Talent Partner (GTM), Mission-Driven Tech Scale-up in Slough

Location: London (Hybrid)

Compensation: £60,000 – £75,000 + Bonus + Equity

Hawkwood are delighted to be partnering with a mission-driven, VC-backed technology business to hire a GTM Talent Partner following impressive growth and product adoption. Having successfully built a new platform that is being used by government services globally, they are entering the next phase of growth and making significant investment in the team that will build the commercial organisation behind that expansion. This is an opportunity to join a genuinely mission-led business where talent is viewed as a strategic advantage. Partnering closely with founders and commercial leaders, you'll own hiring across the company's go-to-market organisation, helping attract the people who will shape its next chapter.

The environment is ambitious, fast-moving and highly collaborative. You'll have significant autonomy, direct exposure to senior leadership, and the opportunity to influence not just hiring outcomes, but how the Talent function evolves as the business continues to grow across international markets.

What you'll do:

• Take end-to-end ownership of hiring across Sales, Commercial and Marketing, delivering exceptional talent into business-critical roles.
• Partner with founders and hiring managers to shape hiring strategy, build robust interview processes and deliver high-quality hiring plans.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies to identify and engage outstanding GTM talent, building pipelines for both immediate and future hiring needs.
• Act as a trusted advisor to commercial stakeholders, providing market insight and data-driven recommendations throughout the hiring process.
• Champion an outstanding candidate experience, ensuring every interaction reflects the organisation's high standards and values.
• Strengthen the employer brand by developing creative initiatives that attract exceptional commercial talent.
• Use Ashby and recruitment analytics to monitor hiring performance, identify opportunities for improvement and continuously optimise recruitment processes.
• Play a key role in developing the Talent function, helping build scalable hiring frameworks that support continued growth.

You will bring:

• Proven experience hiring across GTM and commercial functions within high-growth startup or scale-up environments (ideally Pre-Seed through Series D).
• A strong track record recruiting Sales, Account Executives, SDRs/BDRs, Customer Success and Marketing professionals.
• Deep knowledge of the commercial talent market, with the credibility and network to engage high-calibre candidates.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders to influence hiring strategy and deliver against ambitious growth plans.
• A highly proactive, hands-on approach, combining excellent sourcing capability with strong execution.
• Confidence using recruitment data and market insights to improve hiring performance and inform stakeholder decisions.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining an exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience.
• A genuine enthusiasm for joining a mission-driven technology business where commercial growth directly enables meaningful social impact.

We recognise how challenging this current job market is for candidates, and Hawkwood are therefore striving to provide the best candidate experience we can. If you are interested in this opportunity, we kindly request that you apply via this LinkedIn advert, as opposed to sending us an email or LinkedIn direct message. We are eager to ensure that each candidate application is considered fairly, and receives a consistent experience. Unfortunately, we cannot ensure this standard if you inquire about a role via email or LinkedIn message, as it falls outside of our established process.