Talent Acquisition contractor - 3 months
Posted 3 days ago by Zoopla
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Talent Acquisition Contractor at Zoopla involves managing the full recruitment lifecycle for various roles within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The position is designed for an experienced recruiter who thrives in scaling startups and tech settings, focusing on proactive candidate engagement and collaboration with hiring managers. This is a hands-on, end-to-end role for a 3-month contract, emphasizing agility and stakeholder management. The contractor will play a key role in enhancing the hiring process and ensuring a positive candidate experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Owning the full recruitment lifecycle across a range of roles (tech and non-tech)
- Partnering closely with hiring managers to understand needs and move fast
- Proactively sourcing and engaging candidates
- Managing multiple roles at once and shifting priorities as the business evolves
- Keeping candidates engaged and ensuring a great experience throughout
- Supporting with offers, onboarding and general hiring process improvements where needed
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Talent Acquisition / Internal Recruiter in fast-growing startups or scale-ups
- Background recruiting within tech companies (engineering, product, data, commercial, or similar)
- Comfortable working in a paced, changing environment with limited hand-holding
- Strong stakeholder management skills, confident, pragmatic, and collaborative
- Someone who's happy to roll their sleeves up and just get on with it
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We follow a hybrid working style, with three days per week spent in our Tower Bridge office. Zoopla is one of the UK's most instantly recognisable property brands. In fact, we're known and loved by over 91% of the nation (and we're working hard on the other 9%). Our mission is to help the nation make better home decisions - by connecting everyone to their home and giving them personalised insights to help with moving, managing or financing. Over 50 million people visit Zoopla every month to access exclusive data and information on every UK property, search over 500,000 homes for sale and rent, find the best agents and secure the latest mortgage deals. We're a growing, dynamic team that embraces innovation and isn't afraid to push the boundaries. We're only just starting our journey to redefine the digital property landscape, with much more to explore and achieve. Join us, and transform the way the nation makes home decisions.
We're looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Contractor to join on a 3-month contract and support hiring across Zoopla. This is a hands-on, end-to-end role, ideal for someone who's worked in scaling startups and tech environments, is comfortable with ambiguity and enjoys getting things moving quickly.
What you'll be doing
- Owning the full recruitment lifecycle across a range of roles (tech and non-tech)
- Partnering closely with hiring managers to understand needs and move fast
- Proactively sourcing and engaging candidates
- Managing multiple roles at once and shifting priorities as the business evolves
- Keeping candidates engaged and ensuring a great experience throughout
- Supporting with offers, onboarding and general hiring process improvements where needed
What we're looking for
- Proven experience as a Talent Acquisition / Internal Recruiter in fast-growing startups or scale-ups
- Background recruiting within tech companies (engineering, product, data, commercial, or similar)
- Comfortable working in a paced, changing environment with limited hand-holding
- Strong stakeholder management skills, confident, pragmatic, and collaborative
- Someone who's happy to roll their sleeves up and just get on with it
The details
- Contract: 3 months
- IR35: Outside IR35
- Start: ASAP
- Location: Hybrid
If you're a TA contractor who enjoys variety, autonomy, and working closely with the business we'd love to hear from you.