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About the Role
As we evolve into Social Wellness Clubs, we are creating spaces and experiences that support every aspect of our members’ physical, mental, nutritional and social wellbeing. By bringing together expert guidance, genuine community, personalised experiences and innovative technology, we make wellness feel accessible, welcoming and easy to navigate. Virgin Active is committed to recruiting the finest people who share our passion for creating exceptional experiences and delivering world-class service every day. We are looking for an Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our People Team.
Responsibilities
- Managing the end-to-end recruitment process across your designated business areas.
- Partnering with hiring managers to understand their recruitment needs and develop effective hiring plans.
- Creating engaging attraction campaigns across job boards, social media and our careers website.
- Proactively sourcing candidates for critical and hard-to-fill roles.
- Building talent pipelines to support current and future recruitment needs.
- Developing partnerships with colleges, training providers and local community organisations.
- Planning and supporting recruitment events, careers fairs and assessment centres.
- Coaching hiring managers on interviewing, selection and inclusive recruitment practices.
- Providing market insight and recruitment data to support hiring decisions.
- Improving recruitment processes to reduce time-to-hire and strengthen the candidate experience.
Requirements
- Strong commercial experience building modern web applications in production environments.
- Expertise in TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Storybook.
- Experience designing scalable, maintainable architectures and component-driven applications.
- Strong understanding of APIs, integrations, and modern software delivery practices.
- Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and release management.
- Knowledge of web performance, accessibility, and SEO best practices.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
- A pragmatic approach to balancing quality, delivery speed, and long-term maintainability.
- Experience with headless CMS platforms (nice to have).
- Exposure to design systems and multi-market digital platforms (nice to have).
- Relevant degree or equivalent practical experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline (nice to have).
Skills
- TypeScript
- React
- Next.js
- Storybook
- APIs
- Integrations
- Automated testing
- CI/CD pipelines
- Release management
- Web performance
- Accessibility
- SEO
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Headless CMS platforms
- Design systems
- Multi-market digital platforms
- Software Engineering
- Computer Science
- Talent Acquisition
- Recruitment
- Candidate sourcing
- Applicant tracking system
- Relationship-building
- Organisation
- Problem-solving
Location
- London Support Office
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full Time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Previous experience managing end-to-end recruitment within a fast-paced or high-volume environment.
- Strong candidate attraction and direct sourcing experience.
- Confidence partnering with hiring managers and managing multiple vacancies.
- Experience using an applicant tracking system.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Strong organisation and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach.
- A genuine commitment to delivering an exceptional candidate experience.
Education Level
- Relevant degree or equivalent practical experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline (nice to have).
Salary/Compensations
- £35,000—£40,000 GBP
Benefits
- 25 days (excluding bank holidays) annual leave, plus a Celebration Day
- Access to The Peoples Pension, with company contributions at 3%
- Complimentary Virgin Active membership for you and a buddy
- Free membership for your children
- Private Dental and Healthcare Insurance
- Life Assurance 4x your salary
- Discounts across Virgin Active
- Access to Virgin Family discounts (Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays, Virgin Media/O2)
- 20% off food and drink at KAUAI branches
- Access to Salary Finance for loans, savings plans, and financial education
- Health Heroes employer assistance programme with 6 free counselling sessions
- Complimentary corporate letting services with Dexters
- Access to ePoints for online discounts
About the Company
- As we evolve into Social Wellness Clubs, we are creating spaces and experiences that support every aspect of our members’ physical, mental, nutritional and social wellbeing.
- By bringing together expert guidance, genuine community, personalised experiences and innovative technology, we make wellness feel accessible, welcoming and easy to navigate.
- Virgin Active is committed to recruiting the finest people who share our passion for creating exceptional experiences and delivering world-class service every day.