Talent Acquisition Lead

• Own the hardest recruitment searches, including senior, niche, and brand-new roles
• Connect hiring activity to commercial goals and set priorities
• Investigate recruiting problems using qualitative and quantitative data and market research
• Develop solutions to improve recruiting outcomes
• Share recruiting knowledge with the team, including the reasoning behind approaches
• Improve the TA function across candidate experience, employer brand, AI, tooling, sourcing strategy, and assessment
• Collaborate with the Head of People to prioritise impactful initiatives
• Define and measure the what, why, timing, implementation, and outcomes of TA initiatives
• Stay engaged with TA communities, industry trends, tools, and best practices
• Coach colleagues and set standards without direct reports
• Carry recruitment requisitions as a senior individual contributor
• Participate in a three-stage interview process: video call, in-person People team interview, and final SLT interview

Requirements

• Senior recruiter with deep expertise across the full lifecycle and an outside-in view of the talent market
• Ability to independently own the hardest searches, including senior, niche, and brand-new roles
• Commercial mindset and ability to understand how hiring ties to commercial goals
• Ability to investigate recruiting issues using qualitative and quantitative data and market research
• Ability to develop solutions independently and explain the rationale behind them
• High standards, measuring results against quality of hire rather than hires made
• Judgement to deliver senior and confidential searches without a steer
• AI-native mindset and willingness to use AI as leverage
• Credibility and communication skills to challenge department heads and deliver difficult market information to leadership
• History of knowledge sharing and developing colleagues
• Must be eligible to live and work in the UK
• Ability to perform the specified work
• Evidence of knowledge sharing will be assessed during the interview process

Core Competencies

Demonstrates deep expertise in full lifecycle recruitment, with a strong commercial mindset and the ability to leverage AI for improved hiring outcomes. Capable of independently managing senior and niche recruitment searches while effectively communicating and sharing knowledge with colleagues.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Full Lifecycle Recruitment
• Commercial Mindset
• Data-Driven Problem Solving
• AI-Native Mindset
• Knowledge Sharing

Hard Skills

• Recruitment Strategy
• Market Research
• Qualitative Data Analysis
• Quantitative Data AnalysisCandidate Assessment
• Sourcing Strategy
• Employer Branding
• Recruitment Metrics
• Confidential Search Management
• Interview Process Management

Soft Skills

• Communication Skills
• Judgement
• Coaching
• Collaboration
• High Standards

Industry Keywords

• Talent Acquisition
• Recruitment Best Practices
• Candidate Experience
• Employer Brand
• Commercial Goals

Tools & Technologies

• AI Tools
• Recruitment Software
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Data Analytics Tools
• Sourcing Platforms