In this role, you will play a key role in identifying, engaging and hiring exceptional talent to support client’s Research & Development (R&D) teams across EMEA. Working in close partnership with hiring managers and business leaders, you will lead the full recruitment lifecycle for highly specialised technology roles, with a particular focus on Software Engineering. As a trusted recruitment business partner, you will develop effective talent attraction strategies, deliver high-quality and inclusive assessment processes, and provide market insights to inform hiring decisions. You will bring a consultative approach to recruitment, challenging and influencing stakeholders where appropriate to ensure the best outcomes for the business and candidates alike.
Key Responsibilities
- Full Lifecycle Recruitment: Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, from role briefing and talent mapping through to candidate assessment, offer management and successful close.
- Stakeholder Partnership: Build trusted relationships with hiring managers and business leaders, advising on role requirements, recruitment strategies, market conditions and hiring priorities.
- Talent Sourcing and Engagement: Identify, attract and engage high-calibre talent across EMEA, using a range of sourcing strategies and networks to reach both active and passive candidates.
- Software Engineering Recruitment: Recruit for a range of Software Engineering and related technology positions, applying a strong understanding of technical talent markets and specialist skill sets.
- Inclusive Assessment: Develop robust, structured and inclusive assessment plans that support objective decision-making and deliver a positive candidate experience.
- Candidate Assessment: Screen and interview prospective candidates, evaluate their suitability against role requirements, and provide clear, evidence-based insights to hiring managers.
- Offer Management and Negotiation: Manage the offer process, including developing competitive compensation packages, advising on market benchmarks and negotiating offers to secure top talent.
- Data and Insights: Interpret recruitment data, monitor hiring progress and provide insights to support decision-making, improve recruitment effectiveness and deliver against hiring objectives.
- Continuous Improvement: Challenge existing approaches, influence stakeholders and identify opportunities to enhance recruitment processes, candidate engagement and overall hiring outcomes.
- Relationship Management: Maintain strong relationships with candidates, hiring managers and external talent communities, representing client's employer brand throughout the recruitment process.
Required Skills And Experience
- Demonstrable experience as an established and successful recruiter, ideally within an in-house talent acquisition function.
- Proven experience recruiting within the technology sector, with a strong track record of hiring Software Engineering professionals across a broad range of disciplines or within a specialist area.
- Experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle, from taking a comprehensive role brief through to offer negotiation and successful placement.
- Strong business partnering skills, with the confidence to advise, challenge and influence hiring managers and senior stakeholders.
- Expertise in developing effective sourcing strategies, engaging passive talent and building strong candidate pipelines for highly specialised roles.
- Experience designing and delivering structured, high-quality and inclusive candidate assessment processes.
- A sound understanding of technology talent markets, compensation benchmarks and competitive offer strategies.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret recruitment data and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working within a recruitment agency is advantageous, alongside in-house recruitment experience.
- A collaborative, consultative and commercially minded approach, with a commitment to delivering an exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role means building strong partnerships across the business, consistently identifying and securing exceptional Software Engineering talent, and delivering an inclusive, data-informed recruitment experience. You will combine recruitment expertise, market knowledge and sound judgement to influence hiring decisions, strengthen talent pipelines and help client’s R&D teams attract the people they need to innovate and succeed across EMEA.
- This role is open for a limited time. Next steps will be shared with shortlisted candidates ASAP. Due to the high volume of applicants, we may be unable to reply to each applicant individually. Thank you for taking the time to apply.
Client Description
Our Client is a multinational technology company that boasts some of the most popular consumer electronics on the planet. They also offer prolific media and entertainment services, software, cloud services, fitness accessories, and payment solutions.
Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.
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