Talent Partner

We're Octopus Legacy: one of the fastest growing tech companies in the country, part of the UK's most exciting and best-trusted group (you may have heard of some of our sister companies ) and we have a mission.

We're on a path to scale, aiming to become a household name while transforming a long-established industry and helping our customers prepare for, and find support after, death.

But we can't do it alone, and that's why we're assembling a team of top performers to build with us.

Ready to be part of something big?

The Role

Octopus Legacy is the fastest growing DeathTech startup, and hiring exceptional people is the engine behind that growth. We're looking for our 2nd generalist recruiter to own recruitment across a growing set of teams, working closely with (and reporting into) our Head of People. The majority of your roles will be commercial, engineering and senior roles, but we're looking for a pure generalist who isn't scared by 20+ open roles.

This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you'll own end to end processes. You'll need to be scrappy, creative, and driven by outcomes, and you'll hold the bar high, we're building a high performance culture and every hire should raise the bar.

This is not your typical talent role - we're looking for someone who's excited by innovation, comfortable experimenting, and passionate about leveraging technology, especially AI, to reimagine how great hiring is done. We want someone who's not just willing to try new things, but eager to lead the charge in transforming traditional hiring practices.

Most importantly, you'll need to deeply align with our values of optimism, hard work, and customer-first thinking. These aren't just words on a wall - they guide every decision we make, and we're looking for someone who truly embodies them.

Recruitment Ownership & Delivery

• Own end to end recruitment for a range of roles, with a focus on high volume and high impact positions.
• Build genuine partnerships with hiring managers: understand their goals, shape hiring plans, and act as a trusted advisor rather than an order taker.
• Coach and develop hiring managers to build their talent capability.
• Proactively source across channels including job boards, LinkedIn, events and referrals.

AI & Process Innovation

• Champion the use of AI and automation across recruitment, identifying, testing and rolling out tools that improve sourcing, screening and candidate engagement.
• Continuously experiment with and refine approach using data, hiring metrics and feedback loops.
• Help shape and improve our recruitment processes, content and playbooks as we scale.

Candidate & Culture

• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience at every stage, from first message to first day.
• Embed our values in every hiring touchpoint, acting as a genuine ambassador of our culture.
• Represent Octopus Legacy at career fairs, industry events and online communities to build our employer brand.

Data & Reporting

• Keep our ATS (Greenhouse) accurate and clean, and use it to track metrics like time to hire, pipeline conversion, sourcing effectiveness and offer acceptance.
• Use recruitment data to tell a story, not just report a number, and use those insights to influence stakeholders.
• Partner on onboarding to make sure every new hire feels welcome, aligned and ready to go from day one.

Who Are You?

• A proven track record of getting things done in fast-paced environments - ideally in a high-growth startup or scale-up
• 5+ years of in-house experience (ideally end-to-end ownership of roles not just a part of a recruitment team)
• Confident acting as a partner to hiring managers: you know how to challenge and guide, not just take a brief.
• A proactive, hands on problem solver who thrives with multiple roles and priorities on the go.
• Genuinely excited about using AI and modern tools to hire smarter and faster, not just to tick a box.
• Comfortable using data to drive decisions and influence senior stakeholders.
• You thrive in chaos, managing multiple roles and priorities without dropping the ball.
• You care deeply about people and culture, and instinctively hire with values in mind.

Our Mission

When people think about planning for death they think about wills, life insurance and funerals. We take these cold processes and turn them into something more human. Share more than money: leave voice notes, music, recipes. Shape a legacy that connects you while you're here. And after you're gone.

Founded by Sam after his mum died suddenly, we're a group of people who work in death because we've been affected by it. We know the difference a good plan makes, and what it's like when there isn't one.

Death can come between us, leave mess, legal fees, frustration. But it can also make us stronger. We see a world where people talk openly about death, and work out the real meaning of legacy, one that connects to them. We're here to make that world happen.

• Hybrid working (London Bridge).
• Flexible holiday + extra day off for your Birthday.
• Work from anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks per year.
• Vitality Health & Life Insurance.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Free Will & LPAs + discounts on other Octopus services.
• Cycle to Work Scheme and access to the Electric Vehicle (EV) Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Octopus Giving: we match any charitable fundraising that you do up to £500.
• Breakfast every day, snacks and wellness activities.

We know that to be truly innovative, we need to have a diverse team around us. That is why Octopus Legacy is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We're tackling some of the biggest taboos surrounding death. Together, we can help to make some of the toughest times in people's lives easier. Take this free 1-minute quiz. You'll find out how prepared you are, and how to improve.