Bending Spoons
Graduate talent manager
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Graduate talent manager
Head of Talent Acquisition at Bending Spoons
About the Role
At Bending Spoons, we’re building a world-class company—one that serves millions of customers, drives exceptional growth, and operates at the highest standards of effectiveness, innovation, and ethics.
By acquiring and cultivating digital businesses for the long term, we transform them through bold innovation, leveraging AI, agility, and a startup mindset. If you thrive in high-performing, talent-rich teams where human judgment and machine intelligence work in harmony, this is your opportunity to master one of the most critical functions: hiring exceptional people who shape the future of our business.
You’ll own hiring end-to-end, blend cutting-edge AI with disciplined human judgment, and shape a recruiting system that secures the best talent while scaling efficiency. Every decision you make moves us closer to our mission—and gets you the authority, responsibility, and progress that come with building something remarkable.
Key Responsibilities
- End-to-end talent acquisition: Lead the full hiring cycle—from sourcing and evaluation to final decision—using AI-driven tools to accelerate processes while maintaining the human element where most impactful.
- Build a high-signal recruitment framework: Implement structured assessments (tests, interviews, etc.) to sift exceptionally talented candidates and uphold the bar for every hire.
- Proactively identify game-changers: Go beyond postings to uncover rare talent through outreach, data analysis, and emerging technologies. Surface the top 1% of professionals who can push our business forward.
- Optimize internal recruiting workflows: Continuously refine hiring processes to achieve speed, consistency, and scalability—allowing the company to grow faster while keeping standards pristine.
- Uphold our standards: Rigorously vet candidates to ensure that only the most transformational talent joins our ranks.
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Who We’re Looking For
For this role, we need:
- Sharpened reasoning: Problem-solving savvy (from first principles), bias resistance, and intense focus on details that truly make a difference.
- Unstoppable drive: Ambition, resilience, and a relentless sense of ownership. You move mountains when focused—and feel intractable obstacles feed your curiosity.
- Selfless team climber: You prioritise collective success, elevate ideas beyond origins, and get truly thrilled when a teammate blows you away with their next contribution.
- Proficiency in English: Depth in speaking, writing, and thinking—whether disputes require persuasion or great conversations light up the room.
Why Join Us?
- Radical growth & impact: You’ll progress at a pace most people can only dream of. Spooners in their 20s lead teams driving hundreds of millions in value. At Bending Spoons, your leadership scale alongside your contributions.
- Organic learning: Your job is lifetime mentorship—we challenge you to think differently and grow faster than medium-sized competitors.
- Logistics that fuel excellence: Flexible hours, remote work discretion, four-week work cycles, and a genuine focus on well-being. Your physical and mental wherewithal matters.
- Unmatched rewards: Cutting-edge and healthy salaries, Mercedes-equivalent equity terms, and competitive total compensation. In London, it starts at £56,345/£151,436 based on experience; in Europe, it’s €54,346/€145,430. Expected performance often justifies even higher payouts.
- Royal treatment: Travel and relocation support, top-tier health insurance, parental leave opportunities, and honourarium for continuous learning (think books, certificates, bars, conferences).
- One extraordinary team: Work alongside inspirational colleagues in 10–20 person groups—where high standards are the baseline and greatness the expectation.
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Base & Contractor Options
- Contract:
- Permanent or fixed-term
- Full-time or part-time
Locating Our Opportunities
- Physical office: Milan, London, Madrid, or Warsaw
- Remote eligibility: Residency in specifically approved regions (full remote applicable if you’re already based there)
Our Selection Process
We evaluate based on what’s provably bright—not your figurehead. No shortcuts; every application undergoes rigorous testing, which can include immersive or creative challenges.
Note to underconfidents: If you’re innately discerning about skill levels or sense you’d excel with time—don’t self-exclude. We spot potential and feed it into excellence.
How to Apply?
- Send your application through our Careers Page.
- Pass initial screening → we run your valorisation (tests, interviews), often multi-day. Familiarise yourself nuance here (refer email for prep).
- No fast-tracking. We don’t make offers until confident of alignment—revised postings are commonplace.
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Important Clarifications Before Committing
- We operate intensely: rigorous ambition + respectful high standards are our DNA. Every situation presents unstoppable forward movement or vital learning.
- New hire ramp-up: During your initial months, you’ll split months predominantly in our Milan HQ (support’s generous for flights/accommodation). After that, you’re welcome back for onsite or remote—whatever our final agreement dictates.
If you’re poised to build with us—and ready to go all in—apply here now. Let’s change the game.
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