Senior Specialist - Talent Acquisition Retail

On

AT A GLANCE Our Talent Acquisition team is heavily expanding to support On’s explosive growth, and we are looking for a Senior Specialist to join our team. You will have the opportunity to help shape On’s people agenda and ensure we continue to strengthen our culture. This role is designed for an independent, data-driven recruiter who strives for process excellence and efficiency, whilst continuously seeking innovative ways to deliver an unforgettable, high-integrity experience to both candidates and hiring managers. YOUR TEAM Being part of the APAC Talent Acquisition team at On means doing things differently; we don't do things just because they are what “HR does”. We build, grow, enable, and empower the team to drive the future of On. This role is based in Tokyo, Japan, and collaborates across our corporate and regional ecosystems. YOUR MISSION * End-to-End Full-Cycle Recruitment: Independently own and execute full-cycle searches across all professional levels, including complex and senior corporate/specialist searches. Take complete accountability for search progress, milestones, and challenges * Strategic Business Partnering: Act as a strategic talent advisor to hiring managers. Design and implement targeted search strategies prior to role kickoff, leverage advanced TA knowledge, and confidently navigate challenging candidate markets and high-level offer negotiations * Process Excellence & Governance: Drive workflow efficiency and hold hiring managers and interviewers strictly accountable to agreed-upon processes. Identify pipeline bottlenecks, execute workflows autonomously, and coach partners on recruitment best practices * Data-Driven Decision Making: Proactively collate market mapping and historical data at search kickoff to inform sourcing strategies. Utilize data (including Greenhouse reports and dashboards) to tell a compelling story, influence hiring teams, and backup recruiting goals and projections * Cross-Functional Communication: Facilitate strong alignment within hiring teams, address search misalignments early, and build deep partnerships across the talent ecosystem. Manage up effectively by proposing solutions first * Mentorship & Digital Agility: Mentor junior recruiters on the implementation of advanced workflow technologies and AI tools. Move past basic tool usage to clearly explain the strategic "why" behind modern recruiting workflows to stakeholders * Culture & Value Assessment: Act as an authentic brand ambassador. Lead by example and protect cultural standards by coaching hiring teams on how to accurately and cleanly assess company values without bias. YOUR STORY * Experience: Minimum of 8+ years of experience in full-cycle recruiting within a high-growth corporate environment, professional agency, or fast-paced global company  * Industry background: Retail, sports goods, fashion, lifestyle and luxury preferred * Proven Track Record: Proven history of independently managing a complex, multi-level portfolio of searches and collaborating successfully with senior functional leaders * Advanced TA Capability: Demonstrated ability to proactively map talent markets, design tailored candidate pitches, and handle sophisticated compensation negotiations * Analytical Skills: Strong analytical capabilities with experience leveraging recruitment metrics (such as Forecast Accuracy, Time-to-Hire, and Candidate/HM NPS) to influence business decisions * Leadership & Feedback: Experience providing high-quality peer feedback, onboarding/ramming newer team members, and elevating overall team capability * Candidate Experience: A passion for consistently delivering a high-touch, "wow" experience to candidates throughout their journey * Language: Fluency in English and Japanese is highly preferred given the regional scope and stakeholder matrix

HRtechX

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, where you gain a tremendous amount of responsibility? Do you want to be part of an exceptional entrepreneurial team with motivated and extremely driven people? Are you curious or passionate about people? If so, you might be our next Talent Acquisition Specialist.   About us HRtechX is a world leading HRtech community, connecting industry executives, entrepreneurs and professionals. We are a start-up on a growth journey who help leaders evolve and create stronger businesses through people and technology. We aim to address the challenges and opportunities for HR and HR Tech. We bring together the most influential executives, investors, and entrepreneurs to share their insights on how technology will shape the future of HR, as well as forge long lasting partnerships and client relationships. HRtechX is part of United Media which focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one.   What we offer you As our Talent Acquisition Specialist, you get the unique opportunity to be a key player in building the greatest brand within Insurtech. By providing you with the ownership of our recruiting, we want to constantly push you out of your comfort zone ensuring you become an expert. You’ll be working out of our HQ in London and to ensure a never-ending growth curve, we provide you with: * An opportunity to get operational experience in a start-up where both your work and the results are highly tangible and matter to the business * A chance to work closely with the CEO on our recruiting strategy * Unlimited growth potential in our company - we strongly believe in and we have a track record of promoting internally * 12-month internship with the possibility of a full-time role either in recruitment or other departments of the company.   Watch this video with our founder to learn more about our thoughts on recruiting.   Your Responsibilities Your responsibilities will vary; however, some of them will be to: * Coordinate with the CEO all the weekly strategy sessions and lunch meetings with candidates. * Identify and engage potential candidates for outreach. * Take responsibility for the first stage of the recruitment process. (CV Screening) * Take ownership of the Recruitment Software, Greenhouse: * Renew and update job postings via the platform. * Update the job description to attract more candidates * Ensure synchronization between FirstMind and Greenhouse. * You will report to the senior recruitment and to the CEO   What we expect from you We do expect you to: * Have acquired a bachelor’s or master’s degree with outstanding results * Have a UK work permit * Have a natural ability to make people feel comfortable around you * Take ownership of everything you do, be proactive and follow through on commitments * Desire to get to know other people and learn, develop, and push yourself.  * No experience is needed. If need be, we will teach you everything you need to know about recruiting.   Start date Flexible The role is onsite, Monday to Friday, based in our offices at Buckingham Gate. It is essential we work at a fast pace and collaborate in person to create market-leading, unmatched events throughout the calendar year. It will be great to have you as part of our team.

Shoparize

COMPANY Shoparize builds performance-driven comparison shopping technology across 21 European markets. Our platform processes millions of product matches connecting shoppers with the best offers and giving retailers the tools to compete at scale. We're not a startup finding product-market fit — we have it. We're a scale-up executing on a clear path to a solid FTE-plan by 2027. We offer real ownership early, a flat structure with direct access to decision-makers, and work that is commercially consequential. DESCRIPTION We're hiring an HR Manager & TA Lead to own the people function end-to-end — HR, recruitment, employer brand, and office management — inside our CFO branch. No one micromanaging the function. You set the priorities, run the processes, and deliver. Office management currently sits without a dedicated owner. In the near term you carry it. As we scale toward target structure, a dedicated Office Manager is planned — until then, this is part of the job. ROLE What you’ll own. Talent Acquisition * Full-cycle recruitment: scoping, sourcing, process, offer, onboarding * Proactive outbound via LinkedIn; external agencies for hard-to-fill or specialist roles * Manage agency relationships: briefing, quality control, fee structure, performance * Manage EOR provider relationships for employees engaged outside the Netherlands * Target: time-to-hire under 45 days — track it and manage to it Employer Brand * Own Shoparize's careers presence: LinkedIn, careers page, how we show up to candidates * Position us as a destination for commercially-minded people who want real ownership in a scaling European tech business * Define and maintain a high-quality, consistent candidate experience from first contact to offer HR Operations & Compliance * Full employee lifecycle: contracts, onboarding, changes, offboarding — compliant and clean * Dutch employment law and GDPR/AVG for people data * Payroll inputs with Finance including cross-border and EOR complexity * HR casework: sound judgement, documented outcomes HR Strategy * Advise CFO and leadership on compensation, workforce planning, org design * Meaningful HR metrics: retention, headcount cost, time-to-hire, engagement * Build the business case for a second HR hire as we scale toward a stable employee base Office Management * Day-to-day running of the Amsterdam office: facilities, supplies, vendors, access * Onboarding logistics: workspace setup, equipment, tools for new joiners * Team events and offsites — logistically owned, not delegated. What we expect.  The stakeholder environment is senior, direct, and occasionally challenging. You hold your ground — on process, on compliance, on what is and isn't the right call — with confidence and without drama. * Autonomous by default: you decide what needs doing and do it * Backbone when it counts: HR exists to make the business better, not to rubber-stamp leadership * Lean mindset: external specialists for legal/tax complexity — not empire-building * Direct: no jargon, no preamble, difficult messages delivered professionally * Commercially aware: people decisions connect to the P&L --- Your profile.  * 5+ years HR with genuine ownership of both operations and recruitment * Solid, practical knowledge of Dutch employment law * Proven direct sourcing track record (LinkedIn Recruiter) * Experience managing external agency and EOR provider relationships * Composure and confidence in senior stakeholder environments * Strong Dutch and English — both required * Scale-up background preferred (20–100 employees) * Multi-country EU employment experience a strong plus --- * Competitive base + performance bonus * Real ownership of a function that matters, with a clear path to building a small team * 25 days annual leave · ClassPass · travel reimbursement · company laptop * Hybrid: Amsterdam HQ with flexibility --- Apply via LinkedIn or reach out directly.