Talent Acquisition Specialist in Bristol

Our Mission

At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The Valo, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take‑off and landing), 'zero emissions' aircraft will set a new safety standard for how we will navigate the sky. We won’t realise our mission following the same legacy processes and traditions our predecessors followed; instead, we want to 'redefine' aerospace best practices. We are growing quickly from a prototype business to a scaling SME, and the next few years will be critical to our success and delivering on our ambitious goals. Valo is targeting airliner‑level safety certification in 2028 ahead of entering service with our airline and operator customers.

What to Expect

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will be responsible for delivering end‑to‑end recruitment across a range of complex, high‑impact roles. You will partner closely with hiring managers and internal stakeholders to identify, attract, assess, and secure exceptional talent in a highly competitive market. You will join a highly capable, high‑performing Talent Acquisition team and play a critical role in enabling the company’s growth strategy. This role requires pace, precision, resilience, and a data‑driven mindset.

What You’ll Do

• Manage full lifecycle recruitment for your assigned customer groups, from role briefing through to offer acceptance (roles will be complex, niche/safety‑critical engineering, production/manufacturing).
• Proactively headhunt, source, and engage high‑calibre candidates using a variety of channels and tools.
• Screen and assess candidates against technical capability, soft skills, leadership potential, and cultural alignment.
• Deliver an outstanding candidate experience in a demanding, fast‑moving environment.
• Partner cross‑functionally with colleagues in People Operations, Reward, and Finance to ensure smooth hiring outcomes.
• Lead offer management, including compensation discussions, negotiations, and closing candidates.
• Operate confidently in a KPI‑driven environment, tracking and improving key hiring metrics such as time to offer, offer acceptance rate, and source effectiveness.
• Use recruitment data and insights to inform decisions and continuously improve hiring outcomes.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of recruitment processes, tools, and ways of working.

What You’ll Bring

Experience & Background

• Proven experience delivering end‑to‑end recruitment, either in‑house or agency‑side.
• Prior exposure to hiring complex, technical, or specialist roles within engineering, manufacturing technology, or similarly demanding markets.
• Experience operating in a fast‑paced, scaling organisation with evolving priorities.
• Strong stakeholder management capability, with the confidence to challenge and influence when required.

Tools & Technology

• Confident user of modern ATS platforms; experience with Ashby is advantageous.
• Exposure to AI‑enabled recruitment tools such as Metaview and LinkedIn AI Sourcing Assistant is highly desirable.
• Comfortable leveraging technology and data to increase efficiency and hiring quality.

Skills & Attributes

• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change.
• Data‑driven mindset with working knowledge of recruitment funnel metrics.
• High energy, strong personal drive, and genuine passion for talent acquisition.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a natural ability to build trust and long‑term relationships.
• Curious, quick to learn, and motivated by continuous development.

What can you expect from us?

We’re on a mission. Where others see limits, we see opportunity, and we work at pace. Working at Vertical isn’t your average role but for those seeking a challenge, a flexible, supportive organisation and an incredible team; working here is an opportunity to do the best work of your career. Our approach promotes ingenuity and courage, while our environment builds success through diligence in safety and being open in the way we work. The only way we’re going to assure the next chapter of aviation history is by working as a team, relentlessly, towards our goal.

Our benefits

Our people matter - we’re not going anywhere without them. Which is why our company benefits go beyond the essentials:

• 26 days holiday, plus bank holiday.
• 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell).
• 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership.
• Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits.
• Award‑winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand).
• Company performance based bonus - rewarding company and individual performance.
• Company Share Scheme - open to every Vertical employee.
• Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it.
• Breakfast on us, every day.

We may just be the hardest job you’ve ever had, but we’re confident it will be the most rewarding. Join the team today and help us shape the future of Advanced Air Mobility.

Disclaimer Statement

We encourage you to apply even if you may not have all the experience listed in the advert. We recognise that talent comes in various forms and we are committed to providing opportunities that create an environment of growth, diversity, and inclusion for everyone. As part of our desire to review and make our processes fair, we may ask you questions related to these aspects during the application process. For more information on how we will use your data, see our Legal section.