Lead Talent Partner

R2 Global; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

R2 Global is seeking an experienced recruiter to own full-cycle recruitment for the UK market. You will source, screen, interview, and manage offers while building robust pipelines and partnering with UK hiring managers to define role requirements and interview processes.

The role emphasizes data-driven recruiting, employer branding, and cross-functional collaboration with the People team to support onboarding and workforce planning.

Qualifications

• At least 4–6 years of full-cycle recruitment experience.
• In-house/corporate UK market experience preferred.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships with hiring managers.
• Experience with sourcing tools, ATS platforms, and Boolean search.
• Experience contributing to employer branding initiatives.
• Strong data and ATS reporting skills; Excel/Sheets proficiency.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of UK employment practices is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruitment for UK roles—sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offers.
• Build and manage UK requisition pipelines to meet time-to-fill and quality targets.
• Partner with UK hiring managers to define role requirements and interview processes.
• Track and report UK recruitment metrics and maintain dashboards for leadership.
• Lead employer branding efforts and candidate-facing messaging in the UK.
• Support HR initiatives and UK onboarding; help with culture and engagement.
• Oversee day-to-day UK office operations and vendor relationships where applicable.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment

Hiring manager relationships

Interview processes

Sourcing strategies

Data-driven recruiting

Employer branding

Analytics & reporting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean search

ATS tools

Talent databases

Job description

What you would be responsible for

Full-Cycle Recruitment

• Own full-cycle recruitment for all UK roles, sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer management, acting as the primary in-house recruiter for the UK market
• Build and manage UK requisition pipelines, ensuring time-to-fill and quality-of-hire targets are met
• Proactively source and engage passive candidates using Boolean search, ATS tools, LinkedIn Recruiter, and talent databases, maintaining strong pipeline hygiene

Hiring Manager Partnership

• Partner closely with UK hiring managers to define role requirements, build job scorecards, and design effective interview processes
• Act as a trusted advisor and business partner to UK hiring managers, consulting on headcount planning, role prioritization, and org structure as it relates to staffing needs
• Educate and coach hiring managers on interview best practices, structured assessment, and inclusive hiring techniques
• Drive a consistently excellent candidate experience from first touch through offer and handoff into onboarding

Talent Data & Analytics

• Track and report on UK recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, source effectiveness, pipeline conversion, offer acceptance, cost-per-hire) to inform hiring strategy
• Build and maintain dashboards/reporting that give hiring managers and leadership visibility into pipeline health and hiring progress against plan
• Use data to identify bottlenecks in the hiring process and recommend improvements to sourcing channels, interview process, or time-to-fill
• Provide regular hiring updates and talent market insights (salary benchmarking, competitor activity, talent availability) to hiring managers and leadership to support workforce planning decisions

Employer Branding & Talent Strategy

• Own UK employer branding efforts, careers page presence, social content, job ad quality, and candidate-facing messaging, to strengthen the company's positioning in the UK talent market
• Represent the company at UK recruitment events, career fairs, and industry meetups as needed

HR Support

• Support culture and engagement initiatives for the UK population, in partnership with the broader People team
• Contribute to UK onboarding experience design, ensuring new hires have a strong first 90 days
• Assist with ad hoc UK HR projects as needed (e.g., internal communications, employee experience initiatives)
• Oversee day-to-day UK office operations, including facilities, vendor relationships, supply procurement, and space planning, ensuring a healthy, safe, and productive working environment

Experience & Skills

• A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field is preferred
• At least 4–6 years of experience in full-cycle recruitment, ideally as an in-house/corporate recruiter in the UK market
• Proven track record of building strong hiring manager relationships and running structured, efficient interview processes
• Hands‑on experience with sourcing tools, ATS platforms, and Boolean search techniques
• Experience contributing to or owning employer branding initiatives
• Comfortable working with recruitment data and ATS reporting to track metrics and build hiring updates for stakeholders; advanced Excel/Sheets skills a plus
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to act as a credible advisor to hiring managers and leaders
• Highly organized, able to manage multiple open requisitions and competing priorities simultaneously
• General familiarity with UK employment practices is a plus, though this role is not responsible for UK employment law, payroll, or compliance ownership