Senior Executive Talent Acquisition Leader

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Shared Cost AVC scheme

28 days annual leave

EV car benefit scheme

Healthcare plans

Gym membership discounts

Mortgage advice

Cycle purchase scheme

Volunteer leave (3 days)

Discounted shopping

Costco membership

Boundless

Eye care scheme

Job summary

WMCA is seeking an Executive Talent Acquisition Partner to lead senior leadership recruitment, including Directors and Chief Officers. You will combine executive search expertise, market intelligence and credible stakeholder advice to support informed appointments and inclusive decisions.

You will also manage executive search firms and suppliers, develop pipelines, and ensure governance, value for money and high-quality candidate experiences across campaigns.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading senior or executive-level recruitment campaigns.
• Experience working with executive search firms, recruitment agencies and senior external suppliers.
• Knowledge of recruitment governance, employment legislation and best-practice selection methods.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building with Board level.
• Experience delivering inclusive recruitment strategies.
• Experience managing supplier performance frameworks and SLAs.

Responsibilities

• Lead inclusive, compliant executive recruitment campaigns from brief to appointment.
• Advise senior stakeholders and panels using evidence and market insight for fair decisions.
• Build executive talent pipelines via mapping, research and targeted engagement across sectors.
• Design inclusive, evidence-based assessment processes with high candidate experience.
• Oversee executive search firms, agencies and MSPs, monitoring governance and costs.
• Use workforce data and market intelligence to improve outcomes and diversity.

Skills

Executive recruitment

Stakeholder management

Talent mapping

Market intelligence

Assessment & selection

Governance

Supplier management

Diversity & inclusion

Project management

Communication

Education

Degree in HR / Talent Acquisition

Job description

WMCA is seeking an Executive Talent Acquisition Partner to lead senior leadership recruitment, including Directors and Chief Officers. You will combine executive search expertise, market intelligence and credible stakeholder advice to support informed appointments and inclusive decisions.

You will also manage executive search firms and suppliers, develop pipelines, and ensure governance, value for money and high-quality candidate experiences across campaigns.