Talent Acquisition Partner

QBE Insurance; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Wellbeing coaching

Parental leave

Job summary

QBE Insurance in Auckland is seeking a Talent Acquisition professional for a 12-month secondment starting January 2027. This hybrid role offers flexibility to balance work and life while you help identify, screen and recommend candidates to meet current and future hiring needs.

You will build strong relationships with candidates and stakeholders, source across a range of roles, and guide candidates through offers and salary discussions.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment/sourcing in-house, agency or RPO.
• Competency-based interview experience.
• Sourcing methods: advanced searches, networking, referrals, databases.
• Ability to build talent pipelines across roles.
• Strong relationship-building with candidates and hiring managers.
• Tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Source, screen and recommend candidates aligned with role requirements.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines across roles and levels.
• Guide candidates through the recruitment process including offers.
• Identify and engage specialist, technical and executive talent.
• Build relationships with candidate networks and education providers.
• Identify sourcing challenges and opportunities to improve recruitment outcomes.

Skills

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Communication

Conducting Interviews

Critical Thinking

Customer Service

HR

Relationship Building

Sourcing

Recruiting

Education

Tertiary qualification or equivalent

Job description

Primary Details

Time Type: Full timeWorker Type: EmployeeAuckland

12 Month Secondment starting from January 2027

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Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working

The opportunity

Join QBE's Talent Acquisition team and help identify, engage and recommend candidates who meet our current and future hiring needs. You'll support an effective recruitment experience while building trusted relationships with candidates and stakeholders.

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We're an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries - which means we're big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It's an exciting time. We're building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact - at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you'll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Your new role:

You'll support end-to-end recruitment by sourcing, screening and recommending candidates across a range of roles and levels. Using market knowledge and effective sourcing techniques, you'll strengthen QBE's talent pipelines and provide candidates and stakeholders with a professional, well-managed recruitment experience.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Source, screen and recommend candidates aligned with role and business requirements.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines across a range of roles and experience levels.
• Guide candidates through the recruitment process, including offer and salary discussions.
• Identify and engage specialist, technical and executive talent.
• Build relationships with prospective candidates, industry networks and education providers.
• Identify sourcing challenges and opportunities to improve recruitment outcomes.

About You

You're passionate about Talent Acquisition and enjoy connecting people with the right opportunities. You bring strong communication and relationship-building skills, a proactive approach to sourcing and the judgement to assess candidates against clearly defined role requirements.

You’ll also have:

• Relevant recruitment, sourcing or research experience gained in-house, through an agency or within an RPO.
• Experience conducting competency-based candidate interviews.
• Capability across sourcing methods including advanced searches, networking, referrals, database searches and direct candidate engagement.
• Experience developing talent pipelines across different roles and experience levels.
• Confidence building relationships with candidates, hiring managers, recruiters and external partners.
• A tertiary qualification or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• Hybrid working - a mix of working from home and in the office to support work/life balance
• Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional support, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• 18 weeks' gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid superannuation

Awards & Recognition

We value our employees' experience with us and are proud to have been recognised through a range of industry awards and achievements, reflecting our commitment to inclusion, development and creating a workplace where people can thrive.

Your career. At the heart of it.

QBE recognises the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are.

If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks, please contact us at [e-mail] .

Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

Skills:

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Communication, Conducting Interviews, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Customer Value Management, Human Resources (HR), Intentional collaboration, Labor and Employment Law, Managing performance, Process Improvements, Recruiting, Risk Management, Succession Planning, Working IndependentlyApplication Close Date: 21/11/2026 11:59 PM

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.