Recruitment 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

Imagine recruiting in an environment where the people you partner with every day are right there with you. Based in our brand-new Harcourt Square office (which will bring approximately 3000 people under one roof) you’ll work closely with hiring managers and senior stakeholders from across KPMG Ireland, building relationships and recruiting talent for business leaders across a wide variety of teams and specialisms.

You’ll join a collaborative recruitment team where new ideas are encouraged and where technology, AI and evolving ways of working are helping us think differently about how we attract and engage talent. It’s an opportunity to broaden your recruitment experience, learn from the business around you and make a real impact on how we recruit.

Experienced Hire Recruitment Specialist

Location: Dublin 2, as part of our hybrid working model (3 days in the office per week)

Grade: Specialist

Contract type: Permanent

A Snapshot Of Your Peer Group

• Our talent acquisition/recruitment specialists typically join KPMG Ireland with 3–5 years' previous recruitment experience, often gained within a recruitment agency or fast-paced in-house environment.
• We are an energetic and collaborative people focused team focused on providing a best-in-class recruitment experience and building strong relationships with hiring managers, candidates and senior stakeholders.
• We are proactive recruiters with experience across direct sourcing, headhunting, employer branding, employee referrals and recruitment events.
• We are curious about where recruitment is going next and continuously explore how technology, AI, data and new ways of working can improve how we identify, engage and hire talent.
• We encourage everyone to contribute beyond their individual recruitment portfolio through projects, market insight, knowledge sharing and ideas that improve how we work.
• We value strong communication, attention to detail, personal accountability and people who are supportive, reliable and comfortable taking ownership of their work.

Day To Day Responsibilities Include

• Managing the full recruitment lifecycle for assigned business areas, taking ownership of multiple vacancies and maintaining momentum throughout the recruitment process.
• Proactively sourcing and engaging talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, direct headhunting, talent mapping, professional networks, referrals, employer branding campaigns and other relevant sourcing channels.
• Building proactive talent pipelines for specialist and difficult-to-fill roles.
• Developing a strong understanding of the business areas you support, their talent requirements and the external candidate market.
• Building trusted relationships with hiring managers and senior stakeholders, providing recruitment advice, constructive challenge and relevant market insight.
• Shortlisting applications, conducting competency-based interviews and assessments, managing candidate feedback and preparing and negotiating job offers.
• Delivering a high-quality candidate experience through proactive communication and engagement throughout the recruitment and onboarding journey.
• Using recruitment data and market insight to identify trends, support stakeholder conversations and continuously improve recruitment outcomes, including time to hire, cost per hire and quality of hire.
• Using technology and AI responsibly to enhance sourcing, productivity, candidate engagement, recruitment insight and overall effectiveness.
• Identifying opportunities to simplify, standardise or automate repetitive activities and helping to develop more efficient ways of working.
• Contributing to recruitment, talent and wider firm projects, presentations and initiatives alongside day-to-day recruitment responsibilities.
• Sharing knowledge, ideas and effective working practices with colleagues and contributing positively to the continued development of the recruitment team.

Your Team

The KPMG Talent Acquisition/Recruitment team forms part of the Human Resources department and consists of 14 people currently who are responsible for the full spectrum of recruitment and selection activity including; experienced hiring, college recruitment and global opportunities.

Benefits Tailored For You

• Discounted Health Insurance: Prioritise your well-being with our health insurance options.
• Additional Annual Leave: Purchase extra leave to spend more time with friends and family or to travel.
• Enhanced Family Leave: Enjoy more time with your family with our generous leave options.
• Emergency Childcare Cover: For times when your regular childcare plans fall through
• Social Events: Connect and network with colleagues through our engaging social events.
• Early Finish Fridays: Start your weekends early on bank holidays and during the summer.
• Relocation Assistance: Smooth your transition if you’re moving to Ireland.
• Learning & Development: Access our extensive supports, including LinkedIn Learning, to grow your skills.

Career Progression with Continuous Support

From the moment you join KPMG, you’ll receive dedicated support from your performance manager to enhance your skills. Our award-winning Business School provides continuous learning opportunities to deepen your expertise.

Commitment to Inclusion & Diversity

Inclusion, diversity, and equity are at the heart of KPMG. We celebrate diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable environment at every level. Our goal is to attract and retain the best talent by building a culture where everyone can achieve their potential. Learn more about our commitment here - https://kpmg.com/ie/en/home/about/inclusion-diversity-equity.html

Contact

For any specific queries about the role, please contact Laura White.

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