GTM Talent Partner (German Speaker) in Hull

Purpose
The Talent Partner (GTM) will be embedded alongside our partners and their internal talent teams to deeply understand hiring challenges, organisational structures, and individual team dynamics. You'll own and develop hiring strategies that support our partners' growth plans. Internally at Elements, you will drive the continued success of those around you through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and mentoring. You will have the opportunity to contribute to internal initiatives that further develop our company culture and ways of working.

Role Responsibilities

• Partner with key stakeholders to assess their talent requirements and facilitate a successful hiring process.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with hiring managers and key decision-makers across the business.
• Deliver the end-to-end hiring process for roles at all levels, including running effective briefing sessions with hiring managers, applicant screening, compiling strong longlists and shortlists, candidate briefings, interview scheduling, and facilitating feedback sessions to support the successful closing of roles with high-calibre hires.
• Identify and reach out to high-calibre, passive candidates, and maintain relevant candidate pools—engaging them on our partners' behalf through multiple channels, ensuring the partner's brand is conveyed accurately at all times.
• Manage active candidates with regular updates on application progress, interview briefings, and detailed, sensitive feedback to ensure an excellent candidate experience and nurture long-term relationships.
• Lead weekly delivery syncs, escalating issues appropriately and proposing solutions to mitigate risks in a timely manner.
• Take responsibility for your own development and proactively seek opportunities to grow.
• Support the development of junior team members and/or peers through mentoring and knowledge sharing (e.g., onboarding or training).
• Broaden your domain knowledge, increase your understanding of market conditions, and stay up to date on the latest trends and developments within relevant sectors to continually build expertise.
• Maintain accurate data and produce relevant reports as needed to support effective client communication and commercial decision-making.
• Present and validate your own data reporting to the end partner.
• Ensure full compliance with GDPR guidelines throughout the hiring process.
• Conduct internal interviews and consult on improvements to Elements' processes.
• Undertake any other ad hoc projects as required.

Your Profile

• Extensive experience within the Talent industry, either fully in-house or a blend of in-house and RPO.
• Strong knowledge across GTM.
• Fluency in German.
• Demonstrable experience with diverse sourcing methods, including Boolean searching, X-ray searching and Slack.
• Ability to source for a high volume of roles across levels—from junior to executive—within agreed timeframes.
• Previous experience leading and managing people.
• Ability to think creatively and propose effective solutions.
• Ability to work accurately at pace and navigate ambiguity.
• Experience working collaboratively in fast-paced environments and getting things done efficiently.
• Strong understanding and analysis of hiring metrics, with the ability to improve processes where needed.
• Approachable, adaptable, resilient, and equipped with a 'can-do' attitude.
• Driven by delivering exceptional results and building strong business partnerships.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong relationship-building skills, enabling effective collaboration at all levels.
• Strong organisational and planning skills to manage time effectively and meet deadlines.
• Ability to influence stakeholders to ensure sound decision-making.
• Proactive in identifying potential challenges or future hiring needs.

Alignment to Our Pillars

• Set the Standard – Every day, you spot opportunities to constructively shake things up.
• Inspire the Change – There's no blueprint for the future, and you embrace challenges and change.
• Forever Curious – You're not afraid to make mistakes because you learn from them.
• Together Incredible – Even superheroes know that teams are the real heroes, and so do we.
• You're Real – You're true to yourself. We celebrate diversity, and you'll feel right at home here. Whoever you are and whoever you're talking to, you treat everyone with respect.