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Senior Recruiter – Vilgain
At Vilgain, we are growing fast across markets, teams, and functions. Hiring is one of our biggest levers for growth, so recruitment is not just about posting jobs and moving candidates through the process. We need a Senior Recruiter who can act as a real talent partner, understanding the business, challenging hiring managers when needed, and bringing the right people into the company.
Your Mission
Own end-to-end recruitment for selected roles across Vilgain — from intake with the hiring manager to sourcing, screening, process management, offer, and closing.
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Build strong pipelines for business-critical roles across:
- HQ
- Marketing
- Product
- Operations
- Retail
- International expansion
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Partner closely with hiring managers to understand the true needs of the role, define the hiring bar, and set a clear search strategy.
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Challenge unrealistic requirements and help hiring managers differentiate between true must-haves and "nice to have" expectations.
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Actively source candidates through:
- Databases
- Referrals
- Communities
- Other relevant channels
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Run high-quality screening calls focused on:
- Motivation
- Impact
- Ownership
- Performance
- Culture fit
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Improve candidate evaluation through structured notes, clear recommendations, and strong proof of excellence.
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Manage the hiring process with speed, clarity, and discipline, ensuring:
- Candidates always know the next step.
- Hiring managers are aligned and informed.
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Support offer preparation and closing, handling:
- Candidate motivation
- Compensation expectations
- Risk management
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Use recruitment data to analyze:
- Funnel health
- Bottlenecks
- Conversion rates
- Turn insights into actionable improvements.
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Contribute to better recruitment standards by refining:
- Templates
- Interview questions
- Case studies
- Candidate experience
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Who We Look For
- Strong experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, or executive search, ideally from:
- A fast-growing company
- An agency with high standards
- Can manage end-to-end recruitment independently with a self-driven approach—no micromanagement required.
- Sourcing expert—knows how to reach candidates even when they are not actively applying.
- Understands that successful recruitment is about quality, judgement, and business impact—not volume.
- Champions the recruitment process by:
- Partnering with hiring managers.
- Challenging them when hiring briefs lack substance.
- Evaluates candidates beyond CV keywords or polished interview responses, focusing on:
- Real achievements
- Ownership (not just participation)
- Asks sharp, insightful questions to assess true potential.
- Communicates clearly, directly, and professionally with both:
- Candidates
- Internal stakeholders
- Structured, fast, and reliable—keeps processes moving without creating chaos.
- Balances candidate experience with job requirements while maintaining a strong hiring standard.
- Comfortable working with:
- Data
- Pipelines
- ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems)
- Recruitment tools
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What We Offer
The opportunity to shape recruitment in a fast-growing company where hiring quality directly impacts:
- Speed of scaling
- Success of Vilgain’s mission
Ownership of critical roles that drive the company’s success—not just filling positions, but attracting stronger talent to propel Vilgain forward.
A fast-moving environment where you will enjoy:
- Trust and ownership
- Opportunity to improve processes that genuinely matter
- Close collaboration with hiring managers and leadership, providing:
- Space to challenge
- Ability to simplify
- Room to build
Benefits
- Fair compensation
- 25 days of holiday
- Employee discount on the full Vilgain range
- Vilgain products in the office environment
- Education support
- Other benefits aligned with Vilgain’s internal standards
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
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