Talent Acquisition Partner - Fixed Term Contract in London

This premium fitness brand is looking for an experienced Retail Talent Acquisition Partner to join the team on a 3–6 month contract, with a dedicated focus on supporting our growing retail organization.

This role will own end-to-end recruitment across retail, partnering closely with Retail Leadership, People, and Store teams to deliver high-quality talent at pace. The ideal candidate combines strong retail recruitment expertise with a commercial, hands-on approach and is comfortable operating in a fast-growing, high-performance environment.

You will be responsible for building strong candidate pipelines, managing multiple searches simultaneously, and creating an exceptional experience for candidates and hiring managers throughout the recruitment process.

• Own full-cycle recruitment for retail roles, from intake and sourcing through interview, offer, and close.
• Partner closely with Retail and People leaders to understand hiring priorities, headcount plans, role requirements, and timelines.
• Recruit across a range of retail positions, including Store Leadership, Assistant Store Managers, Supervisors, Sales Associates, Operations, and other store-based roles.
• Support hiring for new store openings, retail expansion, and high-volume recruitment initiatives where required.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies to build strong and diverse talent pipelines rather than relying solely on inbound applications.
• Identify and engage passive talent within fashion, luxury, beauty, lifestyle, and best-in-class retail organizations.
• Manage a high volume of vacancies while maintaining quality, urgency, and a strong candidate experience.
• Lead effective hiring-manager intake meetings and advise stakeholders on market conditions, talent availability, compensation, and recruitment strategy.
• Screen and assess candidates against both technical requirements and brand culture and customer experience expectations.
• Coordinate closely with recruiting coordinators and People partners to ensure an efficient interview and offer process.
• Track recruiting activity and provide clear updates on pipeline health, hiring progress, risks, and key recruiting metrics.
• Identify opportunities to improve retail recruiting processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Represent the brand in the talent market and deliver a consistent, premium employer experience at every candidate touchpoint.

Significant experience in Talent Acquisition, ideally with a strong focus on retail recruitment. Proven experience recruiting for store-based roles within a fashion, luxury, beauty, consumer, or high-growth retail environment. Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge, advise, and influence hiring managers. Commercial mindset with a good understanding of the realities of retail hiring, including candidate availability, location-specific talent markets, and speed to hire. Excellent communication, organization, and candidate-management skills. Comfortable working with recruiting systems and using data to track progress and identify recruitment priorities.

During the contract, you will:

• Quickly establish trusted relationships with Retail and People stakeholders.
• Build healthy pipelines for priority retail roles.
• Reduce time-to-fill while maintaining a high bar for talent.
• Deliver against retail hiring plans and new-store deadlines.
• Leave behind stronger pipelines, processes, and market insight for the broader Talent Acquisition team.