Analyst, Talent Acquisition

Functional Title

Analyst, Talent Acquisition, People & Performance

Location

London

Role Relationships

All members of the People & Performance team;

Hiring Managers across the firm

Role Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition

• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and agree the right recruitment approach for each hire.


• Lead direct recruitment where possible, building a strong personal network of talent and minimising reliance on search fees.


• Prepare and post job advertisements, using AI-driven sourcing tools to reach a broad, diverse candidate pool.


• Screen CVs, shortlist candidates and conduct first-round interviews, developing into a confident interviewer who assesses talent through an objective, evidence-based approach.


• Prepare offer documentation and support onboarding, acting as the candidate's main point of contact from offer through to start date.


• Lead recruitment of summer interns and graduates, building relationships with universities to develop a diverse early-career pipeline.

Recruitment Co-ordination

• Coordinate interview scheduling and candidate communications, helping build the firm's reputation as a great place to work.


• Maintain accurate recruitment data in the ATS (pipeline, time-to-hire, source of hire, conversion rates) and respond to ad-hoc reporting requests from hiring managers, in alignment with quarterly reporting produced by the People and Performance analytics lead


• Manage the administrative onboarding of new recruitment agencies and executive search firms, including setting up contracts and terms of business, ensuring commercially favourable rates and clear service level expectations.


• Support the People and Performance team to evaluate new recruitment technology.

Compliance and ESG Responsibilities

• Individual Conduct rules: act with integrity; act with due care, skill and diligence; be open and cooperative with the FCA, PRA and other regulators; pay due regard to customers' interests; observe proper standards of market conduct.

Work Experience and Qualifications

• At least 2 years' experience in recruitment or talent acquisition.


• Strong academic record.


• Comfortable using, and keen to develop further, AI and recruitment technology.


• Nice to have: experience in asset management, private equity or private credit; ATS experience.

Key Qualities

• Takes ownership and delivers on time.


• Commercially minded, with an entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving.


• Collaborative, with strong communication skills and the confidence to work with senior stakeholders.


• Curious about AI and new technology, and how it's reshaping hiring.


• Discreet with confidential information; calm under pressure.