Talent Acquisition Team Lead to Willa

The Place är ett rekryteringsföretag och en Worklife Partner, en plats för våra kunder och kandidater att växa på för att stärka sin affär och karriär. Vi är verksamma inom kompetensområdena Ekonomi, Administration, HR, Logistik, IT och Kommunikation och brinner för att matcha rätt kompetens med rätt företag och att skapa ett positivt arbetsliv för såväl kunder som medarbetare.

Willa is a global remote-first early-stage fintech startup backed by the best investors in our space. When joining this passionate and excellent team, distributed across the U.S. and Europe (co-headquartered in Los Angeles and Stockholm), you will be a key player in attracting and recruiting new talent. As Willa´s Talent Acquisition Team Lead, your contribution to Willa´s forthcoming success is significant, since Willa knows that a company is only as great as the people working there. You will be shaping a company culture in which people learn from each other, thrive, and contribute with their uniqueness.

This is a direct recruitment to Willa Pay where The Place is responsible of the recruitment process. The extent of the position is full-time and will start as soon as we find the perfect candidate.

Why Willa?

Willa is solving the biggest paint point when the world is shifting over to a freelance economy. With the Willa App, freelancers and online creators can request payments and get paid instantly and without paperwork and admin. Willa´s success depends on their ability to build world-class products and technology together. At Willa they don´t believe in traditional hierarchy rather key functions with clear lines of communication as everyone is being recognized for their part to play in the success of the business.

The Role and What You´ll Do

As much as the Willa team enjoy spending time together, Willa is set up as a distributed team located in different time zones across Europe and the U.S. As Willa´s Talent Acquisition Team Lead you will be leading and supporting the Willa Talent Acquisition team to success.

The main tasks of the position are as follows:

• Working closely with the Head of People, HR, and hiring managers in order to make sure the Talent Acquisition team have a structured workforce planning, in line with the organizational strategy, goals and Willa values
• Supporting and coaching the Talent Acquisition team with the recruitment process to ensure high quality and an impeccable experience for all Willa´s candidates
• Recruiting key positions
• Being responsible for building and maintaining a network with relevant potential candidates
• Planning and execution of Employer Branding activities and initiatives

Skills and Qualifications

To fit in and succeed in the role as a Talent Acquisition Team Lead we see that you have:

• At least 5 years´ experience from working with recruitment processes from start to finish in a lead position (doesn´t hurt if you are more experienced than that, Willa is confident they´ll still be able to offer growth opportunities and trying on new approaches)
• Experience of working in an international environment
• Passion for competency-based recruitment and proven track record of building and developing diverse and inclusive teams
• The ability to keep track of many things and processes at the same time and work autonomously whilst engaging the Talent Acquisition team
• The ability to foresee next steps and actions needed to be taken and acting proactively when implementing and sustaining Talent Acquisition processes and strategies
• Fluent knowledge of English in both writing and speaking

Who You Are

We highly value who you are and believe that you are:

• A forward thinking-person, happily advising, coaching and sharing best practices with the Talent Acquisition team, hiring managers and other stakeholders to ensure the right decisions are being made
• Passionate about people and sharing the Willa Values as being yourself, empathic, reliable – and with a touch with spice
• Sharing the Willa philosophy that working with recruitment is far from just filling a number of vacancies – it´s about shaping a company culture in which people learn from each other, thrive and contribute with their uniqueness

The Willa Values

Be yourself - We like games, but we don´t play games. We want you because of your skills, your traits, and your quirks. We try, we fail, we conquer, and we admit mistakes.

Be empathic - We treat ourselves and our community with respect and an open heart. We treat all people equally, and we are respectful.

Be reliable - We take responsibility for our actions and hold others accountable for theirs. We are not afraid of taking risks, and we speak our minds.

Please, add chili flakes - Changing the world requires something different. Different ways of thinking. Different ways of behaving. A different team.

Practical Info

Start: As soon as we find our perfect candidate
Extent: Full-time, 100%
Location: Fully remote, however as team Willa is very social, prepare for meet ups in LA, summer party in Sthlm and other team-gatherings in Europe as well as the U.S.

Are you the colleague Willa have been waiting for? If so, please don´t hesitate to send in your application - in English - as soon as possible. Interviews will be held continuously – and there is a chance that the position can be filled before the last application date. Looking forward to hearing from you!

The Place är Sveriges enda Worklife Partner

För dig som söker nytt jobb är The Place din trygga punkt. I just denna rekrytering sköter våra kompetenta rekryteringskonsulter processen, från intervju till anställningserbjudande. Sedan blir du anställd av kundföretaget. Vi är stolta över våra fina samarbeten med en stor mängd intressanta och spännande företag – och det innebär ju många karriärmöjligheter för dig!

The Place är en rekryterings- och kompetenspartner som funnits över 30 år.

Vi tar avstånd från den traditionella bemanningsbranschen där kortsiktiga lösningar och människor reducerade till siffror blivit norm. I oss får du en Worklife Partner, vare sig du är kandidat, medarbetare eller kund.

Sökord: Talent Acquisition Team Lead, Rekrytering, Senior Rekryterare, Recruiter, Senior Rekryteringskonsult, Recruitment Consultant