Hybrid Defence Recruitment Team Lead

Adecco Portugal; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Competitive salary with progression

Structured training and development

Pension scheme and employee benefits

Supportive team culture

Job summary

Adecco UK is seeking an experienced Recruitment Team Leader to support a major Armed Forces recruitment programme. You will lead a high-performing team delivering the candidate journey from application through onboarding, ensuring performance against SLAs and compliance.

The role emphasises data-driven decisions, continuous improvement, and stakeholder engagement. The position is fixed-term initially, with a flexible hybrid work model and opportunities for structured training and development.

Qualifications

• Experience leading recruitment teams and delivering against SLAs.
• Strong data-driven decision making and KPI monitoring.
• Experience with governance and contractual compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a high-performing recruitment team through coaching and reviews.
• Oversee daily operations and workload allocation.
• Monitor KPIs and SLAs using data and metrics.
• Handle candidate escalations and ensure timely resolutions.
• Ensure governance and contractual compliance.
• Conduct KPI and productivity reviews.
• Drive continuous improvement using the PERFORM framework.

Skills

Team leadership

Recruitment

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Compliance

Performance management

Problem solving

Job description

Adecco UK is seeking an experienced Recruitment Team Leader to support a major Armed Forces recruitment programme. You will lead a high-performing team delivering the candidate journey from application through onboarding, ensuring performance against SLAs and compliance.

The role emphasises data-driven decisions, continuous improvement, and stakeholder engagement. The position is fixed-term initially, with a flexible hybrid work model and opportunities for structured training and development.