Senior Recruiter (12 months FTC)

Working Pattern: 2 days a week in the office, 12 month maternity leave fixed term role.

We are seeking an experienced and consultative Senior Recruiter to act as a trusted advisor to our business leaders. In this pivotal role, you will move beyond transactional hiring to develop comprehensive resourcing strategies aligned with our long-term business goals. You will manage the full end-to-end recruitment lifecycle with a focus on quality of hire, diversity and market intelligence, across an array of specialist positions. We are looking for a professional with strong stakeholder management expertise, a commitment to inclusive hiring practices, and the ability to represent our employer brand with excellence at every touchpoint.

Key responsibilities:

• Own and manage the full 360° resourcing lifecycle for assigned roles, from workforce planning through to offer and onboarding.
• Deliver against agreed resourcing KPIs, ensuring a consistently high standard of efficiency, candidate experience, and quality of hire.
• Design and execute targeted recruitment campaigns to attract both active and passive talent.
• Partner closely with Recruitment Managers and HR Business Partners to provide line managers with a seamless, integrated resourcing service.
• Proactively source, engage, and assess candidates through direct search and networking, evaluating availability, technical capability, and cultural alignment.
• Build and maintain managed talent pools of high-quality, pre-qualified candidates to support current and future workforce plans across all functions.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of both active and passive talent attraction initiatives.
• Gather, interpret, and share market intelligence with the wider team, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of talent trends, competitor activity, and best practice.
• Collaborate with the wider Resourcing & Development (R&D) team on ad hoc projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support the Recruitment Manager in the planning and delivery of internal and external recruitment events.

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria):

• Senior-level recruitment professional with a strong track record of delivering high-volume, complex hiring while owning and optimising the full end-to-end recruitment lifecycle.
• Recognised expertise in multi-channel talent sourcing strategies and techniques to access hard-to-find talent.
• Deep understanding of employment legislation and resourcing compliance, providing trusted guidance and ensuring robust, risk-managed hiring practices.
• Proven ability to partner with and influence senior stakeholders across multiple business areas, especially with Tech and Data functions.

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria):

• Highly organised with a strong governance mindset, ensuring robust administration and full compliance to deliver a smooth, professional, and auditable recruitment process.
• Proven capability in designing and implementing effective selection frameworks, including role adverts, assessment exercises, and structured interview guides aligned to job criteria and organisational values, utilising competency-based, scenario-based, and motivational methodologies.
• Operates beyond internal organisational boundaries, constructively challenging and influencing hiring managers to drive strategic, future-focused hiring decisions.
• Experienced in managing complex stakeholder landscapes, building trusted relationships through active listening and a deep understanding of both business and candidate needs.
• Proactive, adaptable, and resilient, with the ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, evolving environments.
• Methodical and delivery-focused, with a strong track record of achieving key targets under pressure and within tight timelines across multiple, concurrent requisitions.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of innovative sourcing methodologies, with a demonstrable ability to build and leverage professional networks to access high-quality, diverse talent.
• Champions an exceptional candidate experience at every stage of the recruitment lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering Diversity & Inclusion–focused attraction initiatives, embedding inclusive hiring practices throughout the resourcing process.
• Employer branding/canva experience would be a plus.