Senior Talent Partner (6 Month FTC)

About Odin

Odin is building the investment infrastructure for the future of private markets. We believe capital is one of the most powerful tools for shaping the world - and more people should know how to put it to work. Our mission is to make it radically easier to raise and deploy capital so that anyone anywhere can back the companies and ideas they believe in.

Our first product is a full-stack platform for launching and running private investment firms - think Shopify for VC and PE. We handle all the infrastructure: from legal structuring and investor onboarding to KYC/AML payments tax reporting and exits.

Were already trusted by over 10000 angels VCs and founders. We administer over $500m in assets covering investments from pre-seed to series E. This includes household names like ElevenLabs OpenAI SpaceX xAI Anduril etc. but also new companies creating everything from synthetic brains to small nuclear reactors.

Mission

As we prepare to scale and launch in the US you will bring immediate senior hiring capacity into Odin to close the priority leadership and high-impact roles for Q1 and Q2. You will also help maintain a high-quality candidate experience and support the People & Talent team across the projects that matter most for this next phase of growth.

Responsibilities

Reporting to Imani our Head of People & Talent;

• Drive the end-to-end hiring process for priority leadership and L3 roles ensuring momentum clarity and consistent progress from kick-off to offer.

• Take full ownership of pipelines market mapping outbound sourcing and candidate management for critical roles across Product Engineering Sales Design Ops and Finance.

• Maintain structured scorecards ensure interview feedback is timely and high quality and support wash-ups and calibration discussions.

• Conduct thoughtful qualification calls assessing both skills and values alignment.

• Set a high trust human candidate experience from first touchpoint through to decision.

• Partner with hiring team in role kick-offs to turn vague or early-stage ideas into clear aligned role definitions with crisp expectations level and impact areas.

• Ensure all processes begin with a grounded understanding of what great looks like

By the end of the FTC you will have partnered with the team to deliver 45 leadership or high-impact hires. We may extend the contract depending on priorities but this window is focused on closing the critical searches at pace.

About You

• Youre a thoughtful experienced talent partner who cares deeply about people process and outcomes with strong internal filters and high standards

• Youve led multiple hiring processes at once ideally in a fast-paced early-stage environment where ambiguity urgency and competing priorities are the norm

• You have experience in talent operations and attention to detail spotting blockers early keeping things moving and improving systems as you go

• Youre a clear intentional communicator across async written and verbal channels able to bring others with you and influence at a senior level

• You lead confidently in ambiguity surfacing risks asking the right questions and helping hiring managers move forward with aligned quality decisions

• You adjust your style depending on the stakeholder balancing care with challenge and using strategic empathy to support better thinking across the hiring team

• Youve got excellent hiring judgement across different functions able to assess skills behaviours and values alignment not just experience on paper

• Youre a strong sourcer who knows how to write compelling outreach and build genuine relationships with passive candidates

• You hold high standards for candidate experience and treat people with care even when things are moving quickly

• Youre curious and improvement-minded always looking for ways to make the process better and not afraid to challenge existing norms

• Youre calm and clear under pressure with strong follow-through and a focus on reducing complexity

• You take ownership for both outcomes and experience leading processes that others can rely on and helping us build a better hiring culture along the way
  

This role is probably not a fit if you..

• Struggle to challenge or influence senior stakeholders A strong candidate should be able to push back constructively challenge thinking when needed and drive clarity even in rooms with senior leaders.

• Dont enjoy outbound work - This role requires proactive pipeline building.

• Play back opinions rather than surfacing original thinking We need someone who brings their own views to the table not just someone who agrees or repeats whats already been said.

• Over-focuses on the what rather than the how Someone who takes things at face value struggles to read between the lines or doesnt think critically about context wont thrive. This role requires someone who can interrogate the brief challenge assumptions and make sense of whats not said as much as what is.

Bottom line

This isnt about whether youve done 360 hiring before - its about how you approach it.

Were not looking for someone to simply execute. Were hiring a strategic partner who thinks deeply about the role hiring plays in a business asks the right questions and isnt afraid to challenge when needed. Youll be the first person every candidate meets and a key influence on how managers shape their thinking. Youre not just moving people through a process - youre holding the bar shaping the experience and carrying our values at every step.

Salary

The salary band for this FTC is 65000 to 80000 pro rata. The range is intentionally broad to reflect different levels of seniority and experience.

Location

We work from the London office regularly and this role is expected to be onsite with us at least two days a week to maintain pace across leadership hiring and people projects.

Working at Odin

Were a fast-growing startup building something very ambitious and we expect you to work hard and relish this challenge. However we also offer flexibility and support your life outside of work so you can bring your best to the table.

Our benefits include:

• Work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks a year

• Private health insurance paid sick leave (including support for pregnancy loss and fertility treatments) and free access to Spill for mental health support

• 4% pension employer contribution with salary sacrifice options and NI savings reinvested into your pension

• 25 days of annual leave (pro-rata) 2 wellness days and flexible bank holidays

• An extra day off to celebrate your birthday
  

Accessibility Adjustments ℹ

Were committed to removing invisible barriers. If there are any adjustments we can make to better support you please let us know when you apply.

Required Experience:

Senior IC