Recruitment Partner (Financial Services)

Robert Walters is a global talent solutions business offering recruitment, recruitment process outsourcing and advisory services. We help organisations find the skills and solutions they need and support professionals to realise their potential. We offer an inclusive culture, career opportunities and flexible working.

About the role

Our Recruitment Partner acts as the operational partner to their aligned business areas, covering Front Office hiring in the UK for our Investment Banking client, and is responsible for all recruitment delivery including:

• Managing Permanent hires across the Front Office recruitment team (including Corporate Bank and Investment Bank).
• Working with the onsite Direct Recruiter, Internal Mobility Consultants, Coordination and Onboarding team and Vendor Partners (where required) to deliver the end-to-end permanent recruitment process.
• Managing Hiring Manager relationship and expectations.
• Managing the offer process, including obtaining approvals and working closely with relevant stakeholders.
• Delivering an exceptional client and candidate experience.
• Acting as the initial point of accountability for business-aligned vacancies within the client’s Front Office business divisions.
• Providing strategic partnership with HR Advisors and key stakeholders, keeping them informed of recruitment developments and understanding their client’s recruitment needs—forecasting where possible.
• Providing market intelligence and guidance on external market competition for aligned business areas.
• Attending intake meetings with the Internal Mobility Consultant and/or Direct Recruiter to discuss new vacancies and agree resourcing strategy.
• Telephone screening and referral of candidates to assess competencies, skills and experience as part of the qualification process, where appropriate.
• Engaging with Hiring Managers, Direct Recruiters and/or Internal Mobility Consultants to obtain feedback through each stage of the process.
• Acting as a key point of contact for 3rd party suppliers; where applicable, arranging agency briefings and monitoring diverse candidate submissions.
• Managing the offer process in partnership with the Direct Recruiter and/or Internal Mobility Consultant, including guidance on internal salary ranges and comparison data from recent hires in the business area.
• Delivering diverse shortlists and confirming diverse interview panels with the business to support the client’s diversity goals.
• Successfully negotiating and closing approved offers for aligned requisitions.
• Supporting recruitment events and campaign work.
• Project work and reporting as required by Robert Walters management (weekly, monthly and quarterly).
• Managing all requisitions in the client’s CRM in partnership with the aligned Direct Recruiter and Internal Mobility Consultant.
• Ensuring compliance with Service Level Agreement (SLA) targets.
• Maintaining thorough tracking history of every applicant’s progress, contact and feedback through the ATS.
• Ensuring compliance with all client policies (including approval systems, compensation policies, email policies, etc.).

Who you are

• Demonstrable direct recruitment experience with multinational businesses.
• Experience working at Recruitment Partner level in Banking Front Office.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and requisitions.
• Responsible for allocated positions from approval to offer and ensuring adherence to service levels and standards.
• Opportunity to drive projects such as Employer Branding, Talent pipelining, Recruitment Innovation, Candidate Experience.
• Track record of high performance and delivering excellent results; a competitive top salary and benefits package with bonuses/commission and incentives.
• Private medical insurance.
• Strong training and development programme.
• Volunteer time off.
• Global incentive weekend eligibility.
• Employee wellbeing programmes.
• Opportunity to progress your career domestically and in other locations worldwide within a large global organisation.

Disability confidence and accessibility – We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodations or adjustments due to disability or health condition, please let us know.

About the job

• Contract Type: Permanent
• Specialism: Human Resources
• Focus: Recruitment
• Workplace Type: Hybrid
• Experience Level: Mid Management
• Language: English - Professional working
• Location: London

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