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Recruiting Lead

Universal Quantum
Haywards Heath, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Lead
Posted
24 Apr 2026 (2 weeks ago)
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At Universal Quantum, we are building the next generation of quantum computers — machines capable of solving problems once thought impossible. Our technology has the potential to transform industries from healthcare to aerospace, materials science, and beyond.

We are seeking a Recruiting Lead to shape how we attract and hire exceptional talent as UQ scales. You’ll combine hands-on recruiting with leadership of a lean, high-performing team while ensuring an exceptional hiring bar and candidate experience.

What You’ll Accomplish

Deliver exceptional hiring outcomes

  • Own end-to-end recruitment for critical roles as we scale rapidly, including some of the most challenging and high-impact hires in deep tech, working alongside and enabling a growing recruiting team
  • Build creative, high-conviction, in-house sourcing strategies to engage exceptional off-market candidates
  • Meet ambitious hiring targets while maintaining an exceptionally high talent bar
  • Be accountable for key hiring outcomes, including offer acceptance rates, time to hire, quality of hires, and the strength of talent pipelines

Lead a world-class recruiting function and set the standard for how we hire

  • Manage and develop a high-performing recruiting team through servant leadership, motivation, inspiration and empowerment
  • Drive consistency and improvement across hiring processes
  • Design and optimise candidate journeys, ensuring every interaction delivers value
  • Build structured, fair and inclusive hiring processes that enable every candidate to perform at their best
  • Expand access to underrepresented talent and develop broad, high-quality talent pipelines across all functions

Scale recruiting as a strategic, data-driven function

  • Leverage Workable ATS to its full potential through templates, scorecards, and structured workflows
  • Present recruiting metrics and hiring strategy to leadership, influencing decisions & business planning
  • Lead external talent partnerships with strong commercial judgement
  • Use data and market insight (including talent trends and compensation benchmarks) to inform hiring strategy and improve processes

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