Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

HRLife Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

HRLife Ltd. is seeking a proactive Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead a team and drive recruitment excellence across a defined region. The role focuses on collaboration with senior stakeholders and delivering end-to-end resourcing strategies for growth.

You will manage regional hiring plans, oversee onboarding, and ensure a strong candidate experience while maintaining regulatory compliance. Travel 2–4 days per month; hybrid work arrangement with 3 days in the office and 2 at home.

Qualifications

• Experience in-house recruiting and managing a team.
• Ability to develop and implement regional resourcing plans.
• Strong data analysis to drive recruitment decisions.
• Excellent relationships with stakeholders and hiring managers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the recruitment team to meet headcount plans.
• Build strong relationships with SMT and stakeholders to understand regional requirements.
• Create robust regional recruitment plans and oversee onboarding and interviews.
• Drive attraction, selection and onboarding for senior hires in the region.
• Provide regular recruitment metrics and reporting to managers.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Team management

Stakeholder engagement

Data-driven

Resourcing strategy

Job description

HRLife are looking for a pro-active, data-savvy, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist who has previous experience of working in-house, managing a team and driving recruitment excellence.

Experienced at sharing knowledge and best practice, you'll be supporting the broader People and Resourcing Strategy but owning and taking full responsibility for your specific region.

Your day to day responsibility will include managing and supporting your team to meet the hiring plans and headcount target, building great relationships with stakeholders to understand resourcing plans and supporting with various projects. These will include things such as digital technology, employee branding, values based recruitment and diverse and creative recruitment strategies.

Utilising key data, you'll work with the regional managers and directors to understand current and future workforce requirements to development and implement a robust Resourcing Strategy which meets those needs.

Key responsibilities will include;

• Building collaborative relationships with the SMT and key stakeholders to understand the requirements for all vacancies and future business growth
• Managing a team of recruitment professionals at various levels to deliver the resourcing plan for a specific area ensuring a great candidate experience whilst adhering to all regulatory and compliance requirements
• Creating robust recruitment plans for the region taking the lead on recruitment and on boarding, including attendance at interviews, events, job fairs etc.
• Taking ownership of the attraction, selection and on boarding of all Senior level hiring for the region, working closely with the Regional Managers to successfully recruit these critical roles
• Ensuring candidate attraction plans for all vacancies deliver a candidate pipeline which meets the needs of the region
• Providing regular updates to hiring managers on vacancy progress and presenting regular recruitment metrics, management information and statutory reporting
• Providing hands on operational support across the end to end recruitment and on boarding cycle – through all stages including approval, attraction, selection, offer and pre-employment checks
• Conducting regular research and benchmarking across the industry including potential impact on turnover and adapting recruitment plans accordingly
• Playing an active part in succession planning and talent mapping alongside implementing a talent framework that assesses internal talent

The ideal candidate will have worked in a similar role, be able to bring ideas, creativity and a fresh approach to recruitment. Be results driven, have a passion for ensuring a great experience to both managers and candidates and create a resourcing function that actively brings candidates to the business.

You'll have broad recruitment experience from an operational, volume based sector.

Travel will be required with the role 2-4 days per month with occasional overnight stays.

Hybrid working - 3 days a week in the office / 2 at home.

Salary 50-57k plus competitive performance based bonus