Leadership Talent Acquisition Partner (12 Month FTC)

Flutter UK & Ireland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online betting company is seeking a Leadership Talent Acquisition Partner for a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role involves managing the recruitment processes for Director-level positions across central functions in the UK and Ireland. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in senior recruitment, diverse sourcing methods, strong communication skills, and a collaborative approach. You'll contribute to an inclusive hiring culture while ensuring an excellent experience for candidates and hiring managers. Competitive benefits including a bonus scheme and uncapped holiday allowance are offered.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Uncapped holiday allowance

Enhanced pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Income protection

£1,000 annual self-development learning fund

Invest via the Flutters Sharesave Scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing end-to-end recruitment processes, particularly for leadership roles.
• Strong track record of delivering successful hiring using various sourcing methodologies.
• Sound knowledge of assessment methodologies for effective, inclusive hiring decisions.
• Experience onboarding new hires at a senior level.
• Strong connections in the external market and managing external partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Manage the recruitment process for Director-level roles from briefing to onboarding.
• Support proactive sourcing and market mapping to identify high-calibre talent.
• Collaborate with business leaders to deliver effective leadership hiring.
• Maintain accurate tracking of vacancies and market insights.
• Deliver onboarding that enhances candidate experience.

Skills

Managing end-to-end recruitment processes

Using diverse sourcing methodologies

Stakeholder management

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Leadership Talent Acquisition Partner (12 Month FTC)

Location : Ireland (Dublin) or UK (Leeds or London)

Reporting to : Senior Manager, Leadership Talent Acquisition

This is a 12 month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave.

What is the role?

The Leadership Talent Acquisition (TA) Partner will support the successful execution of Director-level hiring activity across both central Flutter Functions (FF) and the UK & Ireland (UKI) region.

This role is hands‑on and delivery‑focused, with responsibility for managing end‑to‑end recruitment processes for Director‑level roles, executing proactive sourcing, and supporting the operational aspects of leadership hiring.

Working within the Talent Acquisition Centre of Excellence (CoE), this role will ensure timely and high‑quality execution of leadership hiring plans, working closely with senior hiring managers and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full Director‑level recruitment process for individual vacancies, from role briefing to onboarding; ensuring a smooth, efficient and positive experience for candidates and Exec‑level hiring managers across FF & UKI
• Support on all proactive sourcing, headhunting and market mapping across FF & UKI; identifying and engaging high‑calibre senior talent and building pipelines for future business‑critical roles and executive‑level succession planning
• Work collaboratively with all business leaders, People Heads / Directors, People CoEs and other stakeholders in ensuring the effective and timely delivery of all Leadership hiring needs
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date tracking of vacancies as well as collating broader internal & external talent insights and market trends
• Apply hiring best practices across all Director‑level recruitment processes, striving for diverse shortlists and unbiased assessment methodologies
• Deliver Director‑level onboarding for new hires to the Group; working closely with the People Partnering teams to apply best practice to ensure the optimum candidate experience
• Partner with external Executive Search firms on live assignments, supporting co‑ordination and management from briefing to successful delivery
• Act as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders; regularly sharing external market trends, talent insights and competitor intelligence to help inform talent actions and discussions
• Ensure all hiring activity complies with internal governance processes and policies

Experience Required

• Proven experience in managing end‑to‑end recruitment processes, for senior or leadership‑level roles and, ideally, within a fast‑paced, complex organisation
• Experience of using different sourcing methodologies for leadership‑level hiring; with a strong track‑record of delivering
• Sound knowledge of assessment methodologies; using effectively to ensure robust, inclusive and objective hiring decisions
• Experience of effectively onboarding new hires at a senior level
• Connected in the external market with experience in managing suppliers and other external partnerships

Capabilities & Behaviours

• Possess strong execution focus and good level of organisational understanding and awareness
• Strong stakeholder management and advisory skills; is responsive with the ability to build trusted relationships with senior executives across FF, UKI and the wider Group
• Strong communication skills; both verbal and written
• Good attention to detail and analytical skills; using insights to inform hiring decisions and enhance Director‑level TA proposition and processes
• Comfortable being adaptive, working at pace and in a changing environment
• High levels of personal integrity, resilience, drive and setting high professional standards
• Excellent organisational skills, with ability to manage multiple senior‑level hiring processes simultaneously

What’s in it for you

• Bonus scheme
• Uncapped holiday allowance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• £1,000 annual self‑development learning fund
• Invest via the Flutters Sharesave Scheme
• Enhanced parental leave

About Flutter

We are a world leader in online sports betting and iGaming, with a market leading position in the US and across the world.

We have an unparalleled portfolio of the most innovative, diverse and distinctive brands including FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, PokerStars, Paddy Power, Sisal, tombola, Betfair, MaxBet, Junglee Games and Adjarabet.

With our global scale and challenger mentality, through which we excite and entertain our customers, in a safe and sustainable way. Using our collective power, the Flutter Edge, we aim to disrupt the sector, learning from the past to create a better future for our customers, colleagues and communities.

We’re working to be an inclusive employer, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.

If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.