Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

This dynamic and engaging role is perfect for someone with a flair for innovative recruitment strategies. As Talent Acquisition Manager, you'll play a key role in shaping the talent landscape by creating and delivering forward thinking, cost effective recruitment solutions. With a hands-on approach, you will oversee the recruitment function, ensuring that the team thrives and consistently exceeds targets while nurturing an outstanding candidate experience at every stage.

You'll lead the Talent Acquisition (TA) team of 4 with an eye on performance, continually optimising productivity against key metrics, and driving the evolution of a high performance culture.

• Lead and inspire the TA team, ensuring performance is optimised against SLAs and KPIs to maintain a high level of productivity and efficiency.
• Mentor and develop the TA team, transforming them into true experts in candidate attraction and talent pool management, while leveraging the latest recruitment tools and best practices.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to develop tailored recruitment strategies, ensuring the attraction of top-tier talent and the delivery of a seamless candidate experience.
• Manage the entire recruitment lifecycle from sourcing to selection, handling a diverse array of roles across the business, and ensuring a smooth and professional process for all involved.
• Stay ahead of market trends and recruitment innovations, identifying new sourcing channels and technological advancements to enhance the recruitment journey.
• Drive diversity and inclusion by identifying and nurturing new talent pipelines that support the company's broader EDI strategy.
• Keep a close eye on recruitment costs, managing the recruitment budget with precision.
• Oversee the monthly creation of the TA section of the HR Scorecard, delivering insightful, accurate data to key stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with recruitment partners, ensuring preferred suppliers and job board lists are up to date and aligned with our needs.
• Champion the employer brand, ensuring the careers website is compelling and up to date, effectively supporting talent attraction efforts.
• Collaborate with HR Services to ensure seamless onboarding, ensuring all compliance processes are adhered to and executed smoothly.
• Ensure the team's recruitment practices align with company policies, maintaining full compliance throughout the recruitment process.
• Oversee Right to Work status checks, ensuring compliance ahead of making job offers.
• Continuously drive improvements that enhance both candidate experience and operational efficiency.

• Proven experience in an in-house recruitment role within a diverse, fast-paced organisation.
• Demonstrated success in managing a high-performing Talent Acquisition team, within a culture driven by SLAs and KPIs.
• Ability to juggle multiple vacancies while understanding the commercial priorities that underpin each recruitment need.
• Skilled in sourcing and selecting candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds, with a particular focus on LinkedIn and other direct sourcing tools.
• Creative thinker when it comes to sourcing new talent, with a keen eye for discovering diverse, untapped pools of candidates.
• Experienced in managing the full recruitment lifecycle, from interviewing through to candidate management across a variety of roles.
• Strong analytical mindset with a knack for data analysis and reporting, ensuring recruitment efforts are data-driven and results-focused.
• Impeccable attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining the highest standards in all aspects of recruitment.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with a passion for working closely with colleagues at all levels to achieve recruitment success.