Business Recruiter - UK & Ireland

As a Business Recruiter at Deliveroo, your responsibilities encompass managing the entire recruitment life cycle for junior to mid-level roles in the commercial, marketing, and operations sectors. You’ll be expected to source candidates strategically, improve recruitment processes, and partner with management to align hiring plans with the company’s broader goals.

To qualify for the Business Recruiter position at Deliveroo, applicants should have prior experience in corporate recruitment across various departments such as Sales, Marketing, and Operations. A strong understanding of data-driven recruitment processes and stakeholder management is also crucial for success in this role.

Deliveroo is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As a Business Recruiter, you will have the responsibility to design hiring solutions that promote diversity, support various initiatives across recruiting practices, and ensure the recruitment process is equitable for all candidates.

Essential skills for a Business Recruiter at Deliveroo include strong stakeholder management capabilities, experience with data analytics tools, strategic thinking, proactive candidate generation, and effective communication skills. These abilities will help you build trust with both candidates and leadership teams.

Deliveroo offers a range of benefits for its employees, including healthcare, well-being support, generous parental leave, and robust annual leave packages. Additionally, employees have the opportunity to engage in charitable causes, further emphasizing the company's commitment to social responsibility.

When asked about recruiting diverse candidates, outline your strategies for promoting inclusivity in the hiring process. Highlight your experience in crafting job postings that appeal to a wide range of demographics and utilizing diverse sourcing platforms to attract talent.

Discuss your methods for communicating and collaborating with stakeholders during the recruitment process. Give examples where you successfully aligned hiring goals with the wider organizational strategy, particularly in managing expectations and delivering results.

Be prepared to mention specific tools, such as Ashby Analytics or Greenhouse, that you've utilized to track hiring metrics and analyze trends. Explain how this data informed your decision-making and enhanced recruitment strategies.

Choose a specific challenge you have encountered in your recruitment career, detail the steps you took to address it, and emphasize the positive outcome. This could relate to difficult-to-fill roles, managing volume hiring, or meeting candidate expectations.

Outline your approach to fostering a positive candidate experience, such as maintaining transparent communication, providing timely feedback, and ensuring candidates feel valued throughout the process. Emphasize your commitment to a respectful and engaging interaction.

Discuss your inclination towards continuous improvement by implementing feedback loops, utilizing recruitment analytics, and staying updated on best practices in talent acquisition. Mention any instances where your initiatives led to better hiring outcomes.

Share your philosophy on delivering feedback to candidates who were not selected. Emphasize empathy, personalization of communication, and offering constructive feedback to help them in their future applications.

Explain how you build talent pools, leverage specialized platforms, and utilize networking or industry events to connect with niche candidates. Highlight your proactive mindset in seeking out hard-to-find skills or qualifications.

Provide a specific example of how you identified an inefficiency in the recruitment process and implemented a change that resulted in measurable improvements. Detail the steps taken and the impact on recruitment metrics.

Discuss your commitment to ongoing learning through industry publications, webinars, and professional networks. Share how you apply new insights to refine your recruitment strategies and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving hiring landscape.