Senior Talent Acquisition Manager (12 Month Maternity Cover)

To cover maternity leave, we are seeking an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role will lead end-to-end recruitment across Hanson Wade Group's conference, data, and central roles, partnering closely with hiring managers across the business to attract, assess, and onboard top talent at pace.

This is a critical role, responsible for shaping and delivering our hiring strategy, leading the TA function, and ensuring an outstanding experience for both candidates and hiring managers.

Hanson Wade Group is a fast-growing business intelligence provider working in the Life Science, HR, and Construction sectors. Our mission is to support the industry through information products that deliver market insights and research intelligence.

• Lead and deliver the organisation's Talent Acquisition strategy, ensuring alignment with wider HR, workforce and business priorities.
• Own recruitment plans and attraction strategies, balancing short-term hiring needs with longer-term workforce planning.
• Provide market insight, salary benchmarking, hiring trends and data led recommendations to inform decision making.

• Lead, coach and develop the Talent Acquisition team as part of the wider HR function, fostering a high performance and collaborative culture.
• Partner closely with HR colleagues and senior business leaders on headcount planning, role scoping and hiring priorities.
• Act as a trusted subject matter expert, providing guidance and challenge to ensure effective, fair and compliant hiring decisions.
• Deliver unconscious bias and interviewing training sessions to hiring managers across the business.

• Oversee end-to-end recruitment activity across the business, including senior and specialist hires.
• Remain hands on where required, supporting sourcing, screening and selection for priority roles.
• Oversee and manage Event Production recruitment.
• Ensure a consistent, inclusive and world class candidate and hiring manager experience, continuously identifying opportunities for improvement.

• Champion inclusive recruitment practices and embed fair, consistent selection processes across the organisation.
• Partner with HR to strengthen and promote the employer brand and employee value proposition.

• Own and manage internal mobility processes to support talent development, succession planning and retention.
• Provide regular recruitment analytics, insights and reporting to business leadership, using data to drive improvements in quality, efficiency and experience.

• Significant in house recruitment experience, ideally within a commercial, fast moving business.
• Proven experience leading a TA team and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of UK recruitment best practice and employment legislation.
• A data driven approach with the ability to identify trends and drive improvements.
• Excellent communication skills, with a collaborative, solutions focused mindset.
• Passion for inclusive hiring and embedding fair, consistent selection processes.
• Commercial awareness and ability to translate hiring needs into effective recruitment campaigns.

• A 12 month fixed term opportunity to make a measurable impact within a growing, global business.
• Hybrid working arrangements - 3 days per week in the London office.
• Professional development and training support to further your career in talent acquisition and people leadership.
• A positive, transparent and inclusive working environment with opportunities to collaborate across global teams.
• Company benefits including private healthcare, pension, social events, cycle to work scheme and wellbeing initiatives.

Contract: 12 month fixed term (maternity cover) full time or part time considered

Salary: £55,000 + Bonus