Talent Acquisition Specialist

WebBeds; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

WebBeds is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to drive recruitment initiatives globally. The ideal candidate will have experience in talent acquisition and will be responsible for attracting diverse talent. This role involves managing the full recruitment cycle, improving processes, and collaborating with internal stakeholders to enhance the hiring experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in talent acquisition.
• Strong drive to manage multiple tasks.
• Exceptional skills in screening and interviewing candidates.

Responsibilities

• Own the full recruitment lifecycle from sourcing to onboarding.
• Collaborate with HR to define recruitment needs.
• Manage hiring processes ensuring efficiency.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Proactive Approach

Talent Acquisition Strategies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Job description

What you will do on your journey with WebBeds.

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will be instrumental in shaping our workforce by attracting, selecting, and onboarding top-tier talent from around the world. In this pivotal role, you will work across multiple business units and geographies, bringing a proactive and strategic mindset to every stage of the hiring process, from identifying future hiring needs to delivering a best-in-class candidate experience.

In this role you will:

Serve as a trusted partner to internal stakeholders and a brand ambassador to external candidates. Your focus will be to attract and hire diverse, high-quality talent across various departments while continuously improving our recruitment processes.
You’ll own the full recruitment lifecycle, from building job profiles and sourcing strategies to coordinating interviews, delivering feedback, and overseeing smooth onboarding transitions. You will also play a key role in talent-related campaigns and events that promote WebBeds as an employer of choice.

Key Responsibilities.

• Collaborate with line managers & the HR team to identify and define recruitment needs across multiple departments.
• Establish clear selection criteria, job profiles, and specific requirements for both current and upcoming vacancies.
• Proactively source candidates through a variety of channels, such as online job portals, recruitment sites, social media, job boards, recruitment campaigns, conferences, and events.
• Manage the hiring process from start to finish, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness at each stage.
• Screen applications and assess candidates through calls, emails, technical evaluations, case studies, and psychometric assessments.
• Develop targeted interview questions and conduct in-depth interviews with shortlisted candidates.
• Record all interview feedback in the HRIS, for both successful and unsuccessful candidates, to maintain accurate candidate profiles.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of potential candidates, as well as nurture relationships with past applicants for future opportunities.
• Support key projects throughout the Talent Acquisition process, from Talent Attraction to Assessment, Selection, and Onboarding.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging recruitment practices to continually enhance the recruitment strategy.

The skills we would love to see in your suitcase.

• Minimum 5 years of experience across talent acquisition.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, or a related field, is preferred, along with experience as an in-house or agency recruiter.
• A strong drive to succeed, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and take a proactive approach to recruitment.
• Proficiency in Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and excellent organizational skills to manage vacancies and reporting efficiently.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work closely with internal teams and hiring managers to build recruitment strategies and profiles.
• In-depth knowledge of effective recruitment platforms and methods to attract global talent, including advertising, social media, and recruitment campaigns.
• Skilled in screening candidates, shortlisting applicants, and conducting thorough interviews with detailed feedback for hiring managers.
• Experience in building awareness of the company brand and cultivating strong relationships with candidates to ensure a positive recruitment experience.
• Previous experience with Talent Acquisition events, such as open days, exhibitions, and virtual events.
• Proficiency in process documentation and a commitment to staying informed about the latest recruitment trends.
• Experience with TA projects, such as recruitment campaigns, onboarding initiatives, or graduate programs, would be a plus.

WebBeds is a global digital travel marketplace for the travel trade, an intermediary connecting hotels and other travel service suppliers to a distribution network of travel buyers all over the world. We connect hotels looking to fill rooms with buyers trying to find rooms. In short, we source bookable content, integrate, aggregate and merchandise that content in our platform, then distribute it to a global network of travel trade buyers, who sell to the travelling public.

Our Products range from a Retail Online platform, Integration Connectivity hub and distribution APIs to name but a few and our systems are 100% cloud hosted processing up to 8.3bn search requests daily, with 17million rooms nights sold in FY24. We deliver amazing outcomes using leading edge technology through innovative and creative thinking; and products help our partners deliver amazing travel experiences, enabling travel the world over.

Some things that make us stand out!

• We are a truly global travel organisation, with a global footprint.
• We have 1200+ people speaking 50+ languages in 120+ cites across 50+ countries.
• We partner with over 500,000 properties in more than 39,000 locations.
• We work with more than 50,000 travel buyers in 140 source markets.
• We have an amazing team delivering valuable outcomes using innovative tech and creative, lateral thinking.

Working at WebBeds

WebBeds is a fast-paced, results-driven business and that is reflected throughout our company, in our technology, product and perhaps most importantly – in our people. Visit ‘Careers’ for jobs around the world of WebBeds.

Global and regional hotel chains, independent hotels, apartments, resorts, attractions, transfer and sightseeing companies and more – can sell their products through WebBeds by connecting to a global network of over 50,000 online and offline travel buyers through robust solutions that provide greater inventory control to simplify distribution, and leverage WebBeds enhanced analytics to inform inventory optimisation choices – saving costs and increasing revenue.

Online travel agencies, retail travel agents, corporate travel managers, tour operators, wholesalers, tourism boards, super apps, DMC’s, group providers, airlines and more – can integrate the hundreds of thousands of hotels and ground services in the WebBeds marketplace through simple and seamless API connectivity, or they can search, shop and book online through one of WebBeds trade only booking sites.

Our operation.

We operate globally through four geographic regions – Europe, Asia Pacific, MEA (Middle East and Africa) and the Americas – with over 2,000 travel professionals working in 120 cities across 50 countries worldwide. WebBeds also operates specialist brands JacTravel DMC and UHl. JacTravel DMC provides tailormade travel arrangements for offline FIT and groups traveling to the UK, Ireland and key mainland European destinations to the international travel trade. UHI is a genuine pioneer, providing online pilgrimage travel services to travel agencies worldwide.

WebBeds is a travel brand of the Web Travel Group, an ASX 200 listed company (ASX: WEB) operating global digital travel businesses.