Talent Acquisition Lead

Catalyst Partners; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Catalyst Partners in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition leader to oversee recruitment across the UK and Europe, balancing hands-on delivery with strategic workforce planning and data-driven practices.

You will partner with senior stakeholders, lead a small TA team, and drive analytics, process improvements, and technology enhancements to strengthen hiring across a fast-paced, project-led business.

Qualifications

• In-house Talent Acquisition leadership experience.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor TA teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing senior leaders.
• Track record of improving recruitment processes and metrics.
• Experience using data analytics to drive hiring decisions.

Responsabilités

• Lead Talent Acquisition across the UK and Europe.
• Manage and develop a small TA team.
• Partner with senior stakeholders on hiring strategy.
• Drive workforce planning and talent pipelining.
• Develop recruitment reporting, analytics and insights.
• Review and enhance recruitment processes for efficiency and candidate experience.
• Support recruitment technology and ATS improvement initiatives.
• Influence stakeholders to ensure effective hiring decisions.
• Use market intelligence to support business planning and recruitment strategy.
• Promote governance and best practices across the recruitment lifecycle.

Connaissances

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Sourcing

Recruitment analytics

ATS experience

Outils

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Description du poste

Our client is a well-established construction and property consultancy operating across the UK and Europe. Working with major clients across the built environment, they support the delivery of complex projects spanning cost management, programme management, project management and advisory services.

As the organisation continues to evolve, they are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition leader who can build on this success while helping drive continuous improvement across the function.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join an established Talent Acquisition function in a leadership role with responsibility for recruitment across the UK and Europe.

You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders to deliver hiring across a complex, project-led business. While the function is well-established and performing strongly, there is an opportunity to bring fresh thinking around workforce planning, recruitment processes, reporting, and talent attraction.

The business is looking for someone who can balance hands-on delivery with a strategic mindset, helping the function become more proactive and data-driven while maintaining a strong focus on stakeholder partnership and recruitment excellence.

You’ll contribute to a number of ongoing initiatives across talent acquisition, including enhancing hiring processes, improving recruitment analytics, strengthening assessment approaches, and supporting future technology improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Talent Acquisition activity across the UK and Europe.
• Manage and develop a small team of Talent Acquisition professionals.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and business leaders, acting as a trusted advisor on hiring strategy.
• Drive a more proactive approach to workforce planning and talent pipelining.
• Develop meaningful recruitment reporting, analytics and hiring insights.
• Review and enhance recruitment processes to improve efficiency and candidate experience.
• Support recruitment technology and ATS improvement initiatives.
• Influence and challenge stakeholders to ensure effective hiring decisions.
• Use market intelligence and talent data to support business planning and recruitment strategy.
• Promote consistency, governance and best practice across the recruitment lifecycle.

More About You

• Proven in-house Talent Acquisition experience within the construction, project consultancy, cost consultancy, property consultancy or infrastructure sectors.
• Experience leading or mentoring Talent Acquisition teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to influence and challenge senior leaders.
• A track record of improving recruitment processes, systems and ways of working.
• Experience using recruitment data and insights to drive decision-making.
• Commercially minded with a strategic approach to Talent Acquisition.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where hiring requirements are influenced by project pipelines and business growth.
• Able to balance strategic initiatives with hands‑on recruitment delivery