Strategic IT Talent Acquisition Lead – Flexible Work

Kinetic IT; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinetic IT in Canberra is expanding its Resource Management & Talent Acquisition function. This role leads end-to-end recruitment for a mix of technical and corporate roles, partnering with hiring managers to attract and secure the capability the business needs.

You will build proactive talent pipelines, coach leaders on recruitment practices, and help mature our TA processes. The ideal candidate has a practical, improvement mindset and collaborative approach within a delivery-focused team.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated Talent Acquisition experience, in-house or agency-side, with a strong track record recruiting technical roles.
• Genuine understanding of IT infrastructure, technology or managed services environments.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to partner with leaders at different levels of the organisation.
• Experience proactively sourcing and developing talent pipelines rather than relying solely on advertised recruitment.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and a range of sourcing tools beyond LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Experience recruiting for roles requiring Baseline or NV1 security clearance would be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment from role briefing and sourcing through to offer, delivering a consistently strong candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines across IT infrastructure, service desk, cybersecurity and corporate disciplines.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand current and emerging capability requirements and develop practical attraction strategies.
• Coach and advise leaders on recruitment approaches, interview practices and fair, consistent selection processes.
• Help establish Talent Acquisition best practices, processes and ways of working as the new function continues to mature.
• Contribute to employer brand and attraction initiatives that authentically reflect Kinetic IT’s culture and values.
• Use recruitment data and market insights to help inform workforce and hiring decisions.
• Collaborate closely with Resource Management and the broader business to improve visibility of demand, internal capability and external hiring requirements.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Technical recruitment

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategies

ATS familiarity

Security clearance knowledge

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Other sourcing tools

Job description

Kinetic IT in Canberra is expanding its Resource Management & Talent Acquisition function. This role leads end-to-end recruitment for a mix of technical and corporate roles, partnering with hiring managers to attract and secure the capability the business needs.

You will build proactive talent pipelines, coach leaders on recruitment practices, and help mature our TA processes. The ideal candidate has a practical, improvement mindset and collaborative approach within a delivery-focused team.