Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the role

Huzzle connects top talent with leading companies across the UK, US and Europe, with a remote team of 30 in a family-like environment. It is hiring a Talent Acquisition Specialist to own a portfolio of client roles from kick-off through to offer accepted. You will review role briefs, shortlist candidates, source directly when needed, run interviews and work with the internal delivery and sourcing teams to close roles. It is a hands-on, target-driven seat.

Key responsibilities

• Own assigned client roles end-to-end, from brief review to successful placement, and hit monthly placement targets while keeping a healthy pipeline of live roles.
• Shortlist candidates using the internal talent database, AI matching tools and other channels, submit them within agreed timelines, and flag when the pool is exhausted.
• Sourc candidates directly via LinkedIn Recruiter, your own network and other channels, and interview candidates yourself to confirm fit and experience.
• Create and manage job ads on the ATS and external job boards when a role needs dedicated outreach.
• Calibrate candidates with the delivery manager and operations team, take client feedback to refine the brief, and push back on unrealistic or unfillable briefs.
• Partner with delivery, sourcing and account management teams, and keep role status, candidate records and pipeline data accurate in the internal systems.

Required profile

• 3-6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in an agency, RPO or high-volume in-house environment.
• Track record of hitting placement targets and managing a live pipeline of open roles.
• Confident direct sourcer comfortable running candidate interviews and making your own call on fit.
• Strong client and stakeholder skills, including the confidence to push back on unrealistic briefs with evidence.
• Nice to have: experience across multiple functions or geographies, background in a marketplace, staffing platform or fast-scaling startup, and familiarity with modern ATS platforms and recruiting automation stacks.

Required skills

• Fluent with LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search, and creative outbound sourcing.
• Comfortable working with AI-powered matching and sourcing tools.
• Keeps ATS, CRM and pipeline data clean and accurate.

What we offer

• A competitive base salary plus uncapped monthly commission on the value of each placement (paid monthly in arrears, with the rate stepping up as targets are met).
• Remote work, a steep learning curve and opportunities for growth and promotion.