Talent Acquisition Specialist

Cynergy Bank; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage recruitment activities and direct sourcing strategies. The role emphasizes in-house recruitment for diverse roles, focusing on technology and sales positions. This position offers a hybrid working pattern and a chance to innovate within the People and Culture function.

Benefits

Competitive Salary and Company Bonus

Competitive holiday allowance plus bank holidays

Option to purchase an additional 10 days holiday

Pension contribution and Life Assurance

Income Protection Scheme and Season Ticket Loan

Medical Cover (After Probation)

Electric Car Scheme and Money Coach (After Probation)

Qualifications

• Experience as an FS or Technology recruiter, ideally in an in-house role.
• Proven track record of successful candidate placements.
• Ability to work at pace and handle multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Help find the right candidates for Cynergy Bank, managing the candidate journey.
• Devise and implement strategies to attract candidates.
• Support onboarding processes for new hires.

Skills

Active sourcing skills

Networking skills

Creative problem solver

Strong service orientation

Goal-oriented

Education

Strong academic background

Tools

ATS

Excel

AI tools

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Application Deadline: Monday 26 May 2025

Hybrid Working Pattern: 3 days in office & 2 WFH

About Us

Cynergy Bank is the UK’s human digital bank serving the needs of ‘scale up’ or medium-sized and fast-growing SMEs; professionals; high net worth and mass affluent individuals, in essence those market segments that still value human service enabled by great technology.

We recognise that professional and personal lives often overlap and our mission is to help empower our customers to achieve their ambitions by serving all their interdependent banking needs. We provide a comprehensive range of digitally enabled products and services to meet the property finance, business and commercial banking, private banking and personal savings needs of our customers.

Our human and digital model transforms banking for customers who still value a face-to-face relationship that is enabled by the latest digital technology.

We partner with firms such as Google Cloud, Cigniti and Slalom as we continue to innovate in the human digital space.

Cynergy Bank plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Eligible deposits with Cynergy Bank plc are protected by the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

For more information on Cynergy Bank visit www.cynergybank.co.uk

Company Benefits

• Competitive Salary and Company Bonus
• Competitive holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase an additional 10 days holiday
• Pension contribution and Life Assurance
• Income Protection Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Medical Cover (After Probation)
• Electric Car Scheme and Money Coach (After Probation)

The Role

As an internal recruiter at Cynergy Bank, you’ll be responsible for our recruitment activity and our direct sourcing proposition, including both determining the strategy and approach to successfully source and the recruitment activity itself. The role has a strong focus on direct sourcing as we continue to champion an in-house recruitment model. You will be supported by and work closely with an on-boarder and sit as part of the People and Culture’s People Advisor team.

You will support hiring activity for all vacancy requirements across the Bank, however this typically is weighted towards front line sales and relationship management roles and technology and digital roles. The Bank is focused on ensuring we have a diverse and inclusive colleague mix and culture, and solid succession planning—creating a pipeline of talent in our recruitment channels to support this is an important part of this role.

You will also be part of the drive towards evolving the People and Culture function, adopting and maximising the potential of technology and automation opportunities to drive an efficient, modern and technology-driven recruitment offer. You will lead much of this work, bringing your expertise and insights to help make an impact.

Responsibilities

• Help find the right candidates for Cynergy Bank, managing the candidate journey from sourcing to interview.
• Devise and implement strategies to attract candidates.
• Conduct headhunting projects to source high-quality candidates for live vacancies and succession planning.
• Source candidates via headhunting, database, networking, advertising, and LinkedIn.
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of relevant and high-quality candidates.
• Champion and raise our brand profile to attract talent.
• Write job adverts, size roles, and manage applicants on multiple job boards.
• Screen CVs, organise interviews, and coordinate relevant tests and appointments.
• Provide administrative support for the recruitment process, ensuring compliance with standards.
• Support team members in attracting suitable candidates.
• Provide feedback to hiring managers and candidates.
• Support onboarding processes for new hires.
• Engage with top universities and organise recruitment events.
• Manage talent acquisition projects and recruitment channels.
• Build strong relationships with candidates and stakeholders.
• Support the People Advisor team and participate in additional projects as capacity allows.

Essential Knowledge & Experience

• Experience as an FS or Technology recruiter, ideally in an in-house role.
• Proven track record of successful candidate placements.
• Active sourcing skills and knowledge of recruiting trends.
• Creative and curious approach to recruitment.
• Comfort with technology, data, and tools like ATS, onboarding platforms, Excel, AI tools.
• Goal-oriented with a focus on quality results.
• Strong service orientation and account management skills.
• Resilient, motivated, and confident communicator.
• Experience engaging with senior leadership, including Exco level.
• Ability to work at pace and handle multiple priorities.
• Strong academic background.
• Networking skills and outgoing personality.
• Strategic thinker driven by data.
• Creative problem solver with excellent interpersonal skills.

Additional Information

Cynergy Bank was established in 2018 to serve business owners, property entrepreneurs, and family businesses. We support scaling businesses with over £3bn lending and offer retail deposits to UK savers. Our vision is to provide personalized service through face-to-face relationships enhanced by technology.