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United Kingdom
Remote only
Ideals is a global B2B SaaS product company recognized as the most highly rated and customer-centric brand in the secure business collaboration market. Trusted by over 2,000,000 users from 300,000 companies globally, we help people run high-stakes processes and make important decisions with less stress, higher quality, and shorter hours.
Ideals Virtual Data Room (VDR): Secure document sharing and collaboration for due diligence, fundraising, corporate reporting, licensing, clinical trials, and other complex transactions.
Ideals Board: Board and leadership collaboration platform for faster, safer, and more compliant decision-making.
Ideals has grown 2x in the past four years to a team of 500+ people across 30+ countries. The next stage is more ambitious: scaling toward unicorn status, with significant hiring volume concentrated in GTM teams across the EMEA, Americas, and APAC.
To get there, we need a Director of Talent Acquisition who operates at both levels. Strategically, you'll report directly to the CEO and shape how TA supports revenue growth – aligning hiring priorities with business targets, driving adoption of AI and automation, and holding quality of hire as a non-negotiable. Tactically, you'll lead a team across recruitment, sourcing, Employer Brand, and Operations – diagnosing bottlenecks, tightening processes, and ensuring the function executes consistently at scale.
The TA foundation here is real: a skilled, senior team, strong tooling, and a hiring culture that's genuinely embedded across the organization. Until now, the TA function has reported to our VP of Operations, who, after 7 incredible years, is moving to the next challenge. To elevate Ideals' talent acquisition to the next level, we are creating an opportunity for a strategic owner to take the lead.
This role calls for someone who can take what's working, sharpen it, and lead the function through the complexities of rapid, global growth without losing precision in the process.
Act as an ambassador for the talent acquisition function, translating bottom-line data into executive-level insight
Lead 6 managers and their teams across recruitment, sourcing, Employer Brand and Operations, utilizing a supportive, coaching-oriented management style
Review and enhance the recruitment life cycle, using process improvement, resource planning and automation
Advocate for excellent candidate experience, ensuring our diverse applicant pool encounters a fair and inclusive process
Collaborate with the Executive team, Talent & Development, People Operations, and Legal to align hiring with our business goals
Contribute to the company's stable growth trajectory and support its strategic expansion across multiple regions
Own the delivery of measurable strategic impact across TA outcomes, including time to hire, quality and productivity of hire, and the successful adoption of AI tools
7+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition Leadership, with essential 2nd-line management experience and a history of guiding companies through rapid scale
Demonstrated track record of diagnosing process inefficiencies and implementing tech to streamline hiring
Knowledge of ATS, sourcing, and outreach tools
Expert-level candidate assessment and selection skills, maintaining process consistency to hit quality of hire targets
Ability to extract actionable insights from data with tech
Fluency in English (C1+)
Excellent stakeholder management experience, with the ability to act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership and smoothly navigate relationships
Certification in a related field such as HCI, SHRM, CIPD, etc.
Screening call with the Talent Acquisition Specialist (40 mins)
Technical interview with the Hiring Manager (60 mins)
Competency-based interview with the Talent Acquisition Specialist (90 mins)
Test task (2-4 hours)
Call with CEO (30 mins)
We highly value our people, so we will empower you with all the resources and support to help you reach your full potential.
Home workplace budget
Co-working expense coverage
Individual IT budget for extra equipment
Top-tier tech and AI-powered tools
Access to Ideals Academy with numerous courses
Investment in external learning and development activities
Guidance in Personal Development Plan creation
Professional literature and subscriptions coverage
Support of your passion as a speaker or writer
Internal talent mobility opportunities
Tailored Wellness Package for your physical and mental health
Funding for sports competitions
Paid health-related time-off
Budget for local gatherings in global locations
Generous internal referral program
Commitment, Excellence, Collaboration, Trust and Care are core values to the Ideals team. For us, these are the principles that every Idealer lives and breathes. We are on the lookout for like-minded individuals who share our values. By doing so, we are able to create a team where talents feel at ease and are able to work to the best of their abilities.
Ideals is an equal opportunity employer
Ideals is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people from all walks of life. We don’t discriminate against employees or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, or citizenship.
