Head of Talent

London💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Own the company-wide hiring strategy and execution for a US-led AI platform in real estate legal work, managing a precision talent team across the UK and US.

Role type

Head of Talent (VP-level)

Builds

A high-calibre, direct-hire talent function for a Series B AI startup

Domain

Real Estate Legal Technology / AI

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

scaling talent functions in VC-backed tech (100-300 headcount), executive search (headhunting), GTM and Engineering hiring, distributed team management (US/UK), AI literacy in recruitment workflows

Preferred skills

coaching high-performing recruiters, operating as a peer to C-suite executives

Technologies

ATS, AI tools for recruitment

Responsibilities

Define and execute company-wide hiring plans with C-suite, coach and develop a precision talent team, personally run senior-level searches, manage direct-hire operations without agency panels

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic ownership

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About Orbital

Orbital is scaling fast as we build the AI technologies powering the future of enterprise productivity. To support this growth, we're hiring an experienced and forward-thinking People Enablement Partner to design, drive, and deliver how we support and retain world-class talent at Orbital. This is a mid to senior role with both strategic and hands-on ownership to design People Products, influence direction, and shape how our managers and teams operate at scale.