Global Talent Scout

Talent Scout
Talent scouting is the strategic process of identifying, assessing, and attracting individuals with high potential who can contribute significantly to an organization’s success. Unlike traditional recruiting, talent scouting emphasizes proactive search and long-term relationship‑building, often targeting passive candidates who aren’t actively seeking new opportunities.

Long-Term Pipeline

Proactively search for and identify high-potential individuals long before job openings arise targeting passive candidates

Build and animate a pipe of 80120 profiles in active relationship across priority families

Maintain 2030 profiles at advanced maturity (availability within 6 months) at all times

Define talent requirements in collaboration with the Head of TA and hiring managers and anticipate future skill gaps before they affect productivity

Develop talent pipelines that ensure continuity in leadership and expertise, supporting succession planning efforts by identifying future leaders in line with D,E&I rules

Maintain relationships with past and current candidates to build a durable, reactivable network

Referrals

Design and animate the internal referral programme and make every Back Maker a talent ambassador

Track conversion by source and vertical

Employer Brand & Content Strategy

Deliver Back Market’s employer brand narrative across all talent-facing channels

Build and execute the LinkedIn content strategy: posts, articles, employee spotlights, behind-the-scenes stories (in line with External Comm)

Launch and produce a Back Market talent podcast, video, YouTube channel: interviews with internal leaders, industry voices, and future talent

Create and distribute a recurring talent newsletter targeting passive candidate communities

Track Back Market’s reputation on Glassdoor and specialist forums: respond, engage, improve

Develop recruitment marketing strategies that position Back Market as a destination employer in tech, product, and data

Community Management & Networking

Build and animate talent communities around Back Market’s key hiring verticals (tech product design data exec - D,E&I)

Represent Back Market at industry events, not just conferences where top talent gathers informally

Attend tech meetups, product conferences, exec forums, and unconventional networking spaces to discover potential talent

Network with universities, bootcamps, professional associations, and industry institutions

Build and animate an internal ambassador programme: equip Back Makers to represent the company in their own communities

Engage with potential candidates through social media and face-to-face meetings: build genuine relationships, not transactional exchanges

Market Intelligence

Map competitor hiring activity and talent movements

Identify availability signals for key profiles (movements fundraising restructurings layoffs)

Maintain continuous monitoring of tech, product, and exec talent ecosystems

Experience & Skills

8 years at least in senior sourcing, talent scouting, and talent marketing

Proven experience building long-term pipelines for rare profiles

Strong content creation skills: writing, storytelling, podcast production, or newsletter management, video

Excellent marketing and networking skills, highly engaging in both digital and in-person settings

Experience designing and managing a referral programme

Community presence: events networks social media content creation

Advanced sourcing tools mastery: LinkedIn Recruiter, specialist communities

A keen eye for talent: ability to assess potential beyond CVs and job titles

Fluent French/English

Posture

Long-distance runner, not a sprinter, this role has no monthly closing KPI and requires patience and persistence

Boundary-holder: must resist pressure to handle urgent open requisitions

Naturally curious about people, trajectories, and deeper motivations

Entrepreneurial mindset: able to build a content and community engine from scratch

Excellent communicator: engaging storyteller who makes people want to be part of Back Market before a role even exists

Benefits

Mission driven work environment where your day to day makes an impact on the planet.

Hybrid work environment: 2 remote days a week, 1 remote work week per quarter, plus 3 flex days.

Employee Resource Groups: mentorship programs, comprehensive accessibility policies, cultural competency training.

At Back Market, we’re committed to hiring and supporting diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. It’s one of the reasons we’re such a high-scoring certified B Corp company (93.2).

We know that the perfect background for a role doesn’t mean the perfect fit. We encourage you to apply even if you think you may not have all the qualifications.

If reasonable accommodations are needed for the interview process, please do not hesitate to discuss this with the Talent Acquisition Team.

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