Recruitment Administration Lead

Recruitment Administration Lead – Expleo Group

Are you a detail-driven recruitment professional ready to take the next step in your career?

At Expleo UK, we’re seeking a proactive Team Lead – Recruitment Administration to drive excellence in contractor onboarding, compliance, and internal recruitment operations. This is your chance to lead a high-impact team, streamline processes, and make a real difference in how we hire and onboard talent.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small offshore recruitment admin team
• Oversee end-to-end contract lifecycle for UK-based contractors (PSC, umbrella, and TWC)
• Manage high volumes of contract administration using internal systems
• Liaise with hiring managers to chase approvals and ensure timely processing
• Maintain recruitment systems and internal databases with accuracy
• Support IR35 compliance through documentation reviews and weekly meetings
• Uphold GDPR and regulatory standards across recruitment processes
• Raise and track purchase orders for recruitment activities
• Deliver onboarding training for new recruitment team members
• Provide comprehensive administrative support to the wider recruitment function
• Weekly headcount reporting – cross collaboration with key stakeholders within the business
• Liaise with external stakeholders to support contract compliance

Qualifications

• No formal degree required, but HR or business administration qualifications are a plus
• Compliance or GDPR training/certifications are advantageous

Essential Skills

• Proven experience in recruitment administration, compliance, or HR operations
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management abilities
• High attention to detail and commitment to process accuracy
• Flexibility to adapt working hours to meet business needs

Experience

• Experience with IR35 compliance tools or contractor onboarding systems
• Familiarity with GDPR in recruitment contexts
• Exposure to purchase order systems and recruitment finance processes

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology-loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

Disability Confidence

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organization, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive.