Early Careers - Senior Manager

PwC UK; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Volunteer days

Flexible working

Job summary

PwC is seeking a Senior Manager for Early Careers to lead UK graduate, undergraduate and entry-level recruitment. The role sits in the People Solutions Talent Acquisition function and partners with business leaders and external partners to deliver high-quality, compliant hiring across our early talent programmes.

The role emphasizes strategic workforce planning, programme development and an enhanced candidate experience, with senior leadership and commercial accountability across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across Early Careers recruitment.
• Translate workforce plans into recruitment plans with Talent Acquisition Partners and RPO partner.
• Shape programme development and drive change with the Talent Acquisition Centre of Excellence.
• Monitor pipeline health, service levels and delivery risks; act as escalation point for material issues.

Skills

Talent Acquisition Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Data-Driven Decision Making

Outsourcing Partnerships

Tools

RPO Partnerships

Job description

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.

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.