Talent Acquisition Partner

CMA Recruitment Group; Southampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Strong benefits

Career progression opportunities

Supportive environment

Job summary

A high-growth recruitment agency in Southampton is looking for a Talent Partner to lead full-cycle recruitment and develop talent strategies. This is a newly created role that offers opportunities for career progression and a chance to influence the employer brand across international offices. The ideal candidate will have experience in technical recruitment and a proven ability to engage with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience leading recruitment in technical sectors.
• Ability to manage expectations across regions.
• Experience in developing career pathways.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for various functions.
• Implement succession plans with senior leadership.
• Design and manage early careers programmes.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment experience

Influencing senior stakeholders

Designing succession plans

Building early careers programmes

Employer branding techniques

International exposure

Education

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Job description

Overview

CMA Recruitment Group is partnering exclusively with a high-growth, innovation-led business to recruit a Talent Partner based in Southampton, Hampshire. The role offers the opportunity to drive recruitment, succession planning and early careers development. It is a newly created and highly visible role with scope to shape talent strategy and support scale-up across international offices.

What will the Talent Partner role involve?

• Lead full-cycle recruitment across technical and business functions, ensuring a best-in-class hiring experience.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill and high-value roles, working closely with hiring managers.
• Build and maintain a strong employer brand through job boards, social media, and industry networking.
• Consult with international offices to adapt hiring processes that support timely delivery, while respecting regional variations.
• Identify key roles and create robust succession plans in partnership with senior leadership.
• Develop career pathways and progression plans to retain and develop high-potential internal talent.
• Design and manage early careers programmes including graduate schemes and university partnerships.

Suitable candidate for the Talent Partner vacancy

• Experience leading end-to-end recruitment in-house, ideally technical engineering sectors.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and manage hiring expectations across multiple regions.
• Strong track record in designing and implementing succession plans and development strategies.
• Experience building early careers programmes, from design through to delivery and evaluation.
• Familiarity with modern employer branding techniques and recruitment marketing.
• International exposure and ability to adapt hiring approaches across global teams.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent, with evidence of ongoing professional development.

Additional benefits and information for the role of Talent Partner

• High-visibility role with the opportunity to influence talent strategy across a growing international organisation.
• Supportive and ambitious environment, committed to innovation and continuous improvement.
• Competitive salary, strong benefits and genuine career progression opportunities in line with business expansion.
• The Talent Partner position is newly created to support continued scale-up and strengthen internal capability across recruitment, talent development and succession planning.

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Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

• Human Resources

Industries

• Manufacturing, Energy Technology, and Space Research and Technology