Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Description

Acne Studios is a progressive luxury house and through collaboration and curiosity, we set high aspirations and strive for excellence. We value everyone’s contribution and embrace feedback to develop ourselves and others. We aim to minimise our environmental impact across all our operations and to address societal challenges in the way we conduct our business.

As Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will play a key role in identifying and bringing great talent into Acne Studios, partnering closely with the business to build the teams and capabilities we need for the future.

CULTURE OF COLLABORATION

We firmly believe that when you feel supported, included, and trusted, it enables you to enjoy your work and thrive in it. You will be a part of a team of colleagues with diverse roles and backgrounds, each with their unique skills and experiences.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

In this role, you will take ownership of recruitment across different functions and markets, partnering closely with hiring managers and People teams to understand business needs and build strong teams for the future. You will:

• Lead end-to-end recruitment processes, from understanding the hiring need and shaping the search through to offer and onboarding
• Partner closely with hiring managers, providing guidance and challenge to support strong and well-informed hiring decisions
• Proactively identify and engage talent through sourcing, market mapping and network building
• Build relevant talent pipelines to support both current and future business needs
• Create a strong and consistent candidate experience that reflects Acne Studios’ culture, values and creative spirit
• Use recruitment data and market insights to identify trends, improve outcomes and inform hiring decisions
• Bring knowledge of local talent markets and relevant labour legislation into the recruitment process
• Continuously develop our recruitment practices, tools and ways of working, helping us build a stronger and more scalable global approach to Talent Acquisition

WHO YOU ARE

You have high aspirations and focus on details that create substantial impact. You enjoy working as a team and you embrace feedback to develop yourself and others. You are curious and thrive in a dynamic environment. Cooperation, respect, and clear communication are important, along with your ambition to learn and grow. If these qualities speak to you, we would love to have you on our team.

Specific personal qualities for this role:

• Strong relationship-builder and trusted advisor
• Proactive, strategic, and business-minded
• Structured with strong prioritisation skills
• Confident managing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Data-driven with a continuous improvement mindset
• Strong communication and influencing skills

Specific experience and knowledge for this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, or a similar role, preferably within fashion, luxury, retail, or other fast-paced consumer-facing industries
• Strong experience managing end-to-end recruitment processes across multiple functions and stakeholder groups
• Proven expertise in proactive sourcing, talent mapping, pipeline building, and competency-based interviewing
• Experience leveraging ATS platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, and recruitment data to drive informed hiring decisions
• Good understanding of structured assessment methodologies and best practices in selection and evaluation
• Experience contributing to employer branding, talent attraction, and candidate engagement initiatives
• Working knowledge of labour legislation, recruitment compliance, and inclusive hiring practices
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret recruitment metrics and identify opportunities for improvement
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken; Swedish is considered an advantage

What matters most to us is not whether you master all the listed knowledge and skills. We are dedicated to recognising the potential in each individual. We embrace diversity of people as well as ideas and viewpoints and encourage everyone's individual expression of their own identity.