Talent Acquisition Lead – Central London – Hybrid - £80,000 plus benefits

ASHDOWN GROUP; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global business seeks a Talent Acquisition Lead to oversee their recruitment efforts. This strategic role involves developing recruitment strategies, managing global hiring processes, and enhancing the company's employer branding. The ideal candidate will possess in-house recruitment experience, preferably in a professional services environment, and be adept at sourcing talent and coaching hiring managers.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in in-house recruitment.
• Experience in financial or professional services is a plus.
• Proven track record in developing recruitment strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment activities and sourcing strategies globally.
• Manage the offer process and enhance candidate communications.
• Design strategic recruitment plans leveraging social media.

Skills

Headhunting

Sourcing strategies

Interview coaching

Workforce planning

Employer branding

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

LinkedIn

Glassdoor

Job description

Talent Acquisition Lead – Central London – Hybrid - £80,000 plus benefits

Talent Acquisition Lead – Central London – Hybrid - £80,000 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 are able to attract and retain the best talent. Please note - financial services or professional services experience would be advantageous.

As the Talent Acquisition Lead you will act as a trusted partner to the business, ensuring they are able to 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:

Lead Recruitment activities globally

Proactively source talent through headhunting, market mapping, and leveraging targeted sourcing strategies to engage passive candidate pools.

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

Coach and support hiring managers through all stages of the recruitment process, ensuring a fair, inclusive, and legally compliant approach.

Manage the offer process, securing necessary approvals and issuing offer letters and contracts.

Drive and champion the Employee Referral Programme.

Collaborate with HR Business Partners to anticipate and respond to workforce planning needs

Continuing efforts towards direct recruitment methods including job boards, social media, and direct search.

Enhance advertising and sourcing strategies; develop and maintain careers content on the company website, intranet, and LinkedIn.

Lead the development and optimisation of the Applicant Tracking System and other recruitment tools.

Design and implement a strategic plan for leveraging platforms like LinkedIn and Glassdoor to support recruitment branding.

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 and experienced in-house Recruitment Manager/Partner with significant experience within a professional, corporate environment. You will have proven experience of developing recruitment strategy, headcount plans and setting budgets.

The salary on offer for this role is up to £80,000 plus bonus and benefits.

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