Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor

International SOS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & incentive scheme

Hybrid work: 3 days in office

Birthday holiday & extra leave option

Comprehensive benefits: Pension, PMI,/

Job summary

International SOS in London is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage the full recruitment lifecycle across designated business areas and geographies. You will partner with hiring managers, HR teams and leaders to attract, assess, and hire high-calibre talent while delivering an exceptional candidate experience.

This role targets someone with extensive recruitment experience, capable of operating in a global environment and delivering data-driven talent solutions.

Qualifications

• Extensive recruitment experience in a complex, in-house function.
• Experience managing professional, technical, operational, and corporate hiring.
• Direct sourcing and talent mapping experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across designated business areas and geographies.
• Partner with hiring managers, HR teams and leaders to attract and hire high-calibre talent.
• Deliver regular recruitment updates and performance reporting to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with local employment laws and internal policies.

Skills

Extensive recruitment experience

Direct sourcing & talent mapping

Stakeholder management

ATS & recruitment technologies

Competency-based interviewing

International recruitment

High workload management

AI in recruitment

LinkedIn Recruiter

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team in Chiswick, West London. You will be responsible for managing the full recruitment lifecycle across designated business areas and geographies. This role partners closely with hiring managers, HR teams, and business leaders to attract, assess, and hire high-calibre talent while delivering an exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with extenstive recruitment experinence, looking to join a global organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition Delivery

• Manage end-to-end recruitment activity from requisition approval through to offer acceptance and onboarding handover.
• Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to understand business requirements, define selection criteria, and develop sourcing strategies.
• Proactively source candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, networking, referrals, talent pools, and market mapping techniques.
• Screen, assess, and interview candidates using competency-based interviewing methodologies.
• Manage candidate pipelines and provide high-quality shortlists within agreed service levels.
• Coordinate interview processes and ensure timely candidate feedback.
• Support Talent Intelligence and Maintain talent communities and pipelines for future hiring needs.

Stakeholder Management

• Develop partnerships with hiring managers and business leaders.
• Provide guidance on recruitment strategy, market conditions, salary benchmarking, and talent availability.
• Challenge hiring assumptions and offer data-driven recommendations to support decision-making.
• Deliver regular recruitment updates and performance reporting to stakeholders.

Candidate Experience & Employer Branding

• Ensure a positive and engaging candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Promote International SOS as an employer of choice through professional representation of the brand and values.
• Support employer branding initiatives including recruitment marketing initiatives, networking events, careers fairs, assessment centres, and hiring campaign, social media campaigns
• Support Talent Intelligence and maintain talent communities and pipelines for future hiring needs.

Recruitment Governance & Compliance

• Ensure all recruitment activities comply with local employment legislation and internal policies.
• Maintain accurate records within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Support compliance requirements relating to sponsored workers and right-to-work processes.
• Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and fair hiring practices throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Track and report recruitment KPIs including time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, candidate experience, diversity metrics, and agency spend.
• Analyse recruitment data and market trends to identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Contribute to TA projects, process enhancements, and talent acquisition best practices across the organisation.

About You

• Extensive recruitment experience, ideally within an in-house Talent Acquisition function in a complex, international organisation.
• Experience managing professional, technical, operational, and corporate hiring across multiple functions.
• Demonstrable experience of direct sourcing and talent mapping.
• Excellent stakeholder management and business partnering skills.
• Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems and recruitment technologies.
• Experience using competency-based interviewing and assessment techniques.
• Exposure to international recruitment environments is highly desirable
• Experience of prioritizing and managing a high workload to tight timelines
• Exposure/experience of using AI technologies to support recruitment process
• Advanced LinkedIn Recruiter and sourcing expertise preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and incentive scheme
• Warm, supportive, and open company culture
• An opportunity to thrive in a global environment
• Hybrid working: 3 days in the office
• Birthday holiday and option to purchase additional annual leave
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Private Pension, Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance and more.