You will own and scale the talent generation engine for a vertically integrated climate tech leader. Tasked with hiring the top 0.1% of technical talent, you will architect custom tracking systems, eliminate process bottlenecks, and manage the full recruitment lifecycle to support a 1000x manufacturing scale-up over the next two years.
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London, United Kingdom£70k – £90k + Equity
Recruitment Operations Lead at Rivan Industries - Synthetic fuel startup
Join Rivan Industries, the vertically integrated startup making synthetic fuel cheaper than fossil fuels, as their Recruitment Operations Lead. Based in London, you'll be the architect of a talent engine designed to hire the top 0.1% of engineers and operators. With a mission to decarbonise industries that can’t be electrified, this role offers significant equity, a £6k housing subsidy, and the chance to scale a climate-tech leader 1000x over the next two years. If you have the scar tissue from scaling technical teams and a passion for operational excellence, this is your chance to mine the sky for carbon.
Overview
Role overview
Company
Rivan Industries
Modular synthetic fuel plants11-50 employeesLondon, United KingdomSeed (VC-backed)
Rivan Industries - VC-backed synthetic fuel company decarbonising heavy industry.
Backed by Plural, 20VC, NFDG (Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross), Patrick Collison, John Collison.
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Define hiring priorities and technical role requirements alongside engineering, manufacturing, and operations leadership teams.
- Architect and enhance a custom applicant tracking system to maintain high processing velocity and data integrity.
- Execute a comprehensive channel strategy to reach and convert elite engineers and operators from tens of thousands of applicants.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- 5+ years of professional experience with a proven track record owning recruitment functions in fast-growing technical environments.
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, ideally in an engineering or technical discipline, to effectively vet high-level talent.
- A tinkerer's mindset with interesting side projects or a deep curiosity for solving complex, real-world operational challenges.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Direct impact on planetary decarbonisation by helping produce synthetic fuels cheaper than fossil fuels for the first time in history.
- Exceptional compensation package including a £6,000 annual subsidy to live near the HQ and significant early-team share options.
- High-intensity, mission-driven environment where you have full autonomy to build a world-class hiring function from the ground up.
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