Talent Acquisition Partner

sky; Hounslow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sky TV benefits

Pension up to 9% employer contribution

Private healthcare

Dental insurance

Sky product discounts

Equity/shares schemes

Sky VIP rewards

Job summary

Sky seeks a hands-on Talent Acquisition partner to own end-to-end recruitment across Marketing, Commercial and Sky's in-house Creative Agency from briefing to offer. You’ll manage requisitions, partner with hiring managers and outsourced sourcing teams, and drive candidate experience in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

You’ll bring proven experience in end-to-end recruitment, strong stakeholder management, active sourcing and a thoughtful, inclusive approach to hiring.

Qualifications

• Proven end-to-end recruitment experience in-house or agency.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Hands-on sourcing, including passive candidates and talent pools.
• Experience partnering with outsourced sourcing teams.
• Solid knowledge of recruitment best practices, employment law and compliant processes.
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers to understand needs, shape recruitment strategies, and manage expectations.
• Own the end-to-end recruitment process from briefing to offer.
• Work with outsourced sourcing partners to align search strategies and briefs.
• Screen and assess candidates, supporting fair, inclusive hiring decisions.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience with clear communication and timely feedback.
• Support internal mobility and continuous improvement of recruitment processes.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Stakeholder management

Sourcing passive candidates

Outsourced sourcing collaboration

Inclusive hiring practices

Job description

Great recruitment is about more than filling roles. It is about understanding what the business needs, finding exceptional people and creating an experience that makes candidates want to join us.

Join Sky's Talent Acquisition team and take ownership of high-quality, end-to-end recruitment across Marketing, Commercial and Sky's in-house Creative Agency. You'll have the autonomy to manage requisitions from briefing through to offer, while contributing to campaigns, market-facing activity and continuous improvement. This is a role for a hands-on recruiter who enjoys pace, stakeholder partnership and delivering results as part of a collaborative team.

What you'll do

• Partner with hiring managers to understand their needs, shape recruitment strategies, advise on market conditions and assessment approaches, and manage expectations throughout.
• Own the end-to-end recruitment process, from role briefing, attraction and sourcing through assessment, offer and hire.
• Work closely with outsourced sourcing partners, setting clear briefs, aligning search strategies
• Engage, screen and assess internal and external candidates, supporting fair, consistent and inclusive hiring decisions in line with Sky's standards.
• Take accountability for candidate experience, providing clear communication, timely feedback and a positive, professional impression of Sky at every stage.
• Enable internal mobility, including elevating the service and experience for internal hiring.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activity, sharing best practice and supporting the evolution of recruitment processes, tools and ways of working across Talent Acquisition

What you'll bring

Essential criteria:

• Proven experience delivering end-to-end recruitment in an in-house or agency environment, managing multiple requisitions in a fast-paced setting.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to advise, influence and constructively challenge hiring managers while building trusted relationships.
• Solid sourcing capability, including hands-on experience engaging passive candidates and building talent pools for specialist or hard-to-hire roles.
• Experience partnering effectively with outsourced sourcing teams, providing clear briefs and timely feedback to improve pipelines and hiring outcomes.
• A good understanding of recruitment best practice, fair and inclusive hiring, and relevant employment legislation and compliance requirements.
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to balance competing demands without compromising quality or attention to detail.

Desirable skills:

• Experience in recruiting for Marketing, Commercial Growth or Ad Agency positions

Benefits and perks

• Free Sky TV, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema
• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution
• Private healthcare with mental health support
• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance
• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect
• Sharesave and Tech schemes
• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week.

Your office base

Osterley

Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there's plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon. Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations. Plus, there's free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

Who we are

We're Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you'll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.

We're an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we'll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.

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