360 Senior Recruiter – Baker McKenzie

Weareams; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid model

Growth opportunities

Competitive benefits

Volunteer day

Job summary

AMS is seeking an experienced Senior Recruiter to own full-cycle recruitment for Baker McKenzie in a fast-paced professional services environment. You will partner with hiring managers to shape strategies, build pipelines, and deliver high-quality candidate experiences.

You’ll leverage proactive sourcing, market insights and strong stakeholder management to influence hiring decisions across multiple roles and geographies. A hybrid work model and global opportunities await.

Qualifications

• End-to-end recruitment experience within Professional Services.
• Experience managing the recruitment lifecycle from role briefing and proactive sourcing through to offer and acceptance.
• Proven use of LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search and diverse sourcing channels.
• Experience recruiting professional, specialist and senior-level roles.
• Confident stakeholder management with senior hiring managers influence.
• Consultative approach: challenge briefs, advise on talent availability and adjust strategies.
• Proven ability to build pipelines and engage passive talent.
• Strong candidate screening, interviewing and assessment skills.
• Use market insights and recruitment data to shape sourcing strategies and influence decisions.
• Confidence in managing offers and negotiations.
• Comfortable with fast-paced environments and multiple vacancies.
• Experience delivering to recruitment SLAs, KPIs and hiring targets.
• Strong commitment to inclusive recruitment and high-quality candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from vacancy briefing and sourcing through to interview, offer and acceptance.
• Build trusted relationships with hiring managers and senior stakeholders, acting as a recruitment adviser.
• Lead vacancy consultations, understand skills required, and decide on recruitment and sourcing approach.
• Develop and deliver proactive sourcing strategies across LinkedIn, databases, networks and channels.
• Identify and engage both active and passive talent, building strong pipelines for current and future needs.
• Screen and assess candidates, delivering high-quality shortlists to hiring managers.
• Use market insight to advise on candidate availability, skills and market conditions.
• Manage interview activity, candidate feedback and complex offer negotiations.
• Deliver an excellent candidate experience and act as an ambassador for the client.
• Maintain recruitment data and meet SLAs, KPIs and targets.
• Share knowledge and best practices with the team to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Full lifecycle

LinkedIn Recruiter

Senior-level hiring

Stakeholder mgmt

Consultative approach

Talent pipelines

Screening & Interviews

Market insights

Offer negotiations

Fast-paced environment

SLAs & KPIs

Inclusive recruiting

Job description

Global, inclusive and innovative - welcome to AMS, where talent connects across cultures and backgrounds to shape the future of work.

We work with leading organizations to design and deliver talent strategies that bring together people, process, data and technology, helping millions of people find meaningful work every year. Our diverse, connected community collaborates to create results for clients and opportunities for our people to learn, grow and make an impact.

At AMS, we look for people who bring more than experience, and we welcome different perspectives and ways of thinking.

Are you an experienced 360 Recruiter who enjoys owning the full recruitment journey, building strong relationships with hiring managers and proactively finding great talent?

We’re looking for a Senior Recruiter to join our team supporting Baker McKenzie, delivering end-to-end recruitment within a fast-paced Professional Services environment.

This is a great opportunity for someone who combines strong proactive sourcing capability with confident stakeholder management and full-cycle recruitment experience. You’ll take ownership of your roles from initial briefing through to offer, partnering closely with hiring managers to understand their requirements, shape effective recruitment strategies and deliver a high-quality candidate experience.

You’ll also can use your market knowledge and sourcing expertise to build talent pipelines, provide meaningful market insights and influence hiring decisions.

Key Accountabilities

What you’ll do:

• Manage the full end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from vacancy briefing and sourcing through to interview, offer and acceptance.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with hiring managers and senior stakeholders, acting as a recruitment adviser rather than simply taking a brief.
• Lead detailed vacancy consultations, understanding the skills required and agreeing the right recruitment and sourcing approach.
• Develop and deliver proactive sourcing strategies across LinkedIn, talent databases, networks, social channels and other relevant platforms.
• Identify and engage both active and passive talent, building strong pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Screen and assess candidates, providing hiring managers with high-quality, well-qualified shortlists.
• Use market insight and talent intelligence to advise stakeholders on candidate availability, skills, market conditions and realistic hiring expectations.
• Manage interview activity, candidate feedback and complex offer negotiations.
• Deliver an excellent candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey, acting as a strong ambassador for Baker McKenzie.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data and work effectively against agreed SLAs, KPIs and hiring targets.
• Share knowledge and best practice with the wider recruitment team and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills & Requirements

Must-Haves

• Strong end-to-end/360 recruitment experience within Professional Services.
• Proven experience personally managing the recruitment lifecycle from role qualification and proactive sourcing through to offer and acceptance.
• Strong proactive sourcing capability, including extensive experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search and a variety of sourcing channels.
• Experience recruiting a mixture of professional, specialist and/or senior-level roles.
• Confident stakeholder management skills with experience partnering with and influencing senior hiring managers.
• A consultative approach, with the ability to challenge a brief, advise on talent availability and recommend alternative recruitment strategies where required.
• Demonstrable experience building pipelines and engaging passive talent, rather than relying predominantly on applications.
• Strong candidate screening, interviewing and assessment skills.
• Experience using market insights and recruitment data to shape sourcing strategies and influence hiring decisions.
• Confidence managing offers and candidate negotiations.
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced environment and managing multiple vacancies and competing priorities.
• Experience working to recruitment SLAs, KPIs and hiring targets.
• Strong understanding of inclusive recruitment and delivering a high-quality candidate experience.

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting within a global Professional Services organisation.
• Exposure to multi-country or international recruitment.
• Experience supporting complex, niche or senior-level hiring.
• Experience coaching or supporting other Recruiters or Sourcers

Why AMS?

At AMS, we come from every walk of life - and that’s what makes us unique. Our culture is open, inclusive and built on trust. We empower our people with the flexibility and autonomy to work in ways that bring out their best. We offer career opportunities in every direction you want to explore.

We offer

• Growth and development focused on your strengths
• The opportunity to develop a career within one of the world’s leading organisations specialising in talent and workforce solutions.
• A team that values being Passionate, Bold, and Authentic
• Supportive communities such as our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Volunteer day - you getone additional paid day off each year to volunteerfor a cause that matters to you
• A competitive reward and benefits package*
• Flexibility in how and where you work*
• Hybrid model

*Details may vary slightly depending on your location, local labour law, etc.

Our statement

We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage people with diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences to apply. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

If you require any accommodations or have any accessibility needs, please reach out via email [e-mail] or make a member of our Talent Acquisition team aware at any time.