Candidate Experience Manager

Cooper Parry; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooper Parry is seeking a Candidate Experience Manager to enhance their hiring process. The role involves shaping the candidate journey, ensuring a seamless experience from attraction to onboarding. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Talent Acquisition and project management within a high-growth environment. With a people-first approach, this position offers the chance to lead strategic initiatives and work closely with diverse teams.

Benefits

Flexible work approach

Generous holiday entitlement

Enhanced parental leave policy

Enhanced pension scheme

No dress code

Award-winning wellbeing offering

Volunteering opportunities

Social/sports clubs

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Talent Acquisition with focus on candidate experience.
• Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver a best-in-class candidate journey.
• Own the candidate experience roadmap and ensure consistency.
• Audit and improve candidate communications and logistics.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Recruitment operations

Tools

ATS

HRIS

Job description

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About the role...

At Cooper Parry, we're bold, people-first, and obsessed with creating standout experiences, for our clients and our people. As Candidate Experience Manager, you'll be the driving force behind how future talent experiences our brand. From first click to first day, you'll shape a journey that's fast, frictionless, and full of personality.

This is a high-impact role with scope to grow as the firm continues its growth plan leading strategic experience initiatives across the entire hiring lifecycle.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Design and deliver a best-in-class candidate journey that reflects Cooper Parry's tone, values, and culture
• Own the candidate experience roadmap, from attraction to onboarding, ensuring consistency and quality at every touchpoint
• Audit and improve candidate communications, interview logistics, and feedback loops
• Partner with People, Tech and HOD's to streamline processes and reduce time-to-hire
• Work closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and employer brand to ensure a joined-up, high-touch experience
• Coach and enable hiring teams to deliver engaging, inclusive, and timely interactions
• Use candidate feedback tools and hiring metrics to identify pain points and opportunities
• Report on candidate NPS, offer acceptance rates, and experience trends to inform strategy
• Champion inclusive hiring practices and ensure accessibility across all candidate touchpoints
• Bring fresh ideas to the table, whether it's tech, tone, or tactics to keep us ahead of the curve
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to the development of playbooks and toolkits
• Lead cross-functional projects and prepare to scale with the business growth plans

About you...

At Cooper Parry, we're in it together. All we ask of our people is that they play all in. You'll continuously strive to keep learning. You'll be brave, stepping out of your comfort zone to tackle new challenges. Above all, be nice. A simple notion, but an irreplaceable part of what makes CP, CP.

In addition we are looking for a Candidate Experience Manager who has:

• Proven experience in Talent Acquisition, with a strong focus on candidate experience or recruitment operations
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, ideally in professional services or a people-first brand
• Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills
• Proficiency in ATS and HRIS systems
• A passion for people, storytelling, and creating memorable experiences

Bonus Points:

• Experience in the accounting, consulting, or tech sectors
• Familiarity with candidate feedback tools
• Passion for DE&I and building inclusive recruitment processes

About us...

We've been dubbed 'the rebels of accountancy'. We're straight-talking. Never afraid to share our opinions. We put people and relationships before products and services, and deliver a streamlined, client-focused service - free from unnecessary red tape.

Check out our recent achievements:

• Best Companies' No.1 Accountancy Firm & No.30 Best Large Company to Work For in the UK
• Became B Corp Certified in 2023 and we're still the UK's largest accountancy B Corp, measuring and improving our impact beyond business for a brighter tomorrow
• Achieved 5 awards at the Inspiring Workplace Awards in 2025: winner in the Large Business category and best in class for inspiring People & Culture, Wellbeing, Inclusion and Employee Experience

What's in it for you?

Our people are the beating heart of our culture. We know that if you love working here, and you're given the trust and autonomy to work in a way that best suits you, you'll produce amazing results.

That's why we offer things like:

• A flexible approach to work - balancing working from home, in office or with clients
• A generous holiday entitlement
• An enhanced parental leave policy
• An enhanced pension scheme
• No dress code - just "wear something!"
• A multi-award-winning wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental, spiritual, and financial health
• Volunteering opportunities to work closer with local communities and charities
• Cooper Parry social/sports clubs

Feeling supported and welcomed is such a big part of bringing your whole self to work. As an equal opportunities employer, we'll work with you to ensure you have everything you need to develop your skills and achieve your best.

Get in touch if you have any questions about our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion or about accessibility/accommodations during your application process.

For the attention of agencies - unsolicited CVs will not be honoured. We will only accept CV submissions for roles briefed to you by our Talent Acquisition team.

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