People and Talent Partner

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

8/4/2025

As a People & Talent Partner, your core mission will be to find, attract, and hire the best talent to join OakNorth. You’ll lead on end-to-end recruitment for key roles—partnering closely with hiring managers to understand their needs, shape hiring strategies, and deliver a seamless, high-quality candidate experience.

In addition to driving recruitment, you’ll be the main People point of contact for our Manchester office—providing on-the-ground support, fostering strong relationships, and helping to embed our culture locally. You’ll work as part of the wider People team to ensure a smooth transition from offer to onboarding and contribute to a positive, high-performance employee experience from day one. If you’re passionate about recruitment and want to play a key role in growing and supporting an

ambitious, mission-driven team, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the first point of contact for all Manchester-based employees on People-related
• matters, offering guidance and support across day-to-day queries and processes.
• Supporting onboarding processes, ensuring new joiners have a smooth and welcoming start.
• Helping with smooth offboarding experiences, from scheduling exit interviews to making sure records are updated.
• Being the go-to person for everyday employee questions in Manchester —whether it’s about time off, benefits, or where to find something.
• Finding exceptional talent for Operations, Client Onboarding, and other departments by sourcing candidates who align with our values and objectives.
• Using LinkedIn and other tools to connect with potential candidates and build strong, diverse talent pipelines.
• Writing and sharing job ads that showcase who we are and what we’re looking for.
• Coordinating interviews, scheduling meetings, and staying in touch with candidates
• throughout the hiring journey.
• Making sure every candidate has a smooth and positive experience, from first message
• to job offer.
• Supporting our employer brand and EVP in Manchester by helping create content for social media, campaigns, or behind-the-scenes stories.
• Working closely with the wider Talent team and hiring managers to understand what great looks like and help build inclusive hiring processes.
• Collaborating with the People Partner for the business areas to support and drive the business strategy.
• Work alongside the Talent team, contributing to and supporting wider people initiatives and projects that drive business results.
  
  
  

Skills & Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in a People & Talent role, with exposure to recruitment coordination, talent acquisition, or people operations in a fast-paced environment.
• Confident using HR platforms like Lever (ATS) and HiBob (HRIS) to support hiring and employee lifecycle processes.
• Understanding of the full recruitment journey, including scheduling, coordination, and stakeholder communication.
• Comfortable partnering with internal teams across functions and locations to support hiring and people initiatives.
• Familiar with LinkedIn and sourcing techniques, with a willingness to grow your direct sourcing skills.
• Organised and analytical, with experience using spreadsheets and trackers to manage data and recruitment metrics.
  
  
  

Benefits and Perks:

• Equity. We want people to have a stake in the business so that all our interests are aligned.
• 25 days holiday
• Personalized benefits – opt-in to what matters to you
• Subsidised Private Medical Insurance with Bupa
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Wellbeing and social events
• Support causes that matter to you – Volunteering time off
• Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to work, nursery, gym, electric car scheme)