Worcester, UK
Full-Time, Permanent
Our story began during a road trip in the 1990s, where our founders, Will and Andy, travelled across America collecting vintage items while living out of motels. They started purchasing vintage clothing in the USA and selling it wholesale, which eventually led to the creation of stores. From there, they began designing reworked vintage pieces, and thus, Motel was born.
Over 30 years and a team of 200+ people later, every piece of clothing we make is created with the same spirit of fun, freedom and adventure as the road trip that first defined the brand. We’re still ambitious and independent, but now we’re a global team - we work from an operational base in Worcester, a design studio in London and a creative studio in Bali.
At Motel, we’re building a global fashion brand with roots in high-quality, consciously produced collections inspired by vintage design and worn by women all over the world. As we scale, we’re seeking a Talent Partner to join our HR team as our first dedicated recruitment specialist in the UK – owning the end-to-end hiring journey for all UK roles, shaping the way we attract, assess and appoint top-tier talent.
As Motel’s Talent Partner, you’ll have the opportunity to design world class processes, embed best practices and elevate our hiring outcomes. You’ll directly impact our growth, culture and success by ensuring we bring in the right people.
Take full ownership of the recruitment lifecycle for Motel’s UK vacancies (sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offer and onboarding)
Design and build simple, scalable hiring processes that balance speed, quality, and candidate experience
Coach and upskill hiring managers on interview best practices, inclusive hiring techniques and candidate assessment frameworks
Work with the existing People & Potential (HR) team to embed recruitment best practices, where necessary, to improve process quality and help them get time back
Elevate the candidate experience wherever possible through timely communication, consistent feedback, efficient scheduling and brand-aligned touchpoints
Investigate proactive sourcing methods to open talent pools for Motel
Manage relationships with external recruitment agencies when applicable, ensuring they align with our brand, culture, hiring priorities and cost expectations
Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring and business-critical roles
Track hiring outcomes and use data to continuously improve time-to-hire and quality of hire metrics
Ensure compliance with relevant employment laws, data privacy standards and internal policies in the hiring process
Driving the Motel Values within recruitment practices to ensure they are an integral part of Motel’s culture, intrinsic to our interview questions and screening process.
Support Motel’s sustainability initiatives by considering and raising ideas that enhance our commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, ensuring we promote environmentally responsible practices within HR and throughout the wider employee experience.
You'll thrive here if you have;
Proven experience (3+ years) in recruitment/talent acquisition (ideally in-house rather than purely agency), managing the end-to-end hiring process
Experience building or significantly improving recruitment processes and systems
Strong sourcing skills: familiarity with direct search, passive candidate engagement, job boards, social sourcing, and referral programmes
Comfortable managing multiple roles and competing priorities, and being able to deliver efficiently
Experience partnering and influencing stakeholders across various functions, advising and educating hiring managers, with the ability to challenge constructively and influence decisions.
Knowledge and use of ATS systems such as TeamTailor - prior experience with this system would be advantageous
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), including the ability to represent the Motel brand and ‘sell’ our opportunities to candidates
The ability to operate as a true business partner; setting standards, building from scratch where needed, and driving impact through recruitment.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport with hiring managers, candidates and HR colleagues
Commercial awareness: appreciates cost/time trade-offs in hiring and can challenge or optimise accordingly
Competitive salary in line with industry benchmarking
3% employer pension contribution, 5% employee contribution as standard
33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays, with additional days for long service
Birthday day off
Team socials and meetups
Monthly well-being activities to support your health and wellbeing
Tailored progression pathways
A thorough EAP scheme offering financial, legal and health support
Discretionary working from home available post probation
Access to professional support & mentoring
Discretionary Bonus Scheme for all employees paid out twice a year
Motel 50% discount
Motel is a growth mentality company
Motel Rocks Group Ltd is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We are an independent women's fashion brand, celebrating individuality, community and empowering self expression. Each Motel piece is consciously designed by our wonderful team in London, with the essence of vintage, girlhood and independence at its core.
Motel was founded on a 1990s road trip that spanned California, New Mexico, and beyond. Taking its namesake from the motels they lived out of while on the road, founders Will and Andy have built Motel into the global brand it is today, with teams based in Bali and London.
