Talent Manager

WPP Media; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global media collective is seeking a skilled Talent Acquisition specialist to manage the recruitment lifecycle across their brands. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in talent acquisition and demonstrate excellent communication and organizational skills. Responsibilities include partnering with hiring managers, developing talent pipelines, and ensuring diversity in recruitment processes. This role offers a hybrid work model and competitive employee benefits, emphasizing growth and inclusion in a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Competitive medical insurance

Group retirement plans

Significant paid time off

Preferential partner discounts

Mental health awareness days

Qualifications

• Strong agency or in-house Talent Acquisition background.
• Experience in managing all stages of the recruitment process.
• Great communicator with strong relationship-building abilities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers to understand recruitment needs.
• Develop quality talent pipelines for business-critical job types.
• Own the recruitment process from advertisement to offer.
• Ensure diversity and inclusion practices in recruitment.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Influencing

Job description

Role Summary and Impact

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com

WPP Media’s Talent Team was set up in 2008 to drive employer brand excellence and proactively attract and engage the best people for our group of companies, whilst keeping external recruitment spend to a minimum. The team manages the recruitment lifecycle effectively and efficiently across all WPP Media brands. Attracting the best talent means a great deal to us. Team members need to pioneer, champion and challenge mediocrity and look for the best solutions to the everchanging face of recruitment, consistently delivering against our cultural team values of Passion, Partnership and Delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers to understand their needs and define effective sourcing strategies.
• Proactively develop quality talent pipelines for business-critical job types across our activation channels
• Own the recruitment process for each role you are recruiting for: CV and video screening, planning necessary interviews and assessments for successful applicants, provide constructive feedback to candidates, reference check, contracts etc.
• Ensure a structured and smooth recruitment process, both for the hiring managers and candidates, keeping both hiring teams and candidates in the loop at every stage of the process.
• Ensure strong diversity and inclusion practices throughout our recruitment process, supporting and encouraging managers when needed.
• Be an expert user of our recruitment software, ensuring all necessary information is recorded as well as high levels of data integrity.
• Work with your line manager to always better and update the recruitment process.
• Understand the needs of the business, how it impacts the Talent/People function and vice versa.

Skills and Experience

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.
• Strong agency or in-house Talent Acquisition background, with an ability to work at pace in an ambiguous environment
• You have experience in managing all stages of the recruitment process, from advertisement to offer.
• You seek to work in a high-performance environment, comfortable working to agreed performance metrics and within a supportive, team focused culture.
• You are a great communicator, who forges strong relationships with your stakeholders, demonstrating emotional intelligence.
• Someone who prioritises the quality of the recruitment process and of the candidates you put forward.
• Self-starter with a hands-on attitude, confident working with stakeholders of all levels.
• Highly organised day to day, able to handle multiple tasks and projects at once, delivering on time to targets.
• Strong influencer and able to think out of the box.
• You will be agile in your ways of working, possibly supporting other specialisms depending on capacity and workload.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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