Resourcing Strategy Lead — Hybrid, Data-Driven TA

University of Surrey; Knaphill; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Hybrid work

Pension

Employee support

Job summary

The University of Surrey seeks a Head of Resourcing to shape the future of talent acquisition across the institution. You will lead a small team, focusing on strategic leadership, workforce planning, and analytics while shaping recruitment practices across academic and professional services functions.

You will work with senior leaders to influence resourcing strategy, improve processes, and build proactive talent pipelines to support long-term objectives within a large, values-driven university.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading resourcing or talent acquisition functions.
• Ability to influence senior executives and stakeholders.
• Strong expertise in workforce planning, analytics and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the University's resourcing strategy.
• Lead senior and executive-level recruitment campaigns.
• Drive end-to-end recruitment journey improvements and analytics.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Workforce planning

Recruitment analytics

Employer branding

AI in recruitment

Change management

Job description

The University of Surrey seeks a Head of Resourcing to shape the future of talent acquisition across the institution. You will lead a small team, focusing on strategic leadership, workforce planning, and analytics while shaping recruitment practices across academic and professional services functions.

You will work with senior leaders to influence resourcing strategy, improve processes, and build proactive talent pipelines to support long-term objectives within a large, values-driven university.