Elliot Wright

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Head of People at Willow HQ · employee relations, performance management

Willow HQ
Edinburgh, UK · GMT (UTC+0)
12+ years experience
University of Bristol
English
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Overview

13 years in people and talent, the last 2 at Willow HQ, where I lead the people ops team. Hired 60 engineers in a year with a 87% offer-accept rate.

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Skills
HRISperformance managementpolicyemployee relations
HiringHiring for a role
closes in 3 months

Building out people ops at Willow HQ: recruiters wanted in Edinburgh

Role
Recruiter
Level
Mid
Type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote within country
Compensation
$133k-$194k
Team
People ops, 6 people
Start
This quarter
Must have
Has hired for technical roles before Builds trust with candidates quickly Good judgment about what not to build
Process
Decision within 10 days

Comp £79k-£146k. We decide within ten days. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

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Experience

  1. Head of People
    Mar 2025 - Present
    Willow HQ · 1 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Edinburgh, UK
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 3460 people.
    • Hired 227 engineers in a year with a 88% offer-accept rate.
  2. Senior Technical Recruiter
    Jul 2021 - Mar 2025
    Bloomberg · 3 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Edinburgh, UK
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 2762 people.
    • Hired 60 engineers in a year with a 78% offer-accept rate.
  3. Recruiter
    Jul 2017 - May 2021
    HSBC · 3 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Edinburgh, UK
    • Cut time-to-hire from 68 days to 31.
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 1315 people.
  4. Recruiter
    May 2014 - Jul 2017
    Bloomberg · 3 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Edinburgh, UK
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 2677 people.
    • Cut time-to-hire from 73 days to 30.

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Education

  1. University of Bristol
    BSc, Psychology
    2010 - 2013

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