Talent & Community Partner (DTC / E-commerce),
Location: Hybrid (UK-Based, ideally London to come in our office)
Type: Full-Time
About HAYRA
Hayra is an AI-native hiring agency on a genuinely huge mission: we're building the future of how companies find, hire, and scale talent. Today that means two things working in balance - Talent Solutions (TaaS), our done-for-you hiring service on a flat monthly subscription instead of clunky placement fees, and the AI-powered app behind it, giving clients real-time visibility into their pipeline, candidates, and hiring data.
We're a service business looking to move into product - we're building towards a full self-service product for brand and web-app scaling, and by 2027 our ambition is to become the one-stop hiring marketplace: a single place where any company can find, vet, and hire the people they need, powered by AI, with Hayra's own hiring DNA baked in from day one. We're a small, scrappy, founder-led team building something big, and we move fast - this is a rare, ground-floor seat on a company that's about to change shape.
About the Role
We're looking for a Talent & Community Partner to join us at a genuinely exciting point: we're scaling Talent Solutions while building the AI-native platform underneath it - the same platform we're betting will be a one-stop hiring marketplace by 2027. If you want to transition into tech and Ai this could be for you...
You'll own sourcing and screening for a portfolio of client accounts - running sharp two-tier sourcing (headhunting + inbound), building talent pipelines straight into our platform, and handing our account managers shortlists so good that clients stop shopping around. Alongside that, you'll build something of your own: a real community of niche DTC and e-commerce talent that becomes a genuine asset for Hayra, not just a pipeline.
This is hands-on, high-ownership recruiting, not admin. You'll headhunt directly from competitors and comparable companies, write job ads people actually want to click, and build a network of candidates who stay warm long after their first conversation with us. Every lesson you learn about sourcing well doesn't just stay with you - it feeds straight into the product, meaning your day-to-day work is literally shaping the marketplace we're building towards. If you've been looking for a way into a tech, product, or AI-scaling business - somewhere you can actually build with tech and AI rather than just talk about it - this is about as close to the ground floor as it gets.
Responsibilities
At the core of this role is community: building and growing Hayra's own niche pool of DTC talent - the people you know personally, source directly, and bring together through events and in-person sessions, not just a database of CVs.
From there, it's running the engine that turns that community into hires:
- Run two-tier sourcing for every live role - outbound headhunting from competitors and comparable companies, plus inbound via job ads, careers pages, and premium placements.
- Screen and assess candidates against client-specific scorecards, building shortlists your account manager can take straight to clients.
- Coordinate interview scheduling with account managers, clients, and candidates.
You're also the storyteller behind each client's roles:
- Develop best-in-class EVP and employer-brand assets that make our clients' roles impossible to ignore.
- Write and publish job adverts in each client's own brand and voice.
And you're never sourcing in a silo, you're part of how we win and grow every account:
- Join your account manager on client calls and strategy sessions, bringing a sourcing lens to the table.
- Partner with your account manager to build the sourcing strategy for every client - the channels, the pitch, the plan to actually land great talent.
Behind the scenes, you keep the machine honest:
- Keep candidate records, hiring progress, and pipeline data accurate and current in our platform.
- Track market rates and salary benchmarks, flagging comp adjustments when a role's struggling to attract candidates.
- Spot product inefficiencies and workflow gaps from what you see on the ground, and work with our Ops team to build the fix straight into the web app.
- Help us hit our 42-day time-to-fill target, flagging early when a role's at risk of overrunning.
What Good Looks Like
6 Months:
You're not just settling in - you're already proving the model works, in both halves of the job.
- You're fully ramped across multiple client accounts and comfortable running both sides of our two-tier sourcing model.
- You've started building real relationships inside a niche DTC community - people who know you, not just a pipeline.
- You're consistently delivering strong shortlists inside our 42-day time-to-fill target.
12 Months:
A year in, you're not just delivering - you're known for it.
- You're a go-to headhunting specialist for a particular niche or vertical.
- You've run or contributed to Hayra's first community events, turning contacts into a genuine talent network.
- You're mentoring newer recruiters on process and platform.
- You're helping build talent pipelines ahead of demand, not just reacting to live roles.
- You're on track to become a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist.
24 Months:
Two years in, you're not just doing the job - you're one of the people who built it.
- You're leading a pod of recruiters, owning sourcing quality and output across a group of client accounts.
- Your community is the thing clients ask for by name.
- You've had a direct hand in shaping the sourcing engine behind our 2027 marketplace - not just the playbook, the actual product.
- You're a recognised driver of the hire quality that keeps our clients renewing (and telling their friends).
- You've outgrown everything you've sunk your teeth into and are now Head of Talent Acquisition!
This isn't a role with a generic perks page bolted on - here's what's actually on the table:
- Join a small, fast paced, founder-led team building something genuinely big - not just another agency.
- Unlimited holiday policy, no need to stress about being well rested. .
- A front-row seat (and real influence) on the AI-native platform we're building towards a 2027 hiring marketplace.
- Serious, fast progression as Hayra scales - we promote on impact, not tenure.
- Hybrid remote working, with real in-person meetups and community events built into the job, not just the odd social.
- Annual bonus scheme based on personal and company performance.
- 30 day work abroad scheme (Be anywhere in the world)
- Hands-on access to Hayra's own AI hiring platform and the newest recruitment tech, while it's still being built.
- Personal development budget for courses, certifications, and training.
- Wellness allowance (gym memberships, running apps, etc.).
- A high-ownership, high-energy environment where your fingerprints end up on the product, not just your job description.
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