Early Careers - Senior Manager

PwC; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Flexible working

Volunteer days

Job summary

PwC in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Manager – Early Careers within People Solutions Talent Acquisition to lead UK recruitment across our graduate, undergraduate, entry-level and future talent programmes.

You will translate workforce requirements into successful hiring outcomes, collaborating with business leaders, internal teams and our Recruitment Process Outsourcing partner to shape programme development and simplify the candidate experience.

Qualifications

• Significant Talent Acquisition experience across Early Careers and high-volume recruitment.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Proven capability managing outsourced partners and vendor governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across Early Careers recruitment, ensuring programmes are commercially sustainable and high quality.
• Translate workforce plans into clear recruitment plans with Talent Acquisition Partners and RPO.
• Shape programme development and drive delivery with the Talent Acquisition Centre of Excellence.
• Monitor pipeline health, service levels, candidate experience and delivery risks; escalate material issues.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Leadership

High‑volume recruitment

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Line of Service

Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

IFS - Internal Firm Services - Other

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

About the role

The Senior Manager – Early Careers sits within PwC’s People Solutions Talent Acquisition function and leads UK recruitment across our graduate, undergraduate, entry-level and future talent programmes.

Working with business leaders, internal specialist teams and our Recruitment Process Outsourcing partner, you’ll translate workforce requirements into successful hiring outcomes. You’ll shape programme development, strengthen delivery and help create a simpler, more consistent experience for candidates and colleagues.

This is an opportunity to influence the future of Early Careers recruitment at PwC, combining strategic partnership, commercial judgement and operational leadership.

What your days will look like

You’ll provide strategic leadership across Early Careers recruitment, ensuring hiring programmes are commercially sustainable, high quality and aligned with PwC’s workforce needs.

• Partner with business leaders to understand workforce plans, hiring requirements, delivery risks and priorities.
• Translate demand into clear recruitment plans, working with Talent Acquisition Business Partners and our Recruitment Process Outsourcing partner.
• Shape programme development and change with the Talent Acquisition Centre of Excellence, leading implementation through our delivery partner.
• Monitor pipeline health, service levels, candidate experience and delivery risks, acting as the senior escalation point for material issues.

This role is for you if

• You have significant Talent Acquisition experience, including leadership of Early Careers and high-volume recruitment.
• You have operated as a senior business partner, influencing leaders and constructively challenging hiring plans.
• You have experience delivering through matrix teams and Recruitment Process Outsourcing or other outsourced partners.
• You can manage partner performance, governance, service levels and commercially significant change.
• You use data to measure recruitment effectiveness, identify risk and inform senior decisions.
• You understand inclusive recruitment, widening access and UK employment requirements relevant to recruitment.

What you’ll receive from us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, AI Fluency, AI-Human Collaboration, Analytical Thinking, Applicant Tracking System, Behavioral Interviewing, Campus Placement, Candidate Management, Candidate Selection, Candidate Sourcing, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Contract Negotiation, Creativity, Digital Tooling, Direct Recruiting, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Employee Referral Programs, End-to-End Recruitment, Escalation Management, Faculty Relations {+ 41 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

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