Technical Talent Acquisition Partner (9-month contract)
Phorest is a growing tech company on a mission to help beauty businesses thrive. Our software empowers premium salons, spas, and aesthetic clinics worldwide with a suite of tools designed to enhance client experiences, streamline operations, and drive business growth. We are committed to fostering innovation, excellence, and community. At Phorest, we build success stories.
The Opportunity
This is more than a recruitment role – it’s an opportunity to make a direct impact on how Phorest attracts and hires technical talent. You’ll work closely with leaders across our Product, Engineering, and Data teams, developing recruitment strategies that help us scale with excellence.
You’ll partner with hiring managers to design and deliver an efficient, transparent, and engaging recruitment process. From sourcing and assessing candidates to providing market insights and strengthening our employer brand within the tech community, you’ll play a key role in shaping the teams that define Phorest’s future.
What You’ll Do
* Strategic Partnering: Collaborate with leaders and hiring managers across Product, Engineering, and Data to understand business priorities, define hiring needs, and build scalable recruitment approaches.
* Technical Hiring Expertise: Manage full‑cycle recruitment for a variety of technical roles – from software engineers and QA specialists to data analysts and product managers – ensuring a smooth, inclusive, and engaging process.
* Talent Sourcing & Market Insights: Use innovative sourcing methods and market mapping to identify and attract top technical talent. Share data‑driven insights and hiring trends to support our hiring strategies.
* Stakeholder Collaboration: Coach and guide hiring managers on best practices in job scoping, interviewing, and candidate engagement.
* Candidate Experience: Champion an outstanding candidate journey, ensuring that every interaction reflects Phorest’s culture and values.
* Diversity & Inclusion: Partner with the People and Product & Development teams to build diverse, high‑performing teams and strengthen inclusive hiring practices.
* Data & Reporting: Use data to track recruitment performance, provide insights to leadership, and influence decision‑making with evidence‑based recommendations.
* Onboarding Partnership: Collaborate with the wider People team to ensure seamless transitions from candidate to new hire, capturing feedback to refine the end‑to‑end experience.
Who You Are
* 3+ years’ experience hiring for technical roles across Engineering, Product, and/or Data, ideally within a SaaS or tech‑driven company.
* Strong partnership approach – you have excellent stakeholder management skills and can influence senior leaders.
* Expertise in sourcing strategies, talent mapping, and candidate engagement within technical talent pools.
* Data‑driven mindset, with experience leveraging insights to influence hiring strategy and outcomes.
* Passionate about delivering exceptional candidate experiences and fostering diversity in hiring.
* Highly organized, adaptable, and thrive in a fast‑paced, scaling, mission‑driven company where impact is visible and appreciated.
* Willing to work in an environment that values impact, fun, and real company values.
Contract Details
This is a 9‑month fixed‑term contract role with the opportunity to make a significant impact on how we attract and hire the exceptional talent that powers Phorest’s product and development innovation.
Benefits
* Private healthcare, 2 Wellness Days, an employee assistance program and a free online GP service.
* Competitive compensation, Employee Share Purchase Scheme, Pension, Life Assurance, and Income Protection.
* 2 weeks leave for Fertility Treatment, Pregnancy Loss and Menopause.
* Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Benefits.
* Learning environment with extensive development opportunities, LinkedIn Learning and other online resources.
* 3 moving days for house relocation.
Phorest is an equal opportunity employer.
For this position, flexi‑time and working from home is possible. We also accept remote work. Get in touch to ask for more information or to chat about your future with Phorest!
Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalised folks tend to only apply when they check every box. If you think you have what it takes but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, we’d love to hear from you.
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