Role Overview The Talent Manager will drive end-to-end recruitment for senior-level hires, working closely with our commercial and sales teams to understand client needs, anticipate demand, and strategically build talent pipelines. This role blends direct candidate management with a proactive approach to market mapping, relationship building, and positioning Digital Futures as a trusted talent partner. Key Responsibilities Partner with Sales: Work closely with the sales team to understand client requirements, sector trends, and upcoming opportunities, ensuring talent pipelines are closely aligned with sales goals. Senior Hiring: Lead on sourcing, engaging, and managing senior-level talent across technology, strategy, and leadership roles. Pipeline Development: Create and maintain proactive talent pools of high-calibre candidates to ensure responsiveness to client demand. Market Mapping: Research and track senior professionals across target industries and skillsets, identifying key talent and competitor movements. Stakeholder Engagement: Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders, hiring managers, and external partners, influencing decision-making with talent insights. Candidate Journey: Provide an exceptional candidate experience for senior hires, ensuring professionalism, transparency, and consistency throughout the process. Data & Reporting: Track recruitment metrics, prepare talent market insights, and report progress against hiring forecasts to sales, leadership, and operations teams. Employer Brand: Promote Digital Futures’ mission, values, and distinctive proposition to senior talent communities. What We’re Looking For Proven experience in talent acquisition or recruitment with a focus on senior-level hiring (agency, RPO, or in-house background considered). Strong track record of proactive talent pooling and engaging passive candidates. Commercially minded, with the ability to partner effectively with a sales or business development team. Excellent relationship management, influencing, and stakeholder engagement skills. Experience within the technology / digital / professional services sector preferred. Highly organised, data-driven, and comfortable working in a fast-paced growth business. A passion for future skills, diversity in tech, and social impact resonates strongly with our mission. What’s in it for you? Tailored professional development plan and upskilling Ability to make an impact at Digital Futures while it is in a period of accelerated growth Access to our employee benefits, discounts and perks platform Pension contributions Wellbeing budget Competitive salary Flexible holiday allowance on successful completion of probation Hybrid working model with required office working days All candidates must have the right to work in the UK and will be expected to work from the office 4-days a week. Digital Futures is a mission-led technology services company specialising in Artificial Intelligence (AI). We have reimagined how capability is built in the age of AI, disrupting outdated workforce and education models, placing ambition at our core. We’re building the workforce of the future, leveraging the power of AI to drive innovation and inclusive growth. We are creating a company that matters: one where pride is a strategic asset and our collective impact is measured in enduring outcomes – opportunity created, futures transformed, advantage secured.