Talent Acquisition Manager

Posted 11 days 14 hours ago by Jobtailor

Permanent
Full Time
HR / Recruitment Jobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
  • Design and run proactive sourcing strategies across LinkedIn, networking, and direct outreach
  • Develop structured talent maps for priority roles and maintain warm pipelines of high-calibre candidates
  • Use data and tooling - including AI-enabled sourcing tools - to enrich candidate intelligence and reduce time-to-shortlist
  • Actively support Partner and Director searches: owning sourcing, candidate engagement, and process coordination
  • Manage end-to-end recruitment from Senior Associate to Director level, ensuring a consistent, high-quality candidate experience
  • Brief hiring managers and Partners effectively - hold timelines, feedback loops, and decisions with discipline
  • Continuously improve role briefs, interview frameworks, and assessment approaches
  • Manage and optimise the ATS and supporting hiring infrastructure as the firm scales
  • Track meaningful hiring metrics: time to hire, pipeline conversion, source quality, offer acceptance
  • Develop playbooks and templates that make the process more repeatable and scalable
  • Represent Unity credibly in the market at every candidate touchpoint
  • Support employer brand initiatives including content, events, and referral programmes
  • Act as an ambassador for Unity's culture and Ownership Model
Requirements
  • 5-8 years of talent acquisition experience, either in-house within professional services (Big Four, mid-tier, or boutique advisory) or as a specialist agency recruiter placing into finance/professional services
  • Deep knowledge of at least one of: Deals and Financial Due Diligence (FDD), Office of the CFO / Finance Transformation, or Tax
  • Proven track record of sourcing and securing strong hires at Manager to Director level in high-calibre environments
  • Comfortable engaging Partner and Director-level candidates directly
  • Experience improving hiring processes in a scaling environment
  • Consultative and intelligent in your approach to hiring - you think about fit, not just profile
  • Strong relationship builder across candidates, hiring managers, and senior Partners
  • Clear and direct communicator, written and verbal
  • Commercially aware: you understand why hiring decisions matter to a PE-backed business
  • Comfortable with data - used to improve, not just report
  • Genuinely collaborative - comfortable sharing workload and building something jointly
  • High ownership: you see a gap and close it, without being asked twice
  • Low ego: you share credit freely and focus on what is right for the firm
  • Honest and direct: candid feedback to candidates and hiring managers alike
  • Curious about talent practice - not just filling roles, but building something
Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in talent acquisition with a focus on sourcing strategies, candidate engagement, and process optimization. Proficient in managing recruitment processes for senior-level roles while leveraging data and tools to enhance hiring efficiency and candidate experience.

Highest-signal resume keywords
  • Talent Acquisition Experience
  • Sourcing Strategies
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Process Improvement
ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills
  • Recruitment
  • Candidate Sourcing
  • Talent Mapping
  • Hiring Metrics Tracking
  • Interview Framework Development
  • Assessment Approaches
  • ATS Management
  • Employer Branding
  • High-Calibre Candidate Engagement
  • Process Coordination
Soft Skills
  • Clear Communication
  • Relationship Building
  • Collaborative Mindset
  • Ownership
  • Curiosity
Industry Keywords
  • Professional Services
  • Finance Transformation
  • Financial Due Diligence
  • Tax
  • PE-Backed Business
Tools & Technologies
  • AI-Enabled Sourcing Tools
  • Hiring Infrastructure