Talent Acquisition Lead - Central London - Hybrid - £100,000 plus benefits

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company is seeking a dynamic Talent Acquisition Lead to spearhead their global recruitment efforts. This strategic role involves collaborating with hiring managers, enhancing recruitment strategies, and managing a talented HR team. You will play a crucial role in attracting and retaining top talent while ensuring a fair and inclusive hiring process. With a competitive salary and benefits, this opportunity allows you to make a significant impact in a professional corporate environment. If you are passionate about talent acquisition and want to drive change, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Bonus

Benefits

Qualifications

• Significant experience in recruitment strategy and headcount planning.
• Proven track record in a corporate recruitment environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead global recruitment activities and manage the offer process.
• Partner with hiring managers to deliver a seamless recruitment process.
• Enhance sourcing strategies and develop recruitment branding.

Skills

Talent Acquisition Strategy

Headhunting

Market Mapping

Stakeholder Management

Interview Coordination

Employee Referral Programme

Recruitment Tools Optimization

Education

Degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

LinkedIn

Glassdoor

Job description

Job Description

Talent Acquisition Lead – Central London – Hybrid - £100,000 plus benefits

A highly successful, global business are looking for an experienced in-house recruitment professional to lead their global talent acquisition efforts. This strategic and operational role will be responsible for driving the talent acquisition strategy, ensuring the brand is able to attract and retain the best talent.

As the Talent Acquisition Lead, you will act as a trusted partner to the business, ensuring they can identify, attract, and secure individuals with the capability to develop the organisation.

You will join a talented, friendly HR team and will line manage one Internal Recruiter. Key responsibilities will include:

1. Lead recruitment activities globally.
2. Proactively source talent through headhunting, market mapping, and leveraging targeted sourcing strategies to engage passive candidate pools.
3. Partner with hiring managers and stakeholders to deliver a seamless end-to-end recruitment process, including requirement gathering, job specification updates, candidate sourcing, interview coordination, and candidate communication.
4. Coach and support hiring managers through all stages of the recruitment process, ensuring a fair, inclusive, and legally compliant approach.
5. Manage the offer process, securing necessary approvals and issuing offer letters and contracts.
6. Drive and champion the Employee Referral Programme.
7. Collaborate with HR Business Partners to anticipate and respond to workforce planning needs.
8. Continue efforts towards direct recruitment methods including job boards, social media, and direct search.
9. Enhance advertising and sourcing strategies; develop and maintain careers content on the company website, intranet, and LinkedIn.
10. Lead the development and optimisation of the Applicant Tracking System and other recruitment tools.
11. Design and implement a strategic plan for leveraging platforms like LinkedIn and Glassdoor to support recruitment branding.
12. Deliver training and resources for interviewers and hiring managers covering topics such as effective interviewing, unconscious bias, and decision-making.

This Senior TA role would suit an experienced in-house Recruitment Manager/Partner with significant experience within a professional, corporate environment. You will have proven experience in developing recruitment strategy, headcount plans, and setting budgets.

The salary on offer for this role is up to £100,000 plus bonus and benefits.