Talent Acquisition Partner

FARFETCH exists for the love of fashion. Our mission is to be the global platform for luxury fashion, connecting creators, curators and consumers.

We're a positive platform for good, bringing together an incredible creative community made up by our people, our partners and our customers. This community is at the heart of our business success. We welcome differences, empower individuality and celebrate diverse skills and perspectives, creating an inclusive environment for everyone. We are FARFETCH for All.

LONDON

Our London office is located in Old Street, London’s tech hub, and is home to a wide range of teams. Our open space is ideal for collaborative work and sharing ideas. We also have a large outdoor terrace, which is the perfect spot to have a team lunch or host events.

PEOPLE TEAM

The People team plays a pivotal role in supporting the business by strategically overseeing the complete employee journey. From drawing in top talent and fostering a high-performance culture to fostering career development, they are instrumental in creating a positive and inclusive workplace environment and managing our workspaces.

THE ROLE

The Talent Acquisition team is responsible for the full recruitment lifecycle; we identify pipeline recruitment needs, take job briefs, conduct interviews and manage the offer & onboarding process for all new hires. We have day to day interaction with line managers across all business areas and ensure we listen, consult and conduct the right recruitment process to a very high standard.

As a Talent Acquisition Partner you will manage your own pipelines and business areas and be able to attract and recruit the necessary quality and quantity of exceptional talent required. Ideally you’d be someone happy to work with minimal guidance to get things done and thrive with implementing new and exciting initiatives. You should be confident when communicating with stakeholders at all levels, and maintain a solution focused approach when under pressure.

We are looking for someone who is a proactive problem solver, who has high resilience to a fast moving environment and brimming with new ideas that will support our future growth and evolving business landscape. In this role you will be supporting a variety of hiring needs across teams that sit within FARFETCH.com, Browns, Stadium Goods and Luxclusif. The positions will range from Marketing to Commercial, Private Client and Retail across multiple geographies.

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process from candidate attraction through to offer management; working with the wider People team to onboard new starters
• Focus on hiring across roles within our Marketplace organisation across geographies (London, Porto and New York.)
• Design and execute a multi-channel recruitment strategy
• You will manage all initial CV/ phone screening and co-ordinate interviews for hiring managers and candidates.
• Designs sourcing strategies to meet the hiring needs of the department looking at ways to improve quality of hire (based on data insights), establish efficiencies or diversity of the talent we engage with.
• Support the social recruiting plan to attract talent and build the employer brand while offering creative and innovative ideas to develop this further
• Maintaining the health and operational integrity of our ATS
• Use data to drive insights and value for processes management
• Constantly strive to improve the quality, time and cost efficiency of the recruiting function
• Ensure all recruitment processes are legally compliant with UK/ US/ EU employment legislation

• In-house or agency experience with knowledge of managing processes end to end and managing multiple needs
• Ideally you will have had experience recruiting positions either across teams in Marketing, Commercial or Private Client
• Worked with recruitment technology and able to demonstrate experience in sourcing candidates directly
• Constantly strive to improve the quality, time and cost efficiency of the recruiting function
• Excellent time management skills; able to prioritise and work to tight deadlines
• Comfortable using data to support decision making and influence stakeholders
• Effective communication skills, able to work well with internal and external stakeholders and has the ability to be able to influence
• Eagerness to grow and learn within the talent acquisition space

• Employee Pension Scheme 
• Flexible Benefits Program (Healthcare, Dental, Gym, Cycle to Work etc)
• Health Insurance & Critical Illness cover 
• Flexible work environment- 3 days a week from office, 2 days from home with flexible working hours

• EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT- Farfetch is an equal opportunities employer ensuring that all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process. We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, veteran status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. 

• SCAM DISCLAIMER- It has come to our attention that there may be fraudulent activities involving individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent Farfetch in order to attract candidates to a SCAM. Please be aware that Farfetch does not conduct recruitment processes through messaging apps or any unofficial communication channels, other than our official careers website. Additionally, Farfetch will never ask candidates for any form of payment during the recruitment process.