Alternative Airlines Hiring for Talent Acquisition Lead Job at Horley, Surrey, South East England, England Full Time

Talent Acquisition Lead

Are you an ambitious Talent Acquisition Specialist looking for a new role where you will have a major impact on the future and long-term goals of a fast-growing, tech-focused travel company?

Are you looking for an opportunity to be responsible for sourcing, attracting, interviewing, hiring and onboarding employees into an exciting, consumer facing, tech company, which fully recognises that recruiting and retaining great people will play a huge part in our company’s future successes?

We are looking for energy, attitude and some experience in this field, however we would expect you to grow with the role, as we expand from 65 to 150 people over the next three years and we will help you to do that.

The Role: In this new and exciting role, we are looking for someone who has the vision, ability and communication skills to bring clear focus to our long-term recruitment strategies, across all aspects of our business, as well as fully supporting the immediate needs of our Heads of Teams.

Whilst building strong relationships with our exceptionally talented Management Team, you will need to have the drive to maintain the highest professional standards, whilst keeping up with our planned growth. This is a long-term career opportunity to join a fast-moving and dynamic environment, becoming a major part of the decision-making process and contributing hugely to our continued success in this unique, diverse and engaging industry.

As Talent Acquisition Lead, you will personally work directly with the five Heads of Teams (Commercial, Customer Acquisition & Marketing, Customer Service, Finance and Technology) to identify their recruitment needs, develop strategies to find great candidates and be involved in the end-to-end hiring process. We are keen to discuss the role with candidates that have experience working in start-up and scale-up organisations, however, it is energy and attitude that will make you stand out.

A particular focus for the Talent Acquisition Lead will be on our recruitment strategy for our fantastic in-house Technology Team. Technology is central to everything that we do at Alternative Airlines. Our Tech team is always pushing the limits. We rapidly design, develop and test new products to improve both the flight search and booking experience and streamline our internal processes. Our Tech team are back-end and front-end engineers, digital experience (UX/UI and design) and product specialists. Working closely with our Head of Technology, we’re excited to work with someone who is passionate about finding and recruiting talented and motivated people in our Tech Team.

Who are we?

Alternative Airlines is a fast-growing flight online travel agency. We have built a strong online presence, www.alternativeairlines.com, with an ultra-quick flight booking capability and an expanding, global customer base of delighted customers. With a new customer-focused approach to a huge, well-established market for air travel, the company has built a

reputation for innovation, attention to detail and doing things differently. Alternative Airlines is enjoying high growth from £9m in 2020 to £28m in 2021 and a forecasted £53m in 2022. Our vision is to be the go-to online travel agency for flights. Our mission is to empower travellers to easily book any flight wherever they are in the world supported by the very best customer service.

From Sam Argyle (Managing Director): “At the heart of our success has been our people who have created and continue to develop Alternative Airlines every day. As a young company, we know the impact that great people can have on all aspects of our business. We are continuing to grow and now want to expand our team to include a committed, passionate and capable Talent Acquisition Lead. This is an exciting new role in Alternative Airlines and we are looking for someone who wants to drive the recruitment strategies of a fast-moving and dynamic company.”

Alternative Airlines has grown from a very small team in 2017 to its current size of 65. Attracting and finding the right people with the skills and motivations is very important to the future development of the business. Alternative Airlines has an excellent opportunity for further growth and we anticipate that by 2025, the company will consist of around 150 people. Like many start-up/scale-up businesses, recruitment strategies have so far been developed and organised by our Heads of Teams alongside the Managing Director. We now want to find the right person to lead, develop and drive this important aspect of Alternative Airlines.

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Head of Technology and working closely with the Managing Director, who understands how crucial this role is, your responsibilities will be:

• Working closely with each of the Heads of Teams to identify both the current and future needs of their respective teams

• Identifying and developing the unique selection criteria required for each role

• Researching and testing locations and sites for our job adverts and promotional activities, based on the individual requirements of each role o Note: We like to source candidates ourselves and do not use third-party agencies, hence we’re looking specifically for someone who is strategic, creative and rigorous in their recruitment methods

• Taking responsibility for designing and creating engaging, relevant job adverts to maximise the chances of success

• With the help of each manager, assess and analyse our current interview and selection procedures and then make improvements where necessary

• Be actively involved in all parts of the selection process, including talking to candidates, formulating assessments and agreeing suitability decisions

• Developing strong external relationships with recruitment sources and locations, such as universities and recruitment sites, both in the UK and across the world

• Lead employer branding initiatives and be actively involved in the company strategy toward employee benefits and welfare

• Communicate effectively with the respective hiring managers and teams, educating and advising them around effective process and best practices

• Present Alternative Airlines’ vision, product and services to potential new colleagues

Essential skills:

• 2+ years’ experience in a Talent Acquisition / Recruitment position

• Experience recruiting for tech positions or within a tech company is desired but not essential

• Proven ability to build relationships within and outside of the company

• You enjoy a fast-paced environment and are a great multi-tasker with the ability to manage multiple recruitment opportunities at once

• You are a do-er with a passion for finding the best people for the business

Why work with us?

Our people matter, they are what drives our success. Therefore we have created a culture where we put our people first:

• We understand the importance of having a good work life balance

• A focus on personal progression and development

• Influence the next stage of growth of a rapidly growing and innovative company

• Participate in a fun, entrepreneurial and creative company culture

• Competitive salary

• Work from the location of your choice, fully remote

• Flexible working – we trust you to work whenever and wherever you feel most productive

• Your own choice of laptop

• Regular company socials

Want to know more, please see https://www.alternativeairlines.com/work-with-us

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• On-site parking
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday