Senior Resourcing

Job Description
February 2026 – January 2027

About Ustwo
We're an award-winning digital product studio with around 120 people across five studios: London, Malmö, New York, Lisbon and Tokyo. For over 20 years we've partnered with ambitious organisations to design and build digital products, services and immersive experiences that people love and that have a positive impact on the world.

We're proud to be a certified B Corp, and we actively seek out work that aligns with our values. That mission attracts thoughtful, passionate people, and it shapes how we work together every day.

The role

We're looking for a Senior Resourcing & Talent Manager who loves connecting people, shaping strong teams, and helping a global creative organisation do its best work.

You'll lead resourcing and recruitment across the studio, supporting around 120 permanent team members and our extended freelance network. Working closely with senior stakeholders and our business development team, you'll help ensure the right people are in the right place at the right time, and play a key role in shaping how our studios grow.

This role sits right at the heart of ustwo: you'll be the connector who brings teams together, spots what's coming next, and helps us respond thoughtfully and creatively.

Job Requirements
What you'll do

Talent acquisition

• Partner with hiring managers to understand what skills, perspectives and experiences we need as we grow across all studio entities.
• Run thoughtful, inclusive end-to-end recruitment processes and act as the face of ustwo for candidates and new joiners using hibob hiring.
• Work closely with trusted external recruitment partners where needed.
• Build market maps and proactive hiring campaigns for regularly hired roles, including headhunting where appropriate.
• Experience recruiting in digital product, design or creative environments is a big plus.

Resourcing & casting

• Get to know our people deeply, their skills, interests, aspirations and development goals, and thoughtfully match them to projects that challenge and inspire them.
• Take a studio-level view of casting to balance individual growth with excellent client delivery.
• Proactively track resourcing needs and upcoming projects so we're always prepared.
• Collaborate with discipline leads and project teams to resolve resourcing challenges early and creatively, including cross-studio collaboration.
• Build and maintain a strong freelance and supplier network, including hiring, interviewing and rate negotiation.

Growth & future planning

• Support our global studios as they take on increasingly ambitious work.
• Play a key role in exploring new growth opportunities, including our potential LATAM presence, helping to shape recruitment approaches and operational considerations.
• Continuously look for ways to improve how we resource and cast work, learning from other studios and industries and bringing fresh ideas into ustwo.

Location & hybrid working

This role will be based in our London studio. Our London studio is a welcoming space in the heart of Shoreditch Shoreditch High Street, E1 6HU). We work in a hybrid way, with two days a week in the studio - Tuesdays for everyone, plus either Wednesday or Thursday and flexibility to work from home the rest of the week.

We value studio culture and in-person connection, so we encourage you to get involved in social moments and shared experiences whenever you can.

Contract

This is a 10-12 month fixed-term maternity cover role, starting in early February 2026. You'll have a handover period with our current Lead Resourcing Manager to help you settle in and feel confident quickly.

How you'll work

You'll report directly to our Head of People and work closely with colleagues across operations, finance, business development and delivery. You'll collaborate with people across all studios, from permanent team members to freelance specialists, and be a trusted partner to senior stakeholders.

What We're Looking For
You'll bring

• Around 5+ years' experience in a resourcing, talent or recruitment role.
• Experience running end-to-end recruitment processes, either in-house or within an agency.
• Confidence managing resourcing for multi-disciplinary teams (a bonus, not a must).
• Familiarity with tools like HiBob, Kimble and Excel (helpful but not essential).
• A proactive, organised approach and the ability to stay a step ahead.
• An understanding of, or curiosity about, creative, design or digital product studios.

You'll be

• Deeply people-centred, with a genuine interest in how teams work best together.
• Comfortable working with senior stakeholders and asking the right questions.
• A natural connector, joining the dots across projects, studios and disciplines.
• Someone who spots gaps early and helps teams plan calmly and effectively.

Job Responsibilities
Values

We integrate our values into our daily work.

• You'll always be finding ways to raise the bar.
• You care about and understand the importance of learning together.
• You'll speak your mind, but you'll be fair, considered and respectful when you do, acknowledging the importance of bringing authenticity to the workplace and being human.
• You'll use the freedom of this role to never stop learning, and take initiative to change and improve things.
• You'll bring energy, passion and optimism to your role and will ensure that you and those around you enjoy the journey.

Job Benefits
The salary for this full-time senior role is £50,000 - £60,000k. The actual salary amount will depend on the candidate's experience, skillset and market knowledge. We benchmark our salaries regularly against competitive market data, so these ranges are subject to change.

Our full benefits package is available to all permanent and fixed term contract employment, please see further details here. We will also be able to share a benefits deck to showcase local benefits.

Interested but think your experience doesn't perfectly align with this job description? That's ok. Research shows underrepresented groups in particular are less inclined to apply for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the requirements listed. We'd still love to hear from you if you feel passionate about this role We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our colleagues, clients, community, and the users of our products. We don't have all the answers but we're on a journey, and we are learning together.