Foundational Talent Acquisition Lead (Technical & GTM Focus)

kernel • United Kingdom

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AI Summary

Kernel is seeking a foundational Talent Acquisition Lead to scale its team from 30 to 60+ employees, with a strong emphasis on technical talent. This role involves full-cycle recruiting, building data-driven hiring processes, and acting as the face of the company's employer brand. This is a hands-on, sole ownership role with a clear path to broader People Operations responsibilities as the company grows. Ideal candidates are technically fluent, masters of sourcing, and possess an operational mindset, eager to build a world-class talent function from scratch in a fast-paced startup environment.

Key Highlights

Own end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for all roles, with a focus on technical and GTM profiles.

Build and refine a data-driven hiring machine, including scorecards, interview training, and pipeline velocity.

Act as the employer brand ambassador, articulating Kernel's culture and ambition to attract top talent.

Opportunity to expand scope into broader People Operations (onboarding, culture, performance, retention).

Requires 4+ days a week in the central London office.

Technical Skills Required

LinkedIn Recruiter Ashby Metaview Juicebox

Benefits & Perks

Salary: £60,000 – £90,000

Equity

24 days holiday + bank holidays

2 weeks work-from-anywhere

Pension plan

Top-spec equipment

Central London office

Free dinner at the office

Team events and dinners

Work directly with founders

Visa sponsorship for exceptional candidates

Relocation assistance

Job Description

About Kernel

Kernel gives enterprise RevOps teams confidence in their CRM data.

We’ve raised a $14M Series A from top VCs and operators at Plaid, OpenAI, Slack and others to build the AI-native alternative to Dun & Bradstreet’s entity and hierarchy data.

RevOps teams at Gong, Navan, Zip, Remote and GoCardless use Kernel to clean, enrich and complete their CRM data at enterprise scale, eliminating duplicates, fixing hierarchies and restoring trust in the foundation that powers forecasting, territory planning and AI initiatives.

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