Senior Sourcing Specialist

Relay is fundamentally reshaping how goods move in an online era. Backed by Europe’s largest-ever logistics Series A ($35M) led by deep-tech investors Plural, and a recently closed Series B ($95M), Relay is scaling faster than 99% of venture-backed startups. We're assembling the most talent-dense team the logistics industry has ever seen

Relay’s Mission is to free commerce from friction. Today, high delivery costs act as a hidden tax on e-commerce, quietly shaping what can be sold online and limiting who can participate. We envision a world where more goods move more freely between more people, making the online shopping experience seamless and accessible to everyone.

THE TEAM
• ~160 people, around half in engineering, product and data
• 45+ advanced degrees across computer science, mathematics and operations research
• Thousands of data points captured, calculated, analysed and predicted for every single parcel we handle
• An intellectually vibrant culture of first‑principles thinking, tight feedback loops and relentless experimentation

ABOUT THE ROLE

This isn't a typical sourcing job. You won't be handed a list of open roles and asked to find candidates for each one. Sourcing role by role means every hire starts from nothing; we want strong people already in conversation with us before a role opens.

You'll run a sourcing function of one that combines AI agents, market intelligence and an engaged talent community. That means owning three things: talent pools that are already warm, market maps that are current, and an employee referral scheme that works as a real hiring channel.

You'll report to the Director of Talent and have a high level of ownership and autonomy. How you get there is for you to decide. We expect you to try new approaches, learn from what works and drop what doesn't.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Run AI-powered sourcing: manage our sourcing agents end to end — write the briefs, review the output, tune the criteria — and judge where an agent is the right approach and where a personal one works better. Pass strong, qualified pipelines to recruiters and engage candidates directly where that adds value.

- Own market intelligence: build and maintain market maps and competitor intelligence for our priority hiring areas, in a form recruiters and hiring managers can use straight away.

- Build the talent community: grow and engage pools of people we want to hire now or in future. Run events and webinars, write a regular newsletter, and work with colleagues across Relay on blogs, vlogs and video that show what it's like to work here.

- Turn referrals into a real channel: drive the employee referral scheme — where it's promoted, how referrers are recognised beyond the bonus, and how fast referrals are followed up. Sit down with new joiners early to market-map the best people at their previous companies, then turn those maps into targeted outreach.

- Measure and adapt: track which activities lead to hires and conversations with strong candidates, and change course when something isn't working.

- Get ahead of problems: spot hiring problems before they're raised, propose a fix and run it. Decide which AI sourcing tools we try and adopt, and report back to the wider TA team.

WHO WILL THRIVE IN THIS ROLE

- Proven sourcer. You've built pipelines in hard-to-hire markets, in-house or agency.

- AI-native in how you source. You've used AI tools hands-on in sourcing, or you pick up new tools quickly and judge their output critically.

- Self-starter. You can point to things you started without being asked, and what came of them.

- Strong writer and persuader. You write things people choose to read, and you can get a busy colleague to record a video or write a post.

- Equally at ease with new joiners and senior stakeholders. You build trust quickly at every level.

- Organised without a req list. You run several workstreams at once and set your own priorities.

- Measured on results, not activity. You want to define how sourcing works, not follow a fixed process.

It would help if you've run events, webinars or online communities, produced market maps or competitor intelligence, or used Ashby, Metaview, Juicebox or similar tools.

COMPENSATION, BENEFITS & WORKPLACE

- Generous equity, richer than 99% of European startups, with annual top-ups to share Relay's success

- Private health & dental coverage, so comprehensive you'd need to be a partner at a Magic Circle law firm to match it

- 25 days of holidays

- Enhanced parental leave

- Hardware of your choice

- Extensive perks (gym subsidies, cycle-to-work, Friday office lunch, covered Uber home and dinner for late nights, and more)

- Located in Shoreditch, our office set-up enables the kind of in-person interactions that drive impact. We work 4 days on-site, with 1 day remote.

Who Thrives at Relay?

- Aim with Precision: You define problems clearly and measure your impact meticulously.

- Play to Win: You chase bold bets, tackle the hard stuff, and view constraints as fuel, not friction.

- 1% Better Every Day: You believe that small, consistent improvements lead to exponential growth. You move quickly, deliver results, and learn from every experience.

- All In, All the Time: You show up and step up. You take ownership from start to finish and do what it takes to deliver when it counts.

- People-Powered Greatness: You invest in your teammates. You give and receive feedback with care and candour. You build trust through high standards and shared success.

- Grow the Whole Pie: You seek out win-win solutions for merchants, couriers, and our customers, because when they thrive, so do we.

If these resonate, and you combine strong technical fundamentals with entrepreneurial drive, let’s connect.

Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and fostering a workplace where everyone thrives.