Talent Solutions Specialist

KMK HR Solutions; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 60 000 - 65 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

KMK HR Solutions is seeking a Talent Sourcing & Research Specialist to join its in-house Talent Acquisition team, leveraging executive research, talent mapping and market intelligence to identify top talent across Europe, with a focus on commodity trading and energy markets.

Working with the Talent Acquisition Lead, you will identify, engage and build relationships with exceptional talent across trading, origination, technology, risk and corporate functions.

Qualificações

• Experience in Executive Search, Talent Intelligence, Recruitment Research or Talent Mapping.
• Exposure to commodity trading, energy trading or financial markets.
• Strong ability to identify and attract hard‑to‑find passive candidates.
• Advanced LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search expertise.
• Excellent research, analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience producing market maps, competitor analysis and talent intelligence reports.
• Ability to manage multiple complex searches simultaneously.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct detailed talent mapping, competitor analysis and market research across European trading markets.
• Identify and engage high-calibre passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search techniques and industry networks.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Produce market intelligence reports, shortlists and competitor insights to support hiring decisions.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand talent needs and advise on market conditions.
• Track talent trends, compensation data and competitor hiring activity.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience through engagement and relationship management.
• Maintain accurate candidate and market intelligence data in talent systems and CRMs.

Conhecimentos

Executive Search

Talent Intelligence

Recruitment Research

Talent Mapping

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean search

Ferramentas

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean search

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Salary £60,000 - £65,000 plus bonus and benefits

Are you a research-driven talent professional with a background in Executive Search and experience mapping talent within commodity trading or energy markets?

Our client, a highly regarded international trading organisation, is seeking a Talent Sourcing & Research Specialist to join their growing Talent Acquisition team. This is a unique opportunity to move in-house while continuing to utilise your executive research, talent mapping and market intelligence expertise within a fast-paced and specialist trading environment.

The Opportunity

Working closely with the Talent Acquisition Lead, you will play a pivotal role in identifying, engaging and building relationships with exceptional talent across trading, origination, technology, risk and corporate functions throughout Europe.

This role would particularly suit someone currently working as a Researcher, Senior Researcher, Talent Intelligence Specialist, Mapping Consultant or Executive Search Associate within an executive search firm, ideally supporting commodity trading, energy trading, financial markets or related sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed talent mapping, competitor analysis and market research across European trading markets.
• Identify and engage high-calibre passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search techniques and specialist industry networks.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring requirements.
• Produce market intelligence reports, candidate shortlists and competitor insights to support strategic hiring decisions.
• Partner with hiring managers and internal stakeholders to understand talent needs and advise on market conditions.
• Track talent trends, compensation data and competitor hiring activity.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience through professional engagement and relationship management.
• Maintain accurate candidate and market intelligence data within talent systems and CRM platforms.

About You

We're keen to speak with professionals who can demonstrate:

• Previous experience within Executive Search, Talent Intelligence, Recruitment Research or Talent Mapping.
• Exposure to commodity trading, energy trading, financial trading, commodities, power, gas or related specialist markets.
• Strong experience identifying and attracting hard-to-find passive candidates.
• Advanced LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search expertise.
• Excellent research, analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience producing market maps, competitor analysis and talent intelligence reports.
• The ability to manage multiple complex searches simultaneously.

Highly Desirable

• Experience supporting commodity trading houses, energy traders, hedge funds or financial services clients.
• International search exposure across Europe.
• Knowledge of trading, origination, quantitative, technology or risk professional markets.
• Experience using talent intelligence and AI-enabled sourcing tools.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join a leading international trading business at an exciting stage of growth.
• Highly visible role working directly with senior stakeholders.
• Genuine strategic involvement in talent attraction and workforce planning.
• Exposure to niche and commercially critical hiring projects.
• Collaborative and high-performing Talent Acquisition team.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you're currently an Executive Search Researcher or Talent Intelligence professional looking to take your research expertise in-house whilst remaining close to the commodity trading market, we'd love to hear from you.