Talent Acquisition Partner (Automotive)

Location: King's Cross office in London, United Kingdom; hybrid model with a minimum of two days per week in the office. The role is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Company

hirify.global is building an embodied AI platform for autonomous driving that enables vehicles to learn from real-world experience and operate across complex urban environments.

What you will do

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for high-volume frontline, technical, specialist, and manager-level Fleet Operations roles across the UK, Europe, and beyond.
• Build representative candidate pipelines through direct sourcing and multiple attraction channels.
• Design and deliver scalable volume-hiring campaigns for Vehicle Safety Operators and other core operational roles.
• Partner with hiring managers and senior leaders on role definition, assessments, market conditions, candidate quality, and closing strategies.
• Use recruitment data and market intelligence to identify risks, bottlenecks, and funnel improvements.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, People, Finance, and Fleet Operations on workforce planning, employer branding, and process improvements.

Requirements

• Demonstrated success independently delivering full-cycle recruitment in a fast-paced or scaling organisation.
• Experience recruiting across high-volume, frontline, specialist, and manager-level roles.
• Strong direct-sourcing skills and experience building pipelines through multiple attraction channels.
• Confidence advising senior stakeholders, challenging assumptions, and translating business needs into hiring strategies.
• Hands-on, adaptable, highly organised, and able to balance competing priorities with strong attention to detail.
• Comfort using applicant tracking systems, recruitment data, and market insights to inform decisions.

Nice to have

• Experience in fleet operations, automotive, logistics, manufacturing, field operations, mobility, or other high-volume operational environments.
• Experience supporting hiring across multiple countries or working with globally distributed stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Ashby or a similar applicant tracking system.
• Experience improving volume-hiring campaigns, recruitment events, or structured assessment processes.
• Prior experience in a startup or scale-up environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with office collaboration, remote work, core hours, and hands-on time in vehicle workshops and labs.
• Relocation support and visa sponsorship are available where applicable.
• Market-benchmarked salaries and meaningful equity.
• Learning and development budgets for training, conferences, and professional growth.
• Benefits may include health insurance, dental coverage, enhanced parental leave, retirement or pension provisions, therapy access, wellbeing partnerships, and team socials.
• Inclusive and respectful working environment focused on diverse perspectives and fair hiring.

Hiring process

• Initial recruiter call lasting 30 minutes.
• Competency interviews lasting approximately two hours and deep-dive interviews lasting one hour.
• Final mission and values alignment interview lasting approximately 45 minutes.