fashion shopping through AI and technology. At Lyst, we obsess over the customer, providing a search & discovery experience which offers inspiration, fulfilment, and personalisation. We believe that fashion is amazing but shopping for fashion often isn't, and use our technology, data and creativity to bring more joy, greater choice and fewer fails. Our mission is to help fashion shoppers make better choices and help fashion partners find better audiences as the category-leading destination for every fashion shopper.

The Role We are looking for a motivated Recruiter / Talent Sourcer to enable us to reach ambitious hiring targets. You will focus on building candidate pipelines for our live roles as well as managing a small number of roles end-to-end and supporting the team with other related tasks. Your primary focus will be Tech roles but you should be comfortable working on a range of positions as required. The role will support the Lead Talent Acquisition Manager and the wider People Team where needed.

About the Team We're obsessed with offering an impeccable candidate experience for every process We care about collecting accurate talent metrics to fuel our team activity decisions We have a fantastic and mutually respectful relationship with the wider People Team We believe passionately in contributing to an inclusive and positive environment We have the ability to be adaptable and approach hiring with a pragmatic attitude

Responsibilities

• Lead on creative and high volume talent sourcing, largely within the engineering field
• End-to-end vacancy management to include: Role creation and posting Hiring manager briefings CV reviewing and telephone screening Interview scheduling and feedback, ensuring each candidate has a great interviewing experience with Lyst Offer management
• Collaborate with the team on strategic sourcing initiatives to engage passive talent
• Build and track candidate pipelines to provide effective insights to the wider team
• Maintain the ATS (Workable) ensuring 100% accuracy
• Building effective sourcing strategies to target underrepresented groups

Requirements

• Must have prior experience recruiting for technology roles in a fast-paced company (In-house/RPO/embedded or agency)
• You have some experience of working to punchy delivery targets
• Belief that hiring is process-driven and have a strong focus on candidate experience
• You are familiar with Boolean search strings, advanced sourcing tools and platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter
• You enjoy blending creativity and processes in your mission to find exceptional talent
• You're data driven and constantly look at past efforts to iterate and improve your work
• You communicate clearly and persuasively both in writing and speaking
• Awareness that a resilient and a positive attitude is important in a team
• You are have proficiency with tools such as G Suite, Slack and ATS systems (Workable ideally)

Benefits

Our Ways of Working: We all come into the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with the option to work remotely or come into the office on the other days. We believe that in person collaboration and community spirit is important, which is why we spend some of our time in the office and some of our time at home

Time Off: In addition to the 8 statutory bank holidays, you will receive 29 holidays per year. Lyst's holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March

Competitive Family Leave Package: This includes Enhanced Family Leave for those eligible, paid Time off for Dependents and Support for Fertility Treatment & Loss

Clothing Benefit: We want you to enjoy using the Lyst app and site as much as our customers, so we provide you with a clothing allowance to use on Lyst every year. This starts at £250 when you join and increases up to £1,000 with your length of service

Private Healthcare: Our healthcare provider is Vitality. Your health is important to us which is why we offer all employees a comprehensive healthcare scheme from the day you start

Training Allowance: We're big on continuous learning and growth, so all employees are currently entitled to an annual training allowance of £1,000. This can be used to attend conferences, industry events, training courses and to purchase resources

Pension Scheme: Our pension provider is The People's Pension. We offer a minimum employee contribution of 5% and 3% employer contribution

Eye Tests and Vouchers: Employees can make a saving on their eye test and glasses through our chosen provider. You'll receive a free eye test every year and a discount towards glasses

Cycle-to-Work Scheme: Lyst will purchase a bicycle from your chosen retailer, you will then receive a voucher to pick up your bicycle from them

Transport Season Ticket Loan: Employees can apply for an interest free season ticket loan to support your travel to work

Social Events: Frequent company wide social events including Christmas & summer parties, themed events, as well as smaller team socials. We also have plenty of interest based groups such as football, running club, book club, culinary and more

We want to build a world where fashion works for everyone, and we want teams that are just as inclusive. Diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture at Lyst. We recognise and celebrate the value and impact diversity brings to our company and are committed to ensuring this is a consistent focus, for which we are held to account. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and equally, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply for this role. We are happy to talk about flexible working arrangements. Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Lyst we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.