Lead Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Currys PLC; Ilford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Scheme

Discretionary/Performance based bonus

Private Health Insurance

Colleague Discounts

Job summary

Currys PLC is seeking a senior Talent Acquisition professional to partner with business area leadership, plan ahead for hiring needs, and lead end-to-end recruitment for senior roles. You will use market intelligence to shape hiring conversations and build diverse talent pipelines while collaborating with the Attraction team to ensure a strong candidate experience.

You will be embedded in the business areas, work with People Partners and senior leaders, and help shape the People Plan

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an in-house Talent Acquisition role.
• Track record of partnering with senior stakeholders across business areas.
• Ability to build trusted relationships quickly and be part of business planning conversations.

Responsibilities

• Attend planning meetings with leadership teams and understand goals.
• Build a forward-looking hiring plan with senior leaders.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment for senior and specialist roles within your areas.
• Use data and external insight to inform hiring decisions.
• Develop pipelines and advocate for inclusion and diversity in hiring.

Skills

Direct sourcing

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Market intelligence

Networking

Job description

You'll be part of our Talent Acquisition team, sitting within the wider People, Comms and Sustainability function. We find, attract and hire the best talent for Currys - working closely with the business to understand what great looks like and making sure we find it. We bring market intelligence, hiring expertise and a proactive approach to every business conversation. It's a role where you'll be genuinely embedded in the business areas you support, not just responding to briefs as they land. You'll work closely with People Partners, hiring managers and senior leaders across your defined business areas, sitting alongside them in their planning conversations and helping shape their thinking on talent. You'll work closely with your Senior TA Manager and the Planning and Partnership Manager every day, agreeing how resource is deployed and making sure delivery is on track. You'll also work with the Attraction team to make sure the right people are hearing about the right opportunities at Currys. Role overview: As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

• Hold a seat at the table with your business area leadership teams - attending planning meetings, understanding their goals and making sure hiring is always one step ahead of what they need.
• Build and own a forward-looking hiring plan for your areas, working with People Partners and senior leaders to anticipate demand and act on it before it becomes urgent.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment for senior and specialist roles across your areas, owning the brief, the approach and the outcome, working with the Planning and Partnership Manager to deploy resource effectively to meet hiring needs.
• Utilise data and insight provided by the Planning and Partnership Manager to give your business area a complete picture of hiring performance across all delivery channels.
• Bring market intelligence and external insight into every hiring conversation, helping leaders understand what's available, what's realistic and how Currys can compete for the best people.
• Develop talent pipelines and build relationships with great candidates before there's a vacancy, so the business is never starting from scratch.
• Champion inclusion and diversity and internal mobility across your areas, making sure hiring decisions are fair, consistent and evidence based.
• Support the Senior TA Manager on projects and People Plan initiatives, contributing your business area knowledge and recruitment expertise to get the right outcomes.
• Partner with the Attraction team on employer brand activity, making sure every candidate has a great experience of Currys.
  Proven experience in an in-house TA role, with a track record of partnering senior stakeholders and owning a defined business area; with a natural ability to build trusted relationships quickly, becoming a genuine part of the business areas you support.
• The confidence to hold your own in senior business conversations - bringing insight, challenging assumptions and influencing decisions on talent.
• Strong direct sourcing skills, with the creativity and tenacity to find great people in competitive markets without relying on agencies.
• A proactive, planning-led mindset - always thinking ahead and helping the business do the same.
• Confidence interpreting hiring data and market intelligence, turning it into clear insight that informs decisions and influences stakeholders.
• A genuine commitment to inclusion and diversity, with experience embedding fair and equitable practices throughout the hiring process.
• An external mindset - staying connected to the market through networking, industry events and talent communities, and bringing fresh thinking back into the business.
  At Currys we're united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK's best-known retailer of tech, we're proud of the service our customers receive - and it's all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.
  We know our people are the magic ingredient in our success. That's why we reward you with benefits that go deeper than just the day-to-day. Benefits that work for you, your lifestyle and your career. They include Company Pension Scheme, Discretionary/Performance based bonus, Private Health Insurance and Colleague Discounts.
• Beyond that, we'll be with you every step of the way, enabling you to get the most out of your role, grow your skills your way, and see your career develop in the way you want. Be part of our talented People, Communications and Sustainability team and unbox your passion at the UK's best-known retailer in tech. #LI-Hybrid Why join us: Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life. Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we're in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet. Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email and we'll do our best to help.