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Commercial Talent Acquisition Business Partner
ApprovalMax · United Kingdom · back to the listing
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HR Generalist
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What this role officially is
human resources officer — ESCO, the EU occupation classification
Human resources officers develop and implement strategies that help their employers select and retain appropriately qualified staff within that business sector. They recruit staff, prepare job advertisements, interview and short-list people, negotiate with employment agencies, and set up working conditions. Human resources officers also administer the payroll, review salaries and advise on remuneration benefits and employment law. They arrange for training opportunities to enhance employees' performance.
Also known as: personnel administrator, personnel supervisor, personnel manager, HR officer, personnel development specialist, personnel representative
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- 28 bullet points. Long requirement lists deter qualified candidates, who read them as hard gates. Scope clarity
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About the Role
We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Business Partner who will act as both a trusted adviser and hands-on HR professional. This hybrid role combines leadership in recruitment with HR generalist responsibilities, ensuring we attract, hire, and retain top talent while supporting employees through the full HR lifecycle. The Talent Acquisition Business Partner will partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders from the Revenue and Marketing teams to design effective recruitment strategies, deliver a seamless candidate experience, and contribute to broader HR initiatives such as on-boarding, performance, engagement, and employee relations.
Key Responsibilities
Talent Acquisition Functions
• Partner with managers and leaders to understand workforce needs and translate them into effective recruitment strategies.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment cycles: job advertising, sourcing, screening interviews, interviewing, candidate assessment, reference checking, offers, and on-boarding.
• Leverage multiple sourcing channels (job boards, LinkedIn, networks, referrals) to attract high-quality candidates, including headhunting and self course candidates. .
• Serve as a brand ambassador, ensuring a consistent and positive candidate experience that reflects company culture and values.
• Provide market insights and benchmarking to stakeholders regarding talent availability, salary data, and competitive trends.
HR Business Partner / Generalist Functions
• Support HR policies, processes, and people initiatives across assigned teams or regions.
• Advise managers on employee relations, performance management, and career development and other people related topics
• Deliver a smooth on-boarding and off-boarding experience for all employees.
• Support employees on career development, conflict resolution, employee relations issues, disciplinary processes and other people related topics to ensure fair and consistent practices.
• Contribute to employee engagement initiatives, surveys, and follow-up action plans.
• Support learning and development initiatives and participate in HR projects.
• Partner with People operations on all HR related topics.
Requirements
• Min 3 years of proven experience in both recruitment and full-stack HR generalist/business partner roles in a 50-100 FTEs scale-up.
• Strong understanding of labour law in the UK, US, Canada, South Africa, Australia and international HR practices.
• Experience in recruitment for SaaS and B2B business and good understanding of Sales, Marketing and Customer Success metrics.
• Ability to manage the full recruitment life-cycle for multiple roles, preferably in a fast-paced or multinational environment. Recruitment experience in the UK and Canada is a must and experience in South Africa and Australia will be considered as an advantage.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the credibility to influence at all levels.
• Fluency in English
Competencies
• Business-focused and solutions-oriented approach.
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Adaptability to shifting priorities in a growing environment.
• High integrity and commitment to confidentiality.
We offer:
• Growing international business with 10,000+ subscribers
• Regular performance-based compensation reviews
• 26 days paid time off
• 1 additional day off for your Birthday
• Remote office assistance
ApprovalMax is award-winning B2B software used by businesses around the world to approve bills and expenses. It streamlines the approval process for decision makers by replacing paper and email approvals with automated workflows. ApprovalMax integrates with platforms such as Xero, QuickBooks Online and Oracle NetSuite to unlock powerful efficiencies for approvers and finance teams. The company is globally recognised and has won’ Xero App Partner of the Year’ four times since 2020 in different countries.
Originally posted on Himalayas
We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Business Partner who will act as both a trusted adviser and hands-on HR professional. This hybrid role combines leadership in recruitment with HR generalist responsibilities, ensuring we attract, hire, and retain top talent while supporting employees through the full HR lifecycle. The Talent Acquisition Business Partner will partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders from the Revenue and Marketing teams to design effective recruitment strategies, deliver a seamless candidate experience, and contribute to broader HR initiatives such as on-boarding, performance, engagement, and employee relations.
Key Responsibilities
Talent Acquisition Functions
• Partner with managers and leaders to understand workforce needs and translate them into effective recruitment strategies.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment cycles: job advertising, sourcing, screening interviews, interviewing, candidate assessment, reference checking, offers, and on-boarding.
• Leverage multiple sourcing channels (job boards, LinkedIn, networks, referrals) to attract high-quality candidates, including headhunting and self course candidates. .
• Serve as a brand ambassador, ensuring a consistent and positive candidate experience that reflects company culture and values.
• Provide market insights and benchmarking to stakeholders regarding talent availability, salary data, and competitive trends.
HR Business Partner / Generalist Functions
• Support HR policies, processes, and people initiatives across assigned teams or regions.
• Advise managers on employee relations, performance management, and career development and other people related topics
• Deliver a smooth on-boarding and off-boarding experience for all employees.
• Support employees on career development, conflict resolution, employee relations issues, disciplinary processes and other people related topics to ensure fair and consistent practices.
• Contribute to employee engagement initiatives, surveys, and follow-up action plans.
• Support learning and development initiatives and participate in HR projects.
• Partner with People operations on all HR related topics.
Requirements
• Min 3 years of proven experience in both recruitment and full-stack HR generalist/business partner roles in a 50-100 FTEs scale-up.
• Strong understanding of labour law in the UK, US, Canada, South Africa, Australia and international HR practices.
• Experience in recruitment for SaaS and B2B business and good understanding of Sales, Marketing and Customer Success metrics.
• Ability to manage the full recruitment life-cycle for multiple roles, preferably in a fast-paced or multinational environment. Recruitment experience in the UK and Canada is a must and experience in South Africa and Australia will be considered as an advantage.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the credibility to influence at all levels.
• Fluency in English
Competencies
• Business-focused and solutions-oriented approach.
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Adaptability to shifting priorities in a growing environment.
• High integrity and commitment to confidentiality.
We offer:
• Growing international business with 10,000+ subscribers
• Regular performance-based compensation reviews
• 26 days paid time off
• 1 additional day off for your Birthday
• Remote office assistance
ApprovalMax is award-winning B2B software used by businesses around the world to approve bills and expenses. It streamlines the approval process for decision makers by replacing paper and email approvals with automated workflows. ApprovalMax integrates with platforms such as Xero, QuickBooks Online and Oracle NetSuite to unlock powerful efficiencies for approvers and finance teams. The company is globally recognised and has won’ Xero App Partner of the Year’ four times since 2020 in different countries.
Originally posted on Himalayas