Senior Recruitment Specialist

About Us

Every day at AMS, we connect talent and opportunity, helping people, businesses and communities grow. Our strength lies in partnership - we listen, collaborate and learn from one another. Whether you're helping a client redefine their talent strategy or finding new ways to grow your own career, your work helps millions of people find their dream jobs every year. Your talent is our greatest asset, and we're dedicated to providing avenues for you to reach its fullest potential. We do so by providing the environment, resources, networks, and career experiences essential for your progress.

The Role

The Senior Recruiter will support client hiring managers with filling their vacancies to target start dates, ensuring all quality thresholds and SLA/KPIs are met. They will deliver excellent recruitment services to the client in line with agreed service levels, acting as the custodian of candidate quality, candidate experience and the hiring manager experience, working in conjunction with colleagues in teams such as Sourcing and Administration. Senior Recruiters will be aligned to high-touch client business units or stakeholder groups that require additional attention. This may involve more rounds of interviews, more data/insight-led consultation, more complex offer negotiation, intricate reward structures, or interfacing with more senior hiring managers. They will follow a high-touch workflow, investing more time at each stage of the recruitment process than a Recruiter.

Key Accountabilities

What you'll do:

• Client & Stakeholder Management
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with hiring managers, acting as a trusted advisor.
• Provide consultative guidance on market trends, talent availability, and hiring strategies.
• Lead role intake discussions covering job requirements, sourcing strategy, timelines, and compensation.
• Drive insight-led conversations with stakeholders using market intelligence, talent trends, and competitor benchmarking.
• Ensure excellent stakeholder experience through proactive communication and delivery excellence.
• Recruitment Delivery (360 Hiring)
• Own full recruitment lifecycle: sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer management, and onboarding support.
• Deliver hiring for field and engineering roles across key European markets, primarily the UK, Netherlands, and Norway.
• Manage high-volume technical hiring with a strong focus on quality.
• Partner with sourcing teams to identify and shortlist top talent.
• Handle complex offer negotiations and drive closures effectively.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines.
• Monitor hiring funnel metrics and address bottlenecks.
• Domain Coverage (Technical Hiring)
• Focus on hiring for engineering roles including: Mechanical Engineers, CAD Engineers, Light Engineers, Control Engineers, Project Engineers.
• Technology & Compliance
• Use Workday ATS for requisition tracking and candidate management.
• Ensure adherence to recruitment processes, compliance standards, and SLAs.
• Perform verification checks, rehire eligibility checks, and maintain process compliance.
• Maintain high standards of data accuracy, privacy, requisition tracking & hygiene within the system.
• Collaboration & Internal Engagement
• Work closely with sourcing, coordination, and admin teams to ensure smooth hiring operations.
• Mentor junior recruiters and contribute to team capability building.
• Support workforce planning and demand forecasting discussions.

Skills & Requirements

Key Requirements

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and tight timelines in a high-volume environment.
• Experience in RPO setup preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Workday ATS.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills.

Core Skills & Competencies

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Consultative recruitment approach.
• Ability to drive high-volume technical hiring with quality outcomes.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Why AMS?

We all play a role in our success - whether that's working directly with clients or adding value behind the scenes. By working together, we bring stronger insight to our clients and create more diverse and rewarding career journeys for our people. Beyond our standard benefits package, you'll have the flexibility, autonomy, and trust to work in a way that fits you. Our focus is on enabling meaningful collaboration and support, so you can do your best work - your way.

We offer:

• Growth and development focused on your strengths.
• The opportunity to develop a career within one of the world's leading organizations specializing in talent and workforce solutions.
• A team that values being Passionate, Bold, and Authentic.
• Supportive communities such as our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
• Volunteer day - you get one additional paid day off each year to volunteer for a cause that matters to you.
• A competitive reward and benefits package.
• Flexibility in how and where you work.

Our statement

We're committed to creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage people with diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences to apply. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic. We take pride in being Disability Confident. This helps to ensure that you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long-term health conditions, or are neurodiverse. You will be shortlisted based on minimum criteria for the role and will be offered support and/or adjustments for the recruitment process if you wish. If you require any accommodations or have any accessibility needs, please reach out via email Talent@weareams.com or make a member of our Talent Acquisition team aware at any time.

If you're ready to bring your skills, curiosity, and passion, click Apply and let's explore what we can achieve together!