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OQC is a quantum computing company that has recently closed a £260 million Series C funding round—the largest ever completed by a European quantum computing company. You'll join the People & HR team as a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, responsible for connecting OQC with senior and specialist talent needed to scale the business across UK and international markets.
In this hands-on role with real ownership, you will own complex hiring end-to-end, delivering senior and specialist recruitment across multiple geographies while adapting to local market considerations. You'll partner with senior hiring managers to challenge and refine hiring briefs, clarify business needs, and create job descriptions aligned with OQC's career levels. You'll build targeted, direct sourcing strategies to reach hard-to-find talent, develop proactive talent pipelines, and design structured interviews and assessment methods that support evidence-based hiring decisions.
You'll use recruitment performance data and market insights to identify bottlenecks and improve delivery against key metrics like time-to-hire and offer acceptance rates. You'll independently implement process improvements across documentation, governance, ATS workflows, and candidate/hiring-manager experience. As a trusted resource, you'll coach hiring managers, interviewers, and People colleagues on inclusive recruitment and assessment practices.
The role is part of an aggressive scaling phase, so you'll need comfort working under pressure and navigating positive transformation through growth. You'll report to the Head of Talent Acquisition and work across UK and international markets.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Proven track record delivering complex, senior, specialist, or hard-to-fill recruitment in highly technical, scientific, engineering, or deep-tech environments
- Experience delivering recruitment at scale with strong focus on direct sourcing channels
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills; confidence to challenge senior leaders constructively
- Experience designing tailored sourcing strategies and structured assessments for specialist talent markets
- Track record building proactive pipelines for senior, specialist, or hard-to-fill roles
- International recruitment experience, adapting sourcing and selection to different markets and local considerations
- Strong recruitment data literacy; ability to diagnose problems and independently design and implement process improvements
- Experience developing recruitment documentation, governance, or operating processes
- Experience delivering Talent Acquisition projects or improvements involving multiple stakeholder groups
- Sound judgment and strong organization; ability to manage competing priorities and make decisions with incomplete information
- Confident ATS and recruitment workflow management with attention to data quality and confidentiality
- Working understanding of relevant recruitment and employment requirements
- Clear written and verbal communication; experience coaching hiring managers on inclusive interviewing and assessment
Nice-to-haves: Recruitment experience in the US, Singapore, Spain, or Japan.
