UK Talent Acquisition Lead

📱 About Mous

We are Mous. (Pronounced mouse, not moose.) People deserve tech and lifestyle products that are fit for purpose, perform as promised, and empower them to be their best. That’s why we’re building the go-to brand for products that genuinely deliver.

For over 10 years, we’ve pushed product performance to its limits, designing from first principles, validating through real-world testing, and investing millions in R&D. In parallel, we’ve built world-class in-house marketing capabilities, creating highly engaging, performance-led content that proves what our products can do and resonates with a passionate, fast-growing community around the brand.

From throwing phones off dams to launching category-defining products, our ambition is simple: raise the standard of the industry and build one of the most effective consumer brands in the world.

👨‍💻 About the Role

As Talent Acquisition Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving Mous’s ambitious growth plans. You will shape and execute the Talent Acquisition strategy, partnering closely with senior leaders to design and deliver hiring plans aligned with business priorities.

This role will focus on building high-quality, diverse talent pipelines, strengthening early-career pathways, and continuously improving hiring processes, candidate experience, and overall quality of hire. You will help ensure Mous selects, attracts and retains the best people to fuel our growth.

👋 About You 

You are a strategic, hands-on talent professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. With an entrepreneurial mindset, you spot opportunities, think creatively and commercially to solve problems, and take real ownership for your impact. You have a keen eye for talent, deep expertise in selection and assessment, and a genuine passion for building a high-performing business through its people.

You are confident partnering with senior leaders, using data and market insights to influence decisions, and balancing immediate hiring needs with long-term workforce planning. You care deeply about candidate experience and believe that great hiring is fundamental to business success.

🔑 Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to and execute the Talent Acquisition strategy to deliver current and future hiring needs

• Specialise in selection and assessment, continually improving how we identify high-potential candidates

• Own and oversee the full candidate journey from application through to offer

• Attract high-quality and diverse talent through proactive sourcing, headhunting, and networking

• Build and maintain pipelines of future talent across entry-level, experienced, and senior roles

• Create and deliver pathways for PhD, graduate, and early-career talent, including awareness and attraction strategies

• Partner with senior leaders on workforce planning, succession planning, and organisational design

• Lead salary benchmarking and contribute to crafting competitive, equitable compensation packages

• Optimise hiring processes to improve outcomes, reduce inefficiencies, and embed inclusive hiring frameworks

• Coach, upskill, and develop the Talent Coordinator

• Ensure new starters are set up for success through effective onboarding and development pathways

✔️How will success be measured?

• Delivery of hiring plans aligned to business growth and strategic priorities

• Strong, future-ready talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-hire roles

• Improved quality of hire, as measured by hiring manager feedback and early performance indicators

• Reduced time-to-hire and improved process efficiency

• Positive candidate experience feedback across all stages of recruitment

• Successful delivery and engagement in early-career and graduate pathways

• Effective development and performance of the Talent Coordinator

🤓 Skills requirements:

• Ability to manage stakeholders at senior leadership level

• Strong communicator, capable of leading sessions and influencing direction

• Strategic thinking with a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset

• Entrepreneurial and solution-focused mindset

• Collaborative and relationship-driven approach

• Sound judgement and decision-making capability

• Adaptability and resilience in a changing environment

• High attention to detail with excellent organisational skills

Nice to have

• Experience in a high-growth, scaling, or international organisation

• Experience building or scaling early-career, graduate, or PhD talent programmes

• Familiarity with employer branding and attraction campaigns

• Experience mentoring or managing early-career recruitment professionals

🎉 About Our Offer

We operate a hybrid working model, typically spending at least three days a week in our Hoxton office to maintain our collaborative and high-energy culture.

Benefits include:

• Significant opportunity for growth, ownership, and career progression

• Competitive salary reflective of experience and impact

• 30% Friends & Family discount on all Mous products

• 25 days’ holiday + 8 bank holidays

• 1 month paid leave after 5 years’ service

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Charlie HR perks and discounts

• Regular socials, events, and on-site activities (including an on-site gym)

🐭 About Our Values
Get Results – We take accountability, prioritise impact, and push standards higher.
Work Together – We collaborate openly, challenge constructively, and learn from each other.
Enjoy the Ride – We stay agile, embrace change, and enjoy building something special together.

🌈 About Our Commitment
Mous is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate individuality and are committed to building a diverse team with a wide range of experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.