Senior Talent Partner

Oakleaf Partnership; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion retail group in Central London seeks a Senior Talent Partner to shape and deliver their recruitment strategy. This role involves managing recruitment across multiple functions, implementing an ATS, and redesigning assessment frameworks. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in a retail or consumer environment, a successful track record in building recruitment functions, and a strong capacity for project management. A salary of £55K-£65K is offered for this impactful position.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Talent Partner or Senior TA Manager within retail.
• Experience building recruitment functions, teams, or processes from scratch.
• Experience implementing or re-implementing an ATS.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across multiple functions.
• Manage the implementation of a new ATS.
• Redesign selection and assessment frameworks.

Skills

Project delivery

Recruitment function building

ATS implementation

Selection and assessment design

Organisational skills

Detail-oriented

Job description

Senior Talent Partner – Central London – Major Fashion Retail Group

Salary – £55K-£65K

I am partnering with a leading fashion retail group to appoint an experienced Senior Talent Partner to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the organisation’s end-to-end recruitment strategy.

This is a highly visible, project-led role, ideal for a hands-on talent professional who thrives on building recruitment capability from the ground up, leading complex initiatives and driving operational excellence alongside high-volume hiring.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across multiple functions, including building teams from scratch
• Own and deliver key talent projects, ensuring recruitment processes, systems and data are fully implemented and embedded
• Manage the implementation of a new ATS, including system setup, migration, user adoption and optimisation
• Redesign and implement selection and assessment frameworks, with clear evidence of previous delivery
• Relaunch and refresh the careers site, ensuring strong employer branding and candidate experience
• Create, review and standardise job descriptions across the business
• Partner closely with stakeholders to deliver pragmatic, scalable hiring solutions
• Ensure all roles, candidates and processes are accurately managed and maintained within the ATS

About You

• Proven experience as a Senior Talent Partner or Senior TA Manager within retail, fashion or a fast-paced consumer environment
• Strong evidence of project delivery, particularly building recruitment functions, teams or processes from scratch
• Demonstrable experience implementing or re-implementing an ATS
• Track record of designing and embedding selection and assessment methodologies
• Comfortable working at pace, juggling delivery and strategic projects simultaneously
• Highly organised, detail-driven and systems-savvy

This role would suit someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves, leading meaningful change and leaving a lasting recruitment legacy.

If this sounds like you, I would love to hear from you.