Head of Talent
Pharmacy2U
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS1
Role: Head of Talent br br Be one of the first applicants, read the complete overview of the role below, then send your application for consideration. br Location: Leeds/Hybrid br Salary: £50,000 to £55,000 br Contract type: Permanent br Employment type: Full time br Working hours: Monday – Friday 37.5 hours, with core hours operating from 9.30am-4pm br Do you want to work for the nation’s largest online pharmacy ensuring excellence for all our patients? We’re a market leader in the pharmacy world, with 25 years’ experience, helping over 1.4 million patients in England manage their NHS prescriptions from request through to delivery. We are Great Place to Work certified as we consider colleague experience a top priority every day. Our people are fundamental to our success and ensuring we achieve our vision to be a world leading, patient-centric digital healthcare provider. We are committed to continuing to develop a positive, open and honest working environment for all. br We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of Talent to lead our talent acquisition strategy and build a best-in-class recruitment function. The ideal candidate will have a passion for identifying and attracting top talent, creating an exceptional candidate experience, and ensuring alignment between talent strategies and the overall business objectives. As the Head of Talent, you will lead a small and high-performing Talent team, set the vision for talent acquisition, support retention, and play a key role in shaping our organisation's growth and success. br What’s in it for you? br Occupational sick pay br Enhanced maternity and paternity pay br Contributory pension br Discounted insurance (Aviva) br Employee discount site br Discounted gyms (via our blue light card and benefits schemes) br Employee assistance programme br In-house mental health support br Free onsite parking br Health and wellbeing initiatives br Social events throughout the year br Cycle to work scheme br Green car scheme (subject to minimum earnings) br Registration fees paid (GPhC, NMC, CIPD etc) br Long service bonus br Refer a friend bonus br Blue light card br Hybrid working br Commitment to CPD/training br 25 days annual leave increasing with service br Annual leave buy and sell scheme br Discounts & Exclusive offers at The Springs, Leeds br 25% Discount & health & beauty purchases br 25% Discount on Pharmacy2U Private Online Doctor Services br What you’ll be doing? br Develop and implement a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy that aligns with the company’s growth goals and values. Ensure strategies are scalable and adaptable to meet evolving business needs br Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team of recruiters and talent acquisition professionals. Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture br In conjunction with our senior leadership and hiring management team, deliver on our average days to hire target and attempt to fill all roles directly br Enhance and promote the company’s employer brand to attract top-tier candidates. Champion initiatives to position the company as an employer of choice br Partner with senior leadership and department heads on workforce planning, identifying future hiring needs and ensuring the talent acquisition processes align with the company's growth plans br Utilise data and analytics to track recruitment performance, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement in the hiring process. Report on key metrics such as time-to-fill, quality of hire, and candidate satisfaction br Drive EDI initiatives within the hiring process. Work to ensure diverse candidate slates and an inclusive recruitment strategy that reflects the company’s commitment to diversity br Oversee the end-to-end recruitment experience, ensuring that candidates have a positive, engaging, and transparent experience throughout the process br Continuously evaluate and refine recruitment processes to optimise efficiency, improve hiring quality, and reduce hiring time br Build and maintain talent pipelines for key roles and ensure there is a constant flow of highly qualified candidates for current and future hiring needs br Develop career progression and succession planning programmes to support long-term employee development and organisational success br Leverage cutting-edge recruiting technologies and tools to streamline processes and improve outcomes. Stay current on trends in recruitment technology br Lead and deliver on companywide and people team initiatives and projects, as agreed with the Chief People Officer br Who are we looking for? br Experience in talent acquisition in a senior leadership or strategic role br Proven experience managing and developing recruitment teams br Strong background in building and executing recruitment strategies at scale br Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills br Experience with HR systems and recruitment technologies br Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion br Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR data and use it to inform strategy br Be a good team player and proactively help fellow team members (and those in other teams) when they are busier br Ambitious to learn and develop their career br Tenacity and will to win br Demonstrate professional conduct and respect for others at all times, both Pharmacy2U colleagues and our suppliers and partners br Demonstrate a patient first approach at all times and strives to exceed patient expectations br What happens next? br Please click apply and if we think you are a good match, we will be in touch to arrange an interview. br Applicants must prove they have the right to live in the UK. br All successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check. br Unsolicited agency applications will be treated as a gift. br #INDLP