Talent Acquisition Partner, Generalist

Xyz Reality
London Office, United Kingdom
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to proactive, globally minded recruiters with experience in scaling tech businesses, working in construction technology or related domains.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in hiring leadership and senior roles across multiple industries
    — “Experience hiring senior and leadership roles”
  • Recruiters who have worked in fast-growing tech companies, preferably at Series B stage
    — “Startup or scale-up experience, ideally at Series B or a similar stage”
  • Individuals who prioritize direct sourcing and have a track record of engaging passive talent
    — “A strong direct sourcing track record. You go out and find great people rather than waiting for them to apply”

Things to consider

  • This role requires managing hiring across multiple countries and navigating local employment laws
    — “Manage hiring across multiple countries, navigating local markets, compensation and employment considerations”
  • The position involves a hybrid work arrangement with a base in the London office
    — “The role is based in our London office... on a hybrid basis”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your experience in shaping role profiles and challenging hiring requirements
    — “Partner with hiring managers and senior leaders to define hiring plans, shape role profiles and challenge requirements where needed”
  • Highlight your ability to lead discreet, high-touch searches for senior hires
    — “Run discreet, high-touch searches for senior and leadership hires”
  • Showcase your use of data to optimize hiring performance and reduce agency reliance
    — “Use data to improve hiring performance and processes, and reduce reliance on agencies”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • successful end-to-end hiring
  • effective direct sourcing
  • successful offer negotiations
  • positive candidate experience
  • data-driven hiring improvements
Typical background
talent acquisitionrecruitment

Skills & requirements

Required

Talent AcquisitionEnd-to-end HiringDirect SourcingHeadhuntingOffer NegotiationCandidate ExperienceData-driven HiringInternational Recruitment

Preferred

Startup ExperienceTechnology Industry KnowledgeConstruction Technology Industry Knowledge

Stack & domain

RecruitmentTalent AcquisitionDirect SourcingHeadhuntingInternational RecruitmentOffer NegotiationCandidate ExperienceMarket InsightProactiveCommercially CuriousVarietyHRFinanceLegalMarketingCommercial

About the role

Original posting from Xyz Reality via Ashby

HELP BUILD THE TEAMS SCALING CUTTING-EDGE CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

At XYZ Reality https://www.xyzreality.com we've created the world's first engineering-grade Augmented Reality solution for construction. Our product, The Atom, is used on major projects worldwide to help construction teams build more accurately, efficiently and with fewer mistakes.

As a Series B business scaling across the UK, US and Europe, we're looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner to help build the business teams behind our next stage of growth, from HR, Finance and Legal to Marketing, Commercial and leadership roles.

THE ROLE

You'll own hiring across a broad range of business functions globally, partnering with leaders across HR, Finance, Legal, Marketing and Commercial, and supporting leadership hires as we grow. You'll work alongside our Talent Acquisition Partner - Technology as part of a small, high-impact TA team, reporting to our Head of Talent Acquisition.

This isn't a role focused on processing applications. You'll proactively find and engage the strongest people in the market, many of whom aren't actively looking, and advise hiring managers on what great looks like, where to find it and how to secure it.

No two weeks will look the same. One week you might be mapping the market for a senior Finance hire, the next closing a Marketing role in Europe or helping a leader shape a brand-new team.

The role is based in our London office, a 5-minute walk from Angel station, on a hybrid basis.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

  • Own end-to-end hiring for business roles globally (brief → offer → close), up to and including leadership positions
  • Partner with hiring managers and senior leaders to define hiring plans, shape role profiles and challenge requirements where needed
  • Lead with direct sourcing, headhunting passive talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, networks, referrals and creative approaches
  • Run discreet, high-touch searches for senior and leadership hires
  • Manage hiring across multiple countries, navigating local markets, compensation and employment considerations
  • Lead offer negotiation and closing, advising on competitive packages
  • Coach hiring managers and interviewers on structured, inclusive assessment
  • Deliver a standout candidate experience from first touch to offer
  • Use data to improve hiring performance and processes, and reduce reliance on agencies
  • Provide market insight on salaries, talent trends and hiring strategy

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • 5+ years' recruitment experience hiring across a broad range of business functions such as HR, Finance, Legal, Marketing and Commercial
  • Experience hiring senior and leadership roles
  • A strong direct sourcing track record. You go out and find great people rather than waiting for them to apply
  • Experience recruiting internationally across multiple countries
  • Strong stakeholder skills. You can challenge, influence and partner effectively with senior leaders
  • Comfortable managing a varied requisition load in a fast-paced, evolving environment, building process as you go
  • Familiarity with tools like Ashby ATS and LinkedIn Recruiter

Startup or scale-up experience, ideally at Series B or a similar stage, would be particularly valuable, as would in-house experience within a technology business or exposure to construction or construction technology.

Above all, we're looking for a recruiter who is proactive, commercially curious and energised by variety. Someone who enjoys partnering with leaders across the business and wants a genuine say in how we build our teams.

WHY JOIN US

🚀 Join a Series B business at an exciting stage of international growth

🌍 Help build teams across the UK, US and Europe

🎯 Direct exposure to senior leadership and business-critical hires

🏝️ 25 days annual leave + public holidays

🩺 Private healthcare with Vitality

🎄Christmas shutdown days on top of leave allowance (2–4 per year usually)

🚇 Office located within a 5-minute walk from Angel station

🏠 Hybrid working

🪙 Biannual salary reviews

🥳 Summer & Christmas staff parties

🍣 Free lunch bought in and after-work gathering/drinks every Thursday in the office

💰 Employee referral scheme

· 🚲 Cycle to Work scheme

Ready to help us build the teams behind our next stage of growth? If you're an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner who loves variety, leads with direct sourcing and wants real impact in a growing business, we'd love to hear from you.

If you'd like to see the products and technology we've created so far on our journey, you can view it in action through our YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@XYZReality/videos and Website http://www.xyzreality.com/

Source: Xyz Reality careers (Ashby)

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