Recruitment and Talent Advisor

Compass Lexecon; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Lexecon is seeking a proactive Recruitment Adviser to support our offices in Europe and Asia, reporting into the Recruitment and L&D Manager. You will drive lateral recruitment across consulting and business services, and handle headcount forecasting and workforce analysis for continuous improvement of recruitment processes.

The role focuses on data-driven recruitment, stakeholder collaboration, and maintaining Workday records to enhance candidate experience and employer branding across

Qualifications

• Experience supporting lateral recruitment across multiple locations.
• Experience with headcount reporting, workforce planning, recruitment analytics, or talent data.
• Experience building and maintaining reporting models and analysing data trends.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems and HR platforms, preferably Workday.
• Experience using AI tools (CoPilot, Claude, Lama and Chat GPT) and working with data in Power BI and Excel would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with local hiring managers to attract, source, and progress candidates for billable and non‑billable positions.
• Develop excellent working relationships with local offices, advising on recruitment best practices.
• Along with the other Recruitment Adviser, maintain our applicant tracking system (Workday) and all recruitment filing systems.
• Maintain and refine talent planning and recruitment forecasting models.
• Analyse headcount data to identify trends, capacity constraints, and hiring requirements.
• Support the alignment of hiring plans with business needs and forecasted demand across billable and non‑billable functions.
• Extract and validate headcount and recruitment data from Workday.
• Alongside the HR team, deliver cyclical reporting with consistency and precision.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of reporting methodologies and data integrity.
• Draft and refine job descriptions to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment with Compass Lexecon’s positioning.
• Support employer branding efforts aimed at attracting high‑calibre billable and non‑billable talent.
• Alongside the other Recruitment Adviser, manage the recruitment inbox, responding to candidate and stakeholder queries in a timely and professional manner.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews and recruitment events, ensuring an efficient recruitment process.
• Support the other Recruitment Advisor with their responsibilities according to varying capacities within the team.
• Provide broader support across the HR and Learning & Development teams, contributing to team initiatives and wider people activities across the region.

Skills

Lateral recruitment

Headcount reporting

Workforce analytics

Power BI

Excel

AI tools

Stakeholder management

Interview scheduling

Candidate experience

Tools

Workday

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Who We Are

Compass Lexecon is a world-leading economic consultancy. We advise on economic issues related to competition policy, economic and financial regulation, public policy, intellectual property, and the assessment of damages, across all industries. With more than 700 professionals, including 170+ Ph.D. economists, based in 25 offices around the world, Compass Lexecon offers a global perspective on economic matters. Our economists produce creative, compelling solutions, underpinned by rigorous economic thinking and cutting‑edge analysis. We have advised clients in matters before regulatory agencies and courts in over 120 jurisdictions.

About The Role

We are seeking a driven and proactive Recruitment Adviser to support our offices in Europe and Asia. This role sits within a seven‑person team covering HR, Recruitment, and Learning & Development. The role will report into the Recruitment and L&D Manager.

The Advisor will support lateral recruitment across consulting and business services functions, alongside responsibility for headcount reporting, recruitment forecasting, workforce analysis, and the continuous improvement of recruitment processes and candidate experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with local hiring managers to attract, source, and progress candidates for billable and non‑billable positions.
• Develop excellent working relationships with local offices, advising on recruitment best practices.
• Along with the other Recruitment Adviser, maintain our applicant tracking system (Workday) and all recruitment filing systems.
• Maintain and refine talent planning and recruitment forecasting models.
• Analyse headcount data to identify trends, capacity constraints, and hiring requirements.
• Support the alignment of hiring plans with business needs and forecasted demand across billable and non‑billable functions.
• Extract and validate headcount and recruitment data from Workday.
• Alongside the HR team, deliver cyclical reporting with consistency and precision.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of reporting methodologies and data integrity.
• Draft and refine job descriptions to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment with Compass Lexecon’s positioning.
• Support employer branding efforts aimed at attracting high‑calibre billable and non‑billable talent.
• Alongside the other Recruitment Adviser, manage the recruitment inbox, responding to candidate and stakeholder queries in a timely and professional manner.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews and recruitment events, ensuring an efficient recruitment process.
• Support the other Recruitment Advisor with their responsibilities according to varying capacities within the team.
• Provide broader support across the HR and Learning & Development teams, contributing to team initiatives and wider people activities across the region.

Experience Required

• Experience supporting lateral recruitment activity across multiple locations and stakeholder groups within a professional services environment.
• Experience working with headcount reporting, workforce planning, recruitment analytics, or talent data.
• Experience building and maintaining reporting models and analysing data trends.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems and HR platforms, preferably Workday.
• Experience using AI tools (CoPilot, Claude, Lama and Chat GPT) and working with data in Power BI and Excel would be advantageous.

Skills And Competencies Required

• Excellent team skills. Supports colleagues and actively seeks to collaborate on projects.
• Advanced IT skills, with the ability to work confidently with large and complex datasets.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to deliver accurate and high quality work.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with hiring managers and stakeholders across multiple offices. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive and adaptable approach, with a willingness to challenge the status quo.