Talent Lead at Octopus Energy

Help us make a big green dent in the universe. We're on a mission to drive the global renewable energy revolution, and we need loads more people to help us make our vision a reality.

We're looking for a Talent Lead to join our recruitment team in London.

You will work closely with our other recruiters and the hiring managers across Octopus Energy - we share ideas and look to continually evolve the way we do things to improve candidate experience and our teams hire amazing people.

This role specifically will focus on for our Energy Services business as we spearhead this revolution, our new Low Carbon Tech centre is based in Slough and you can read more about it HERE. The roles will vary across different types and levels within Low Carbon Technology and you will be responsible for taking ownership of reporting across different teams, hiring processes, and innovative ways we can scale the business. You'll report into the group Head of Talent Acquisition.

At Octopus Energy, we're super passionate about attracting amazing talent to join us on our exciting journey. Maintaining an excellent candidate experience throughout the entire recruitment journey is key for us.

What you'll do This role is focused on overseeing the interview pipelines for roles across octopus energy services Report on pipelines, processes to the Head of Talent Acquisition and senior management in this entityBuild great relationships with hiring managers You will hands on recruit as well as taken ownership for the strategic side of the role Constantly provide an amazing candidate experience and look for ways to improve this across the team You'll need to source, attract and recruit the best candidates for senior hires You'll be confident when managing and reporting to stakeholders independentlyYou'll be comfortable managing peopleYou'll come up with innovative recruitment campaigns to attract amazing people to join our mission Work collaboratively across the wider recruitment team You'll work closely with the head of talent acquisition on wider TA strategies for our Energy Services business

What you'll needYou’ll need to know how to source the best talent for junior to exec hiresExperience recruiting across high volume roles in a high growth businessExperience analysing and reporting back data insights to ensure efficient processes and then using this insight to make changesExperience in attracting the best talent within recruitment advertising, leading events, job fairs and out of the box recruitment campaignsYou love to work with all kinds of people - you’ve got no functional shoulder pads - it’s not ‘my team versus other teams’, it’s ‘we’re all working together to change the energy system globally, and I’ll lend anyone a hand’Why else you'll love it hereWondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!Octopus Energy 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! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadershipVisit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee BenefitsIf this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.

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