Talent Acquisition Specialist

The SJB Group; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Travel insurance

Pension contributions

Hybrid working

Team socials

Company events

Job summary

The SJB Group is looking for a Technical Talent Acquisition Specialist to join their London team. You will partner with hiring managers and senior stakeholders to attract and hire top talent across engineering, technology, and consulting, shaping an exceptional candidate experience.

You’ll manage the full recruitment lifecycle, build strong relationships, and actively develop pipelines and market insights to support current and future hiring needs.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years' experience in Talent Acquisition or Recruitment.
• Experience in-house or agency recruitment.
• Experience managing full recruitment lifecycle independently.
• Strong sourcing, stakeholder management, and offer negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Confidence interviewing and evaluating candidates with detailed feedback.
• Proactive talent mapping with long-term pipelines.
• Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers to understand requirements.
• Source specialist and leadership talent via headhunting and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment lifecycle: screening, interviews, offers, onboarding.
• Build trusted relationships with managers and candidates throughout the process.
• Develop and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hires.
• Conduct market mapping and competitor analysis for hiring decisions.
• Produce recruitment reports using metrics and tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes and candidate experience.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Offer negotiation

Candidate assessment

Relationship building

Communication

Talent mapping

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Psychology, or Business

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

I'm currently partnering with an established and growing engineering and technology consultancy to recruit a Technical Talent Acquisition Specialist for their London office.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing internal Talent Acquisition team, where you'll play a key role in attracting and hiring top talent across engineering, technology, and consulting. Working closely with hiring managers and senior stakeholders, you'll manage end-to-end recruitment while helping to shape an outstanding candidate experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring requirements and workforce planning needs.
• Source specialist and leadership talent through headhunting, LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, talent mapping, and other proactive sourcing methods.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including CV screening, telephone interviews, competency-based interviews, offer management, and onboarding.
• Build trusted relationships with hiring managers and candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Develop and maintain talent pipelines to support current and future hiring requirements.
• Conduct market mapping and competitor analysis to support strategic hiring decisions.
• Produce recruitment reports and provide regular updates using recruitment metrics and reporting tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, candidate experience, and overall hiring effectiveness.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• 2–5 years' experience in Talent Acquisition or Recruitment within a fast-paced environment.
• Experience gained either in-house or within a recruitment agency.
• Experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle independently.
• Strong sourcing, stakeholder management, and offer negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Confidence interviewing and assessing candidates while providing detailed feedback to hiring managers.
• A proactive approach to talent mapping and building long-term candidate pipelines.
• A degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business, or a related discipline is advantageous.
• Fluent English

What's on Offer

My client offers an excellent working environment with genuine opportunities for career progression into Talent Acquisition leadership and broader People & Culture roles.

You'll also benefitfrom:

• Competitive basic salary with a performance-related bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including private medical insurance, life assurance, travel insurance, and pension contributions.
• Hybrid working.
• A collaborative, supportive, and high-performing culture.
• Regular team socials and company events.