Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

K2 Partnering Solutions is a global provider of unique end-to-end consultative solutions in the enterprise applications, AI, and cloud space. We are considering candidates from London, Madrid or Milan.

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will take a key role in building and executing our recruitment strategy for EMEA. You will drive proactive talent pipeline development, recruiting for a variety of roles such as IT, Finance, Leadership, with a particular emphasis on attracting and hiring exceptional sales and business development talent within a high-growth IT consulting space.

You will partner closely with regional leadership to define hiring needs, craft search strategies, and advise on talent market conditions. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will influence hiring decisions, optimise recruitment processes, and ensure our teams scale effectively with high-quality talent.

Working within our global Talent Acquisition organisation, you will operate with autonomy in your region, owning all delivery. You will also contribute to global TA initiatives and implement improvements to elevate the overall hiring experience and employer brand.

• Strategic Talent Acquisition & Pipeline Development: Build and execute an EMEA recruitment pipeline strategy, particularly for high-impact commercial roles (e.g., Sales, Business Development, Client Services, Account Management). Develop long-term pools of active and passive sales talent, using advanced sourcing methods, market mapping, and competitor intelligence. Partner with regional leaders to forecast hiring needs and design tailored talent attraction strategies.
• End-to-End Recruitment Leadership: Own the full hiring lifecycle: briefing, sourcing, interviewing, stakeholder management, offer negotiation, and onboarding transitions. Lead the recruitment process across multiple locations, functions, and seniority levels. Provide structured candidate assessments, ensuring high-quality shortlists and hiring decisions. Ensure consistent, high-quality candidate care and communication throughout the process.
• Stakeholder Partnership & Strategic Advisory: Act as a strategic advisor to hiring managers, providing insights on talent availability, market trends, compensation, and competitive intelligence. Coach hiring managers on best practices, interview techniques, and selection approaches to improve hiring outcomes. Collaborate with the global Talent Leadership Team on recruitment excellence projects (e.g., job architecture, employer brand initiatives, search methodology improvements, market intelligence reporting). Track, analyse, and report hiring metrics to drive decision-making and continuous optimisation.

• 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, preferably in IT consulting, or high-growth technology-driven businesses.
• Proven track record recruiting sales, business development and commercial roles in competitive, fast-paced environments.
• Demonstrated experience building strategic talent pipelines and engaging passive candidates.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Experience in employer branding, recruitment marketing, and digital attraction strategies.
• A proactive, collaborative, and results-oriented mindset; comfortable working autonomously and driving initiatives.
• Experience hiring across EMEA.
• Advanced-fluent English is needed.

Salary range: 50-60K GBP or EUR depending on location.

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

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