Head of Talent Sourcing - UK

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Malt is Europe's leading freelancing platform with one clear mission: to give people the freedom to choose who they work with. Co-founded in 2013 by Vincent Huguet, who still serves as CEO, Malt is a tech company with a human approach that helps companies and freelancers make the perfect match.

Malt is a marketplace that embraces a community of over 700,000 freelancers and over 70,000 clients, ranging from small and medium-sized enterprises to large corporations. More than just a connector, our marketplace streamlines freelancer-client communications, simplifies administrative and legal tasks, expedites invoicing and payments, and so much more.

We are all about giving both freelancers and companies choice and added peace of mind, so that every experience on Malt is nothing less than (inter)stellar. The launch of Malt Strategy in 2023 enabled Malt to broaden its scope by offering the expertise of a network of top independent consultants and transition managers, to better support companies from the strategy to the implementation of ambitious projects.

Malt is also

• a tech company with a human approach
• a company with a strong culture fueled by 700 Malters from 40+ nationalities, working from 9 countries all around Europe - Germany, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, Spain, France, Netherlands, Nordic countries, United Kingdom, and Switzerland.
• committed to creating a safe and inclusive space where every employee can thrive both personally and professionally
• committed to equality and diversity (50% of People managers are women)
• a company with strong career path policies allowing all Malters to develop and grow equally
• backed by renowned investors including ISAI, Serena, Eurazeo Growth, Goldman Sachs and BPI France

Join us on Planet Malt, we need you to help us write this next chapter!

At Malt we believe that Ambition is the Way, so all lists of missions and responsibilities are non-exhaustive.

Explore your future career

In your position as Head of Talent Sourcing, you will manage the Northern Europe and Middle East Project Partnering team, who are the link between Malt's clients and our freelance community, translating their business needs into identifying the best profiles.

Key responsibilities

• Manage, coach and develop a team of 7 Project Partners, 3 based locally in London and 4 across Europe and Middle East
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organisation, most importantly ensuring close collaboration with Sales and Project Partners
• Optimize staffing vs needs across countries (pooling, right timing for new recruitment/backfill, productivity/efficiency)
• Embrace and drive change across countries including new processes, tools, ways of working etc., creating a "One Team" spirit
• Accelerate Malt's vision of improving client autonomy, driving product adoption through Demos, a new way of working for our Project Partners
• Work in collaboration with Data, Product and Engineering teams to inform and influence their roadmap to improve the freelancer and client sourcing experience
• Operate both strategically and tactically, prioritising and making trade-offs between short term and long term goals

About you

• You bring 6+ years of experience in sales, recruitment or project management, ideally working with cross-cultural teams
• You demonstrate leadership and managerial skills to structure and develop the team
• Prior experience in change management and organisational transformation
• Ideally you have worked in a fast-growing B2B environment or an agency and managed major client accounts
• You are comfortable with data, can deep dive and leverage data to identify areas of improvement and inform decisions
• You demonstrate autonomy and you are a decision maker driving change, taking initiatives, challenging status quo
• Knowledge in Consulting would be a plus but is not essential

Malt is the perfect space to thrive personally and professionally

Onboarding: Before easing into your new role, you'll spend your first week learning about our culture, products, and services with other onboardees at our office in Paris

Annual leave: 30 days/year

Sabbatical: 1 month paid sabbatical once you've been with Malt for 3 years

Bonus scheme: For certain positions such as sales, there will be an opportunity to earn a bonus based on your performance! Your recruiter will tell you at interview stage if there is a bonus for the position you are applying for

Stock options: Every Malter is entitled to stock options

Free books: If you're interested in learning more about any topic relevant to your career, just tell us the books you'd like to read, and we'll order them for you-without any questions asked or approval processes to follow

Remote work: Hybrid remote policy

Private health insurance: Rewarded for healthy living by our UK provider Vitality

Cycle to work scheme: Save on a bike and equipment

Season ticket loan: Save on public transport

Pension: Malt contributes 5% through Aviva

Dog friendly office: In the heart of London!

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