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Talent Acquisition Specialist
full-time•Bulgaria
About this role
<p>CreateFuture is fast becoming the UK’s most recognisable digital consultancy, with years of experience building digital products and services for major organisations whilst putting our people first. We have offices in the centre of Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, London and Sofia, Bulgaria as well as remote employees located throughout the country. </p>
<p>We are a team of creators - whether that’s code, project plans, go to market strategies, culture initiatives, marketing campaigns, large language models or people policies. And together, with our clients, we create the future. This has seen us collaborate and partner across a multitude of industries and sectors, with the likes of PayPal, adidas, Natwest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert, to name just a few.</p>
<p>Our reputation as a partner determined to deliver high-quality, robust and thoughtful products has enabled us to scale to over 500 people in the last couple of years, and it is our amazing people - along with the safe, supportive and friendly culture we have built - that makes CreateFuture a great place to work. Don’t just take our word for it though, we have been recognised by Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row - across a number of categories - and our employee exit rate is astonishingly low. </p>
<p><strong>Join us on our journey… Let’s create something awesome, together, today.</strong></p>
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<p>CreateFuture is reshaping digital consulting by embedding AI into everything we do, helping our people work smarter, deliver deeper client impact, and drive lasting change.</p>
<p>As a Talent Acquisition Associate, you’ll sit at the heart of our hiring engine, powering the <strong>top of the funnel</strong> with high-quality, insight-led pipelines across the UK and Bulgaria. You’ll play a key role in building a proactive, data-informed sourcing approach that supports today’s hiring needs while anticipating tomorrow’s demand.</p>
<p>This role focuses on Talent Sourcing and is ideal for someone who loves research, smart experimentation, and using technology, especially AI, to find great people before the rest of the market catches on.</p>
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<p><strong>What you’ll be doing:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Own the Top of the Funnel</strong><strong><br></strong>Proactively source and build pipelines for technical and non-technical roles, ensuring we have warm, relevant talent ready as hiring demand emerges.</p>
<p><strong>Source, Engage & Experiment</strong><strong><br></strong>Use various techniques for LinkedIn sourcing, Boolean search, job boards, x-ray searches, referrals, talent mapping, Community sourcing (meetups, conferences, forums etc), internal talent rediscovery (past applicants, silver medalist, alumni), and creative sourcing approaches to find and engage passive talent and continuously test new channels and ideas.</p>
<p><strong>Meaningful First Conversations</strong><strong><br></strong>Support initial screening conversations to understand skills, experience, motivations, and alignment before candidates move forward.</p>
<p><strong>Market & Talent Insights</strong><strong><br></strong>Partner with Recruiters and the Sourcing Lead to share insights on talent availability, role trends, and candidate sentiment across UK and Bulgaria markets.</p>
<p><strong>AI-Enabled Sourcing</strong><strong><br></strong>Explore, recommend, and use AI tools to improve sourcing efficiency, talent discovery, outreach personalisation, and pipeline quality helping CreateFuture hire smarter, not just faster.</p>
<p><strong>Data-Led Decisions</strong><strong><br></strong>Track sourcing activity, response rates, and pipeline health. Share insights with the team and help define what “good” looks like as we raise the bar together.</p>
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<li>1–3 years’ experience in sourcing or top-of-funnel recruiting (agency or tech environment preferred)</li>
<li>Strong curiosity and a mindset geared toward learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement</li>
<li>Experience using LinkedIn, job boards, and Boolean search and other sourcing techniques or a strong desire to master them quickly</li>
<li>Interest in AI tools and data-driven sourcing approaches (hands-on experience is a bonus, not a must)</li>
<li>Strong written and verbal communication skills with an engaging, human outreach style</li>
<li>Ability to stay organised, manage multiple pipelines, and keep ATS data clean</li>
<li>Fluent English (spoken and written)</li>
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<p>At CreateFuture, we challenge ourselves to go beyond the obvious and we care deeply about our craft and customers. With us, you’ll have ambitious projects to sink your teeth into and plenty of opportunities to learn and grow. You’ll be part of our safe, supportive and friendly culture - that looks after you - and join our team of genuinely great people. </p>
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<li>1-hour Competency based interview with the Team</li>
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What you'll do
- The Talent Acquisition Specialist will proactively source and build talent pipelines for various roles, ensuring a steady flow of qualified candidates. They will also support initial screening conversations and provide market insights to the recruitment team.
About CreateFuture
CreateFuture was built to take action. With our 500-strong team of software engineering, strategy and design experts, across Edinburgh, Leeds, London and Manchester, we’re determined to get you exactly what you need.
As with our past clients, we get to the root of your challenge and do everything it takes to create positive solutions by building digital products and services that solve problems.
With years of experience helping catalyse major organisations into action, our rapid growth has been driven by people who seek to understand before they solve. We care about our craft. We challenge each other by asking, “Why not?”. And we’re proud to collaborate and partner with the likes of PayPal, adidas, FanDuel, Money Saving Expert, Penguin Random House, Yorkshire Building Society and more.
With CreateFuture, our people are at the forefront of every outcome and we know that a strong team dynamic is critical to success, so we’ll be there for you every step of the way. We draw on their unique skills for problem-solving – and helping your teams unleash their potential too. Put simply, we want to be an organisation that people want to work for and want to work with.
You don’t need to have all the answers. Share your problem and we’ll go from there. Let’s create something incredible, together, today.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a Talent Acquisition Specialist do at CreateFuture?
As a Talent Acquisition Specialist at CreateFuture, you will: the Talent Acquisition Specialist will proactively source and build talent pipelines for various roles, ensuring a steady flow of qualified candidates. They will also support initial screening conversations and provide market insights to the recruitment team..
Is the Talent Acquisition Specialist position at CreateFuture remote?
The Talent Acquisition Specialist position at CreateFuture is based in Bulgaria. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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