ClearScore Hiring for Talent Acquisition Specialist – 6 months FTC/Contract Job at Edinburgh, Scotland Full Time

ClearScore is looking for an experienced in house recruiter to help support the launch and build of our Edinburgh hub. Using your experience in tech focused start ups, that have scaled fast, you will seek out exceptional candidates across a range of disciplines, especially engineering, product and design. You will be engaged and embedded in the culture, finding a diverse range people who believe in our journey and will develop within the business.Key to this will be to establish Clearscore employer brand in Scotland and make us a destination employer for top talent.
Talent is part of the People, Performance and Potential team that sits at the heart of our business. We are responsible for building and promoting an environment that inspires, ensuring our culture remains strong while we grow. We care deeply about the quality of the people we bring into the company and want to create an end to end employee experience that is known to be extraordinary.
Why Clearscore?
ClearScore is currently the biggest marketplace for credit products in the UK and in South Africa with over 13 million users. We are the first company to facilitate access to credit products using Open Banking data, making credit accessible to users with no credit files or low credit scores. In the UK alone, we have established relationships with over 50 of the main lenders and have been a trusted tool for customers to manage their credit and make better financial decisions. We are now growing our international hubs and expanding our products for users into new territorties.
We were the first business to offer free credit reports. We did so because we are user-centric at our core and believe in leveraging on technology to enable positive financial choices. We are design-led and data driven and we embed these behaviours in everything we do.
Our company culture is a fundamental part of all we have achieved. We believe in hiring smart, driven, passionate and diverse people who are keen on having a real impact in our organisation. We trust you to manage your own time, so we offer flexible work and no fixed desk hours. We don’t micromanage and believe in measuring outcomes rather than effort. We have an inclusive culture where all, regardless of seniority, are encouraged to contribute with their ideas, look after their wellbeing and actively seek opportunities for career growth.
If you feel like this could be the place for you, apply and our Talent team will be happy to share more.
Responsibilities

• Take ownership of recruiting a range of roles by liaising with hiring managers in the business to understand requirements, screen CVs, conduct phone interviews, scheduling interviews and manage offers
• Be a champion for hiring diverse talent into the business and maintain relationships with new hires throughout their onboarding and beyond
• Be an enthusiastic employer brand ambassador using social media and other content platforms as well as in person events to amplify ClearScore vacancies and inclusive culture stories
• Deliver on multiple roles at any one time and effectively manage the recruitment process to deliver against team KIPS
• Manage 3rd party suppliers and agencies to deliver the best shortlist in a timely manner
• Continuously strive to improve the procedures within the Talent team, to ensure hiring effectiveness

Requirements

• You will have experience delivering extraordinary talent acquisition in an in-house environment
• A variety of domain expertise will help but a good understanding of hiring in the technology sector is vital as we are scaling in this area
• You are a sourcing and networking expert offering innovation to solve talent acquisition challenges. You will have establishing a network in Edinburgh and have up to date knowledge of the market and its challenges
• Ideally you will have gone through and/or love the challenges of fast-growing company. Tackling scalability, ambiguity and building up your resilience
• Either experience or the desire to be involved in culture and work-environment projects.
• Data aware with the ability to set goals and make informed judgement calls
• You will be able to present using slide decks and use excel for your own tracking and analysis
• Independent thinking, and not being afraid to suggest new ideas
• Super organised and a high attention to detail- you’ll be comfortable working smart in a busy environment
• Familiarity with recruitment and business tools- LinkedIn recruiter, ATS’s among others

Benefits

• 25 paid holidays and a “duvet day” on your birthday
• Private health and dental cover
• GP office visits
• Life assurance scheme
• Up to 6% matched pension
• Brown bags with guest speakers
• Access to Perkbox
• Dog-friendly office
• Daily breakfast and free snacks
• Free sports and social clubs
• Generous training allowance
• Fast progression
• Leadership-led training
• Regular wellbeing events
• In-house psychotherapist
• Physical and mental health support through BUPA
• No clock-watching culture
• Generous maternity and paternity plans
• Culture and inclusion representatives
• We have transformed our benefits to the virtual world so we can still feel our CS culture remotely!

Inclusion Policy
We are always looking for talented individuals to join ClearScore. We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our people. Please see our People Policy Notice at https://www.clearscore.com/people-notice.

Job Type: Contract