PureGym
Talent Acquisition Specialist
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The PureGym Group
The PureGym Group is a global gym business with a community of more than 700 gyms and over 2 million members. At PureGym, everything we do comes back to one simple idea: helping you feel good.
We're proud of our people and have a strong focus on internal progression. Championing diversity, we are committed to providing an excellent employee experience and workplace culture. As such, we are a Disability Confident Committed employer, and offer interviews to candidates who meet the essential criteria for a role, and opt-in to the scheme on their application form.
Our gyms are friendly, supportive, and judgement-free spaces where everybody can come in, work out and leave Feeling PureGym Good. We are proud to be certified by Top Employers Institute. See our careers page for full benefits.
We offer
- Free nationwide gym membership for you + 1
- Hybrid working
- A truly flexible working culture
- Personal private healthcare, including digital GP
- Life insurance x4
- Company pension contribution
- 25 days annual leave, plus 1 personal day
- Option to purchase additional holiday (up to 5 days)
- Great learning & development resources
- Enhanced maternity pay, paternity and adoption leave
The Role
- Location: Hybrid – London Office
- Type: Fulltime
- Contract type: 6 month fixed term contract
- Application: Monday 20 July 2026
We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join the People Team on a 6 month fixed term contract basis!
As a trusted partner to the business, you’ll lead recruitment activity across head office functions in all of our markets; UK, US, Switzerland and Denmark. – from initial brief through to offer. You'll be the go-to contact for all things hiring in your area, driving best-practice recruitment, ensuring candidate experience is front and centre, and continuously improving how we work.
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This is a hybrid role, working in our London office 2 days a week.
Responsibilities include:
- Act as the central point of contact for recruitment across designated departments
- Own and deliver full-cycle hiring using direct sourcing strategies (LinkedIn, job boards, events)
- Build proactive pipelines of high-quality candidates and manage talent pools with a personal touch
- Coach and support hiring managers, ensuring confident, inclusive and efficient hiring decisions
- Collaborate with the People Team to embed inclusive, data-led processes that evolve as we grow
- Help shape our employer brand and champion recruitment innovation through AI and automation
- Manage third-party relationships (agencies, platforms) ensuring they reflect PureGym’s values
- Monitor and report on performance metrics to drive data-informed decision-making
The Person
You’re a proactive, hands-on recruiter with the ability to build strong relationships, manage priorities at pace, and work with real purpose.
- Comfortable using data and insights to guide decisions and report on results
- Highly organised, with strong admin, process and attention-to-detail skills
- Collaborative, adaptable, and passionate about delivering a great candidate experience
- A true team player who cares about inclusion and reflects that in hiring practices
- Ability to work from the London office 2+ days/week
- Comfortable working a flexible working day/week to support hiring in all markets
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Qualifications & Skills
The successful candidate will have a strong track record of personal end to end delivery of roles across a head office function, in a fast-paced environment (ideally a combination of agency and in-house).
- Skilled at direct sourcing and creative thinking when tackling hard-to-fill roles
- A confident stakeholder manager – able to influence across all levels of the business
- Excellent administration skills and particular attention to detail/accuracy.
- ATS experience in Dayforce, Talentsoft, Recruitee, Paylocity beneficial
Equal Opportunities Employer
PureGym is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our company mantra is ‘Everybody Welcome’ and we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive place to work. From a hiring standpoint, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to ensuring that our PureGym colleagues reflect the diversity of the nation as well as our millions of gym members we serve.
Please note: Qualifications and Skills represent the essential criteria for the role, which need to be met to be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme. Volume of eligible applications may impact everyone being able to be offered an interview.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert may be withdrawn at any time. Early application is encouraged.
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