Talent Acquisition Manager

Alvarez & Marsal; Paris; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal in Paris is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead sourcing and recruitment strategies for senior roles. You will partner with business leaders to identify priorities, engage top talent, and advance A&M’s growth in France and the wider EMEA region.

You will champion rigorous screening, manage relationships with external search firms, guide the offer process, and promote our employer brand with a focus on inclusion and high-quality hires.

Qualifications

• Extensive retained search experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to identify hiring priorities.

Skills

Executive search

Sourcing strategies

Stakeholder management

French language

English language

LinkedIn Recruiter

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team

You will join a dynamic Talent Acquisition team of 40+ colleagues across EMEA. As a Talent Acquisition Manager in Paris, you will be responsible for developing and executing sourcing and recruitment strategies. This is a highly visible role in a strategically important market. You will act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders, partnering closely with the business to identify, engage and attract outstanding talent into Alvarez & Marsal. You will play a key role in supporting A&M’s ambitious growth plans in the France and across the wider EMEA region.

How you will contribute

• You will work closely in partnership with the business leaders to identify skills gaps and recruiting priorities across the organisation.
• You will develop and deploy candidate sourcing strategies, using your own skills and experience as well as the sourcing tools available to the business and Talent Acquisition team across Europe. This will include, but not be limited to, direct approach, advertisement response, campus recruiting and networking.
• You will champion and manage a rigorous screening process, including interviews, appropriate skills testing and referencing.
• You will partner closely with hiring managers on their talent requirements, sharing market intelligence on the competition, promoting our employer brand, diversity and inclusion policies, and managing relationships with external search firms and contingent agencies.
• You will provide the business with accurate and timely status updates, while organising thorough briefing and preparation sessions to ensure hiring managers are clear on candidate and process status.
• You will manage and support all aspects of the offer stage and act as an effective conduit between candidates, hiring managers, HR, Legal and the wider TA team across the EMEA region.

Qualifications

• Extensive retained search or proactive sourcing experience, gained within an executive search firm or in-house Talent Acquisition team.
• Proven ability to recruit across multiple disciplines and seniority levels, including executive level roles.
• Strong French market knowledge and candidate network; wider European experience is desirable.
• Skilled in direct sourcing, candidate engagement and tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Experience managing end-to-end, inclusive recruitment processes for complex assignments.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Highly organised, commercially aware and able to quickly understand new business areas.
• Fluent French & English, written and spoken, is essential.
• Additional European language skills are highly desirable.