Talent Acquisition Specialist

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000

Full-time, hybrid with London office base

IONATE is a deep technology start-up building the technology backbone for smart electricity grids. Our team is looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support our work on game-changing green technology and grow within our world-class team. 

This new role will suit someone who thrives in a fast-moving, ever-changing environment, where no two days are the same. Besides Talent Acquisition, the ideal candidate would also have a passion to learn/develop their HR skills and knowledge. We are in an exciting period of growth right now and there is plenty of scope for this role to evolve and grow as you grow with us. 

Reporting to the Head of HR, you will play a key role in supporting and building our world class technical team. You will ensure our recruitment processes are followed – with a focus on hiring both organically and through active sourcing – guaranteeing a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience.  

This is a hybrid role, with office working on a 3-day per week basis. 

What you will do: 

Develop and own the recruitment lifecycle from end-to-end, with support from the Head of HR. This will include: 

• Creating new recruiting strategies and internal processes to reflect best practice in collaboration with the Head of HR. 
• Designing and implementing a robust, yet agile hiring process which will allow us to hire top talent quickly and effectively in a market which is moving at pace. 
• Deliver a best-in-class candidate centric experience. 

• Delivery on our hiring plan on-time and within budget. 
• Partner with our hiring managers to understand our current and future hiring needs. You would be recruiting for roles spanning multiple departments, from technical hardware and software engineers through to operational roles.  
• As an expert, you will use direct sourcing techniques across our channels to identify and attract top talent within the energy industry. 
• Screen CVs, conduct interviews and assess potential candidate suitability for the role. 
• Proactively maintain and foster a network of top diverse talent through relationship building. 
• Supporting our hiring managers to ensure they are equipped with the skills and knowledge to conduct effective interviews, as well as evaluate candidates on an objective basis. 
• Contribute to and work on shaping our Employer Brand

What you will need: 

• Previous experience as a Technical Recruiter or Talent Acquisition experience in high-growth start-ups, specifically supporting hardware engineering teams.
• Working knowledge of the full recruitment lifecycle, as well as knowledge of best practice in delivering an excellent candidate experience. 
• Working knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems – we use Workable 
• Strong, creative sourcing abilities, with experience of using a variety of different tools and techniques including social media channels e.g. LinkedIn, CV databases, specialist job boards. 
• Be driven, proactive and solutions-oriented.
• Strong delivery focus, taking on end-to-end ownership of projects 
• Ambition and a drive to learn, particularly if you’re open to gain experience in HR and the wider employee lifecycle. 

It would be useful to have: 

• CertRR or CertRP qualification, but this is not essential. 
• A background in STEM 

Your benefits: 

• Flexible working schedules: You will be based in our modern West London offices but will have the flexibility for hybrid work-from-home arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about any scheduling preferences you may have.   
• Employee Option Plan: You get equity in IONATE, so as we succeed so do you.   
• Company pension: a competitive, flexible, and sustainable pension product to help you plan for your future. 
• Career Development: It’s important to us that you have the opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth.   
• Cycle to Work and EV scheme: Low carbon travel is important for everyone, so we have in place both cycle and EV schemes to help you purchase a bicycle or electric car.   
• Slow travel: We believe in a low carbon future, so if you wish to travel by a lower carbon method – but it takes much longer than flying - we will give you an extra 2 days per year.   
   

About IONATE 

Driven by first-principles engineering, IONATE is transforming power systems for the energy transition.  

Our hardware is the Hybrid Intelligent Transformer (HIT): a new building block for the power grid and everything connecting. It integrates into the network like a transformer but solves key power quality issues through all-in-one power flow control. Beyond the passive voltage step, it provides data visibility, stepless and dynamic voltage control, harmonics removal and reactive power control with millisecond-precision. Its innovative hybrid design leveraging magnetic control makes it a robust, reliable, and affordable upgrade.  

While deployed to remove constraints and prevent issues, HITs effectively light up real-time control nodes for the very first time. Once placed in strategic points of the network, IONATE’s AI platform can coordinate them to form a true smart system, coupling top-down grid orchestration with instantaneous bottom-up control in the physics. This full stack will achieve real-time system optimisation and turn the passive old grid into a flexible, decentralized platform that catalyses innovation. 

3 reasons why you should apply:  

You’ll work on something that matters. The most rewarding aspect of our job is seeing what we build in the lab get used in the real world. As our tech gets used in solar farms, batteries, and electricity grids, your work will help shape the future of the green energy transition . 

The thinking you’ll do here is not your average exercises on repeat. Building a brand-new class of tech requires cutting-edge ideas. If you like to solve unconventional problems, to be given freedom to explore, to challenge – and be challenged by – field experts, you will fit just right in. 

The rocket ship is taking off. Our innovation has been proven and demand is immense. IONATE is now rapidly scaling up and undertaking global projects. Joining early and working side-by-side with our leadership team means ample opportunity to grow your role together with our company. 

IONATE has a friendly team that collaborates and supports one-another. If you don’t fit all the description above, but you are passionate about the work we are doing and could add value to our team, please get in touch. We believe in making positions fit the skills of people, not the other way around. We are also committed to providing equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone. We value diversity in race, gender identity, sexuality, age, family or civil status, disability, religion, or ethnicity and encourage you to apply wherever you come from.