Talent Acquisition Partner

Equals; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Life assurance

Health insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

25 days holiday

Cycle to work

Season Ticket Loans

Onsite gym London

International transfers rates

Progression opportunities

Job summary

Equals is recruiting a Talent Acquisition Partner to own end-to-end recruitment across the UK & Europe, partnering with stakeholders and delivering direct search to source top talent. The role is a sole recruiter across all departments, shaping our employer brand and driving value initiatives for a diverse, high-quality workforce.

You will lead process improvements, collaborate with HR and Exco, and oversee onboarding to ensure a seamless candidate experience in a fast-paced fintech environment.

Qualifications

• Experience building upon and improving recruitment processes and supporting value initiatives (e.g. D&I, recruitment training).
• Highly professional with ability to establish credibility and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Previous role in Fintech recruitment.
• Significant recruitment experience, preferably in-house.
• Advanced market knowledge within Technology & Financial Services.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire recruitment process across the UK & Europe.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver proactive direct search.
• Sole recruiter across all departments within the business.
• Support development of employer brand and drive value initiatives for a high quality, diverse workforce.
• Drive enhancements of processes, systems, tools and training.
• Handle onboarding and liaison with Exco, HR and Hiring Managers to ensure a seamless experience.

Job description

• Reporting into the Chief People Officer, the Talent Acquisition Partner will manage the entire recruitment process across the UK & Europe
• This will involve partnering with our stakeholders to understand the business needs and delivering proactive direct search to source, engage and select the best talent
• This is a sole recruiter role and will work across all departments within the business
• Beyond recruitment delivery, the role-holder will support the development of our employer brand and drive value-initiatives to ensure a high quality and diverse workforce
• As we strive to develop a market-leading talent acquisition proposition, the team is encouraged to drive enhancements of our processes, systems, tools and training
• Business Partnering & Resource Planning:
• Partner with stakeholders to define resource requirements and support the requisition approval process
• Identify future skill needs and build a talent pipeline
• Partner with the Hiring Manager to understand the role & person requirements, advise on the market conditions and agree the best approach
• Challenge the Hiring Managers to think beyond technical skill-set and consider diversity, behavioural, cultural and team fit
• Liaise with the Hiring Manager, Candidate, Exco and HR from intake meeting through to onboarding to give a seamless experience
• Employer Brand & Sourcing:
• Proactively promote our employer brand and value proposition
• Directly source candidates via multiple channels; heavy focus on LinkedIn Recruiter
• Proactively engage prospective candidates to pitch our employer value proposition (EVP) and qualify against our company, role & person requirements
• On the exception, engage and manage recruitment agencies to support the hiring
• Take ownership of the entire onboarding process, ensuring that every new starter has a seamless onboarding experience
• Quality & Diversity:
• Present and walk through the short list with the Hiring Manager, conduct market referencing and interviews
• Work with the business to add value throughout the recruitment cycle to make better hiring decisions
• Support and coach Hiring Managers on recruitment best practice and adhere to talent selection standards and support the balanced assessment of a candidate’s alignment with our technical, behavioural & cultural profile
• Support diversity & inclusion initiatives and ensure this is embedded in our talent proposition and ensure an outstanding Candidate experience at all times
• Talent Acquisition Capability, Technology & Processes:
• Strive to continuously improve our talent acquisition approach, systems, tools, processes and most importantly, ourselves as talent acquisitions professionals
• Actively share knowledge, best practice and new ideas across the team
• Assist the automation and standardisation of the recruitment cycle with heavy focus on embedding Bamboo applicant tracking system (ATS)
• Update Bamboo in real-time with a high level of accuracy & integrity, ensuring a clear audit trail
• Produce and analyse recruitment MI & talent metrics to shape our approach

Benefits

• Contributory pension
• Life assurance
• Health insurance through BUPA
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers a 24/7 confidential advice line for health, bereavement and other areas of support
• 25 days holiday per year + your birthday off
• We are members of the cycle to work scheme
• We offer Season Ticket Loans
• Free onsite Nuffield Health gym & pool (London) and discounted gym membership elsewhere
• Interbank currency rates on travel money and international transfers
• Opportunities for progression, development and learning new skills

Experience building upon and improving existing recruitment processes and supporting value initiatives (e.g. D&I, recruitment training, etc.)Highly professional and able to quickly establish credibility and maintain positive relationships with internal & external stakeholdersPrevious role working in a Fintech businessSignificant recruitment experience, preferably within an in-house recruitment modelAdvanced market knowledge within Technology & Financial ServicesWorks with others in a collaborative and solutions focused manner to achieve measurable outcomes that improve business performanceResilient individual with the ability to operate in a demanding and fast-paced environmentPrevious experience overseeing the onboarding of new joiners and working with relevant stakeholders to deliver a seamless and efficient onboarding experienceStrong track record delivering recruitment across the UK & Europe and across various departmentsCandidates from an agency background are welcome and must demonstrate their capability to work on broader talent projects/tasksExceptional communication skills - verbal, written and in meetingsProactive self-starter with the drive to deliver resultsExperience as a sole recruiterIntroduction of AI/automation into recruitment processes