Job Description

Talent Partner

Location: London (GB)

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (6 months)

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (1 day or more per week in London)

Department: Octopus Electric Vehicles – Talent

What you'll do:

Source, screen and progress candidates through the interview pipelines
Review CVs of direct applications as well as build proactive sourcing strategies to identify passive candidates e.g. networking, events etc.
Partner closely with senior stakeholders/hiring managers
Build great relationships with candidates, with a view of short and long term hires
Constantly provide an amazing candidate experience and look to always improve this across the team
Work collaboratively across the wider recruitment team
Take a consultative approach to recruitment - focusing on speed, quality and diversity

To succeed in this role you need to have:

A can do attitude! you'll put your hand to anything, nothing is outside your remit across hiring.
Experience hiring non-tech roles in the UK, ideally Sales, Customer Support, Marketing and or Finance.
Experience working as a full time recruiter/talent partner at a recruitment agency/RPO or at an in-house high growth start-up or scale-up.
Super organisation skills, and an ability to prioritise
Previous experience screening and assessing candidates across a variety of roles for both hard skills and cultural qualities

Tools & Tech Stack:

Lever (ATS), Ashby Analytics (Data Reporting), Metaview (Notetaking, CV screening and Sourcing modules), LinkedIn, Google Workplace, Slack

Compensation:

Salary is flexible and discussed on a case-by-case basis to match experience. Please ask during conversations with recruiters for details.

About the Company

About Octopus Electric Vehicles

The electric revolution has arrived - and from 2035 you'll no longer be able to buy a new petrol or diesel car in the UK.

We're building a whole new way for drivers to join the electric charge and not only learn about and shop for their EV online, but experience a 'lease for life' through an industry changing customer experience. This is the chance to join one of the UK's most exciting start-ups – making it easy for individuals and businesses to go electric by getting their car, charger and energy all in one cracking deal.

Octopus Electric Vehicles launched in 2018 to make it seamless to switch to cleaner, greener driving. Our mission is to drive sustainable change, decarbonise the planet and provide our customers with fair pricing and a fantastic experience.

We're an Octopus Energy company—an innovative new energy supplier. We are part of the Octopus Energy Group, which seeks to improve the lives of millions of people by transforming the industries we operate in. The Octopus Group incorporates Octopus Energy, Octopus Healthcare, Octopus Investments, Octopus Property, Octopus Ventures and Octopus Labs.

Culture & Recognition

Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about!

Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the Octopus Energy Group, won the Sunday Times best company to work for in 2024. We were named 6th out of the top 100 start-ups to work for by Tempo in 2025 and on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022. We've also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership.

Additional Perks

We are a dog friendly company so you may see our 4 legged friends in the offices - feel free to bring yours! Rest assured though, we've taken lots of precautions for those who have allergies. Visit our perks hub for more information on Octopus Employee Benefits.

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