Head of Talent for Steven.com

Steven.com [http://Steven.com] - Accelerating our journey back to human ABOUT STEVEN.COM [http://Steven.com] Steven.com [http://Steven.com] is the creator organisation - built for creators, by creators. We support trusted individuals to build meaningful brands, businesses, and communities through three core areas: Media, Community, and Product. At the centre of everything we do is people. As AI lowers the cost of creation, trust, judgment, taste, and human connection become the true differentiators. Building exceptional teams, and communities of exceptional people,  is therefore one of the most important advantages we can create. MISSION The Talent Lead architects and owns the Talent strategy across Steven.com [http://Steven.com] and its ecosystem. This is a senior leadership role responsible for building an innovative, human-first, tech-powered talent model that connects exceptional people across Steven.com [http://Steven.com], our creators, and our ventures. You will operate as a trusted partner to the founder and leadership team, setting the bar for talent quality, culture, and hiring standards across every company we build or back. This role is both strategic and hands-on. You will lead a small, effective in-house talent team while personally driving senior and high-impact hires. We believe the best talent systems are built by people who do the work - running real hiring processes, speaking to candidates, and learning where judgment, structure, and systems truly matter. Beyond hiring, this role turns talent into a strategic asset: building long-term relationships, curating a high-quality talent community, and positioning Steven.com [http://Steven.com] as a destination for ambitious, values-aligned people. OUTCOMES Success in this role will be measured by the following outcomes: 1. TALENT STRATEGY, STANDARDS & HIRING QUALITY * A clear, consistently applied talent strategy across Steven.com [http://Steven.com] and its ecosystem * Hiring standards embedded across teams - without slowing the business down * Exceptional senior and specialist hires made with speed, conviction, and strong retention * Clear understanding of the link between our audience and our talent pool, with followers increasingly becoming candidates and advocates 2. HIGH-PERFORMANCE TALENT FUNCTION & COMMUNITY * A small, high-performing in-house talent team with strong stakeholder feedback * An innovative, tech-native talent operation that uses tools and AI to accelerate - not replace-  human judgment * A growing, engaged talent community beyond active open roles Regular talent events, salons, dinners, or gatherings that build long-term relationships 3. EXTERNAL REPUTATION & BRAND * Steven.com [http://Steven.com] recognised as a destination for ambitious, values-aligned talent The Talent Lead established as a credible, visible voice in talent and creator circles  online and in real life COMPETENCIES & EXPERIENCE LEADERSHIP, JUDGMENT & EXECUTION * Senior experience in talent, recruitment, or people roles in high-growth environments * Strong judgment and comfort making high-conviction hiring decisions * Comfortable personally running senior and complex hiring processes * Able to set standards and hold the line as the organisation scales * Pragmatic, action-oriented, empathetic but not fluffy STRATEGIC TALENT & COMMERCIAL THINKING * Thinks about talent as a system and community, not just a pipeline * Experience building or improving hiring processes through lived experience * Commercial mindset - focused on outcomes, performance, speed, and retention COMMUNITY, BRAND & TOOLS * Strong storyteller and relationship builder, comfortable being public-facing * Experience using LinkedIn, networks, and content to attract and engage talent * Confident using modern recruiting tools and AI to enhance sourcing, screening, and insight * Data-literate, with the ability to track and improve hiring outcomes PRACTICAL REQUIREMENTS * 8+ years’ relevant experience * Comfortable leading a team while remaining hands-on * Experience with solving talent problems * Very comfortable with innovating and implementing AI, technology, tooling and systems * Based in London (US exposure helpful but not required)