Recruitment Experience Partner in London

This is a temporary contractor opportunity at Novartis. Novartis touches the lives of a tenth of the world’s population. Every role here, regardless of contract type, makes an impact on human life! This role is offered through Magnit Global, who, if selected, will be your employer. If your services are retained, you will be assigned to provide services to Novartis as the end client. This is not an offer of employment with Novartis. If you are selected for this Temporary/External opportunity, you will not be an employee of Novartis and will not be eligible for any Novartis employee benefits or incentives.

About the Role

As a Recruitment Experience Partner (REP) - you will be the front-line recruiter and primary face to our candidates, delivering a smooth, fast, and human experience across high volume hiring. You will partner closely with Recruitment Business Partner (RBP) to translate hiring needs into consistent, high-quality execution - ensuring clarity, speed, and a positive journey for every candidate. This role is a cornerstone of our Recruitment Solutions (RS) model, designed to deliver a fast, fair, human hiring experience at scale.

Major accountabilities:

• Act as the main point of contact for candidates, guiding them from first interaction through offer and ensuring a seamless experience.
• Lead and support AI talent search activities, contributing expertise to the identification, engagement, and hiring of AI leadership talent within a strategic AI hiring programme.
• Conduct first round of RS interviews and extend offers for high volume roles (levels 5 and below) in close partnership with RBP.
• Execute core recruiting activities consistently across business units: screening, shortlisting, communication, and interview coordination.
• Support RBPs on senior or complex hiring through shortlist validation, applicant management, and reactive sourcing when needed.
• Keep Workday fully updated and follow RS defined process steps, standards, and timelines to ensure accuracy, quality, and compliance.
• Provide insights and feedback to continuously improve the candidate experience and RS processes.

Minimum Requirements:

• 5+ years’ AI/Tech recruiting experience (in house or agency), ideally in high volume or multi-market environments.
• Strong English proficiency and required additional language proficiency.
• Strong skills in candidate communication, screening, and shortlisting.
• Ability to operate confidently in a standardized, tech enabled processes (e.g., Workday).
• Commitment to data quality, compliance and process discipline.
• Collaborative mindset, able to influence and partner effectively with RBPs and hiring teams.
• A commitment to delivering an experience that is fast, fair, and human.

Desirable requirements:

• Experience across multiple functions with regional scope, effectively navigating enterprise and local P&O policies and standards.

Workload: 35 hours/week
Type: Hybrid
Required start date: 15 June 2026
Contract: 6 months

Why Novartis

Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

EEO Statement

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Accommodation

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Magnit.