Recruitment Partner - Technology & Product

Department: People & Talent

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Cardiff, UK

Reporting To: Head of Recruitment

Description

Creating Safer Workplaces for Everyone. We want to create a better working world by building a global network of responsible buyers and suppliers. Alcumus SafeContractor takes the pain out of compliance for over 50,000 organisations globally, helping them protect their people, their operations, and the planet. We support our network of hiring clients, suppliers, and contractors by keeping them compliant with the standards that matter most, from health and safety and sustainability to ethical behaviour.

We’re looking for a Recruitment Partner who’s passionate about tech and product hiring to play a key role in shaping the future of our teams. This is more than just filling roles; it’s an opportunity to work directly with senior leaders, influence strategic hiring decisions, and help build the tech capability that will drive our next chapter. If you’re excited by growth, transformation, and the chance to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you!

This role is a fixed term contract for an initial period of 12-18 months.

What that means day to day

In this key role, you’ll work closely with our senior leadership team across Tech and Product to deeply understand our hiring needs and design strategies that attract top-tier talent. You’ll own the full recruitment lifecycle; from crafting compelling job adverts to sourcing, interviewing, and securing top talent that thrive in a high-growth, purpose-driven environment. You’ll also play a vital role in shaping our talent strategy, building pipelines for critical roles, and ensuring we hire with speed, quality, and consistency. Your insights will help drive workforce planning, market intelligence, and continuous improvement across the hiring process.

You’ll also be responsible for:

• Partner with senior leaders and HR to design and deliver effective, scalable hiring strategies.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines aligned with current and future hiring needs.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment processes across technical and product roles.
• Drive workforce planning initiatives, including headcount forecasting and attrition risk analysis.
• Promote the Alcumus employer brand and identify new channels to attract diverse talent.
• Deliver hiring manager training and support.
• Track, analyse, and report on recruitment metrics to influence strategic decisions.

What you’ll need to be successful

• Proven experience recruiting in tech and product.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders.
• Strong headhunting and sourcing skills and a passion for delivering exceptional candidate experiences.
• A data-informed approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
• Experience in a private equity backed organisation would be highly advantageous.

What you’ll get in return

Alcumus has a hybrid workplace policy, where you will work from the office 3 days per week. We want you to be able to do your best work here. We emphasise providing many ways to support our team to do their best work and below are some of the perks and benefits we offer:

• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Generous annual leave
• Healthcare Plan
• Pension scheme with employer contributions
• Rewards Program – access to discounts and cashback
• LinkedIn Learning License for upskilling & development

Interested but don’t feel you meet all the requirements? Our recruitment team assesses and reviews all applications against the role and business needs. We believe in people having transferable and soft skills and want you to know that we do consider where an individual might not meet all the criteria, but have the aptitude and capability, nonetheless. Our priority is to ensure we set people up for success. We will make a final call based on our determining whether we can offer the necessary support to upskill or provide the developmental support needed for you to get the best out of this opportunity with us!

Bring Your Whole Self to Work. Alcumus is proudly an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring that no candidate is discriminated against because of gender identity and expression, race, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, colour, region, creed, national origin, or sex. We are dedicated to growing a diverse team while continuing to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe and empowered to be themselves.

What you can expect if you apply:

• A response to your application within 15 working days
• An interview process consisting of:

• An initial discovery call with the recruiter
• A first stage interview via Microsoft Teams
• Additional interview (likely face to face) with the stakeholders you’ll be working with closely in the role

We’re keen to ensure our hiring process allows you to be at your best, so if you need us to make any adjustments, please just let us know.