Hybrid Talent Acquisition Specialist - Experienced Hire

KPMG Ireland; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted Health Insurance

Additional Annual Leave

Enhanced Family Leave

Emergency Childcare Cover

Social Events

Early Finish Fridays

Relocation Assistance

Learning & Development

Job summary

KPMG Ireland is seeking an Experienced Hire Recruitment Specialist to join our Harcourt Square team in Dublin. You will partner with hiring managers and senior stakeholders across KPMG Ireland to attract and engage talent, building strong relationships and providing recruiting excellence in a collaborative, modern environment.

The role focuses on managing end-to-end recruitment, developing talent pipelines, and leveraging sourcing channels, with a hybrid working model (3 days in office).

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of recruitment experience, often in agency or fast-paced in-house environments.
• Proactive recruiter with experience across direct sourcing and headhunting.
• Experience with employer branding, employee referrals and recruitment events.
• Curious about using AI, data and new ways of working to improve hiring outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manage full recruitment lifecycle for assigned business areas and multiple vacancies.
• Proactively source and engage talent via LinkedIn Recruiter, direct headhunting, and other channels.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for specialist roles.
• Develop understanding of supported business areas and talent requirements.
• Build trusted relationships with hiring managers and senior stakeholders, provide market insights.
• Shortlist, interview, assess, and negotiate offers; manage candidate feedback.
• Ensure high-quality candidate experience through proactive communication.
• Use recruitment data to improve time to hire, cost per hire and quality of hire.
• Leverage technology and AI to enhance sourcing and productivity.
• Identify opportunities to streamline repetitive activities and improve processes.
• Contribute to wider firm projects and knowledge sharing.
• Share effective practices with colleagues to develop the team.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Sourcing skills

Head hunting

Stakeholder management

Employer branding

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

KPMG Ireland is seeking an Experienced Hire Recruitment Specialist to join our Harcourt Square team in Dublin. You will partner with hiring managers and senior stakeholders across KPMG Ireland to attract and engage talent, building strong relationships and providing recruiting excellence in a collaborative, modern environment.

The role focuses on managing end-to-end recruitment, developing talent pipelines, and leveraging sourcing channels, with a hybrid working model (3 days in office).