Sr Recruitment Business Partner

Palo Alto Networks; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm in London seeks a Recruitment Business Partner to drive hiring efforts across EMEA. The role requires full-cycle recruiting expertise, strong influencing and negotiation skills, and the ability to build relationships with internal teams. Ideal candidates are proactive and exhibit excellent assessment capabilities. The company values diversity, promoting a collaborative work culture.

Qualifications

• Previous full-cycle internal recruiting experience at an enterprise technology company.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
• Excellent candidate assessment skills with knowledge of behavioral interviewing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with HR and business leaders to understand recruitment strategies.
• Implement and execute sourcing, screening, and interviewing processes.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal partners.

Skills

Client management

Negotiation skills

Organizational skills

Influencing skills

Communication skills

Candidate assessment skills

Job description

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real‑world problems with cutting‑edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real‑time problem‑solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Description

Job Summary

The EMEA Recruitment Business Partner will be part of a team responsible for driving recruiting efforts across EMEA. This position encompasses all stages of the hiring process – from partnering with business leaders on position strategy and candidate requirements, developing sourcing strategies to target and assess top talent, and negotiating/closing offers.

Are you willing to be a part of an experienced, collaborative team that is passionate about our success? As a member of our Recruiting team, you will be responsible for the development, assessment, and delivery of uniquely qualified prospects for one of the most innovative companies in the world. Your focus is on delivering amazing customer and candidate experiences, developing lasting relationships and partnering closely with HR colleagues across the globe.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with HR Business Partners, functional business leaders, and customer organizations to understand skill requirements, background, and experience needed to develop a comprehensive recruitment strategy to meet demand plan
• Ensure the implementation and execution of the recruitment function (sourcing, screening, submitting, interviewing and closing) of candidates that meet or exceed hiring targets
• You will be responsible for establishing, cultivating and maintaining solid working relationships with internal partners (hiring managers, external relationships & other internal recruiting partners)
• Maintain in-depth and up‑to‑date knowledge of top talent, companies, competitive industries and trends
• Possess razor‑sharp instincts and know how to measure talent through professional qualitative and quantitative metrics
• You are charged with building a pipeline of top talent, and skillfully covert passive candidates
• Develop relevant candidate analysis/assessments when presenting candidate slates
• Develop scrupulous research, industry calibration, and reference checking
• You will craft, justify and negotiate offers (compensation, benefits, relocation, etc.)

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Previous full‑cycle internal recruiting experience at an enterprise technology company, or a similar high growth environment, with direct experience of sourcing and managing sales professionals through the recruitment process
• Superb client management, organizational, negotiation and presentation skills
• Strong influencing skills, consultative with the composure to handle high volume
• Be a professional, accountable, high energy and collaborative teammate, yet the ability to work independently
• Be a self‑starter and resourceful with the ability to navigate through the complexity
• Possesses high competencies in thinking strategically in as well as communication/interpersonal skills
• Solid knowledge of corporate business operations and the ability to translate business needs into recruitment strategies and actions
• Demonstrable ability to successfully prioritize and manage a large and diverse requisition load in a dynamic, constantly changing work environment
• Excellent candidate assessment skills with knowledge of fundamental behavioral interviewing. Knowledge of CBI (Competency Based Interviewing) is ideal
• Fluency in an additional language is desirable

Additional Information

The Team

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [e-mail].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.