Senior Recruiter

Western Union; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A financial services company is looking for a Senior Recruiter in the UK to manage end-to-end hiring across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. You'll partner with business leaders to shape recruitment strategies and attract top talent. Successful candidates will have proven experience in recruitment preferably in a fast-paced environment. This role offers a 6-month fixed-term contract with a competitive compensation package and development opportunities.

Benefits

Short-term incentives

Multiple health insurance options

Life insurance

Access to development platforms

Qualifications

• Proven experience in end-to-end recruitment, preferably in a multinational environment.
• Strong expertise in sourcing tools and recruitment technologies.
• Ability to analyze recruitment metrics for decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Drive full-cycle recruitment ensuring an exceptional candidate experience.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs.
• Leverage innovative sourcing strategies to attract talent.

Skills

Talent acquisition expertise

Fluency in English and German

Experience in fast-paced environments

Excellent relationship-building skills

Tools

Workday

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Overview

As a Senior Recruiter, you will play a crucial role within our Regional Talent Acquisition team, managing end-to-end hiring for a variety of roles—ranging from entry-level to senior leadership—across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East (EMEA). This is an opportunity to partner with business leaders, shape recruitment strategies, and contribute to our company's success by attracting top talent.

Responsibilities

• Drive full-cycle recruitment, from sourcing and screening to offer negotiation and pre-onboarding, ensuring an exceptional candidate experience.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs, advise on best hiring practices, and present top candidates.
• Leverage innovative sourcing strategies, talent pipelines, and recruitment technologies to attract high-quality talent.
• Manage the offer process, ensuring smooth coordination of pre-employment documentation and compliance requirements.
• Utilize data-driven insights to track hiring performance and improve recruitment processes.
• Navigate complex recruitment challenges with minimal supervision while ensuring alignment with company objectives.

Are you a talent acquisition expert who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment? Do you excel at identifying top talent and shaping recruitment strategies that drive business success? If so, join Western Union on a 6-month fixed-term contract (FTC) and contribute to our mission of delivering a seamless cross-border money movement experience. Fluency in English and German is required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in end-to-end recruitment, preferably in a fast-paced, multinational environment (in-house or RPO experience is a plus, along with exposure to the financial services sector).
• Strong expertise in sourcing tools, job boards, and recruitment technologies (e.g., Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter).
• Excellent relationship-building skills, with a candidate-centric mindset and a track record of collaborating with hiring managers and stakeholders at local and global levels.
• Ability to analyze recruitment metrics and leverage data to inform decision-making and optimize hiring strategies.
• Experience working in SLA-driven environments with the ability to manage multiple requisitions efficiently.

Benefits

Western Union is positioned to become the world's most accessible financial services company - transforming lives and communities. We're a diverse and passionate customer-centric team of over 8,000 employees serving 200 countries and territories, reaching customers and receivers around the globe. More than moving money, we design easy-to-use products and services for our digital and physical financial ecosystem that help our customers move forward.

Just as we help our global customers prosper, we support our employees in achieving their professional aspirations. You'll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as receive a great compensation package. If you're ready to help drive the future of financial services, it\'s time for Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at https://careers.westernunion.com

You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few