Overview
We're looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager / Team Lead to join our People and Values Team. In this role, you'll manage a high-performing recruitment team, oversee and prioritize hiring demand across the business, and personally deliver on senior-level recruitment including Executive and Sales Opportunities.
This is a hands-on leadership position, offering future growth and development. If you have proven experience managing recruitment teams, balancing complex hiring priorities, and bring global recruitment exposure, we'd love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
Team Leadership and development
* Talent Acquisition Partners, ensuring high performance, engagement and capability growth.
* Set clear objectives, performance expectations and development plans aligned to TA and organisational priorities.
* Act as a role model for inclusive, candidate‑centric and data‑driven recruitment practices
* Monitor key recruitment metrics (time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, quality of hire) and implement improvements.
* Support the Head of Talent Acquisition with workforce planning, resourcing strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.
Recruitment Delivery and Strategy
* Oversee delivery across the wider recruitment portfolio, ensuring roles are filled efficiently, effectively and to a high standard across multiple regions and time zones.
* Drive proactive sourcing strategies, talent pipelining and market mapping for key skill areas, leveraging global talent pools and adapting approaches for different international markets.
* Use recruitment data and insights to inform decision making, highlight risks and improve outcomes, including analysis of regional hiring trends, talent availability and market competitiveness.
* Continuously review and enhance recruitment processes, tools and candidate experience, ensuring consistency, compliance and cultural alignment across diverse global locations.
* Demonstrate experience in managing end‑to‑end hiring for international roles, partnering with HR and business leaders globally to navigate local labour laws, compensation frameworks and cultural considerations.
Senior-Level Hiring
* Take ownership of executive, Head of and business‑critical roles, partnering closely with senior stakeholders and leadership teams.
* Deliver end‑to‑end recruitment for senior roles, including briefing, sourcing strategy, assessment design, offer management and onboarding.
* Build trusted advisor relationships with senior leaders, providing market insight, challenge and guidance.
* Ensure a robust, fair and consistent approach to executive hiring, aligned to employer brand and DE&I commitments.
Stakeholder & Partner Management
* Partner with the People and values Team, People Partners and hiring managers to align recruitment activity with workforce and business plans.
* Manage relationships with external suppliers where required (e.g. executive search firms), ensuring value for money and quality delivery.
* Act as an escalation point for complex or high‑risk recruitment challenges.
Employer Branding & Market Insights
* Ensure recruitment activity complies with employment legislation, internal policy and best practice.
* Champion diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the hiring process.
* Support employer branding initiatives and represent the organisation positively in the market.
Qualifications
Essential:
* Proven management experience leading recruitment teams.
* Global recruitment experience and understanding of international talent markets.
* Strong track record of hiring senior leadership positions (Executive, Director, Head-of roles).
* Experience managing recruitment demand and prioritization across multiple business areas.
* Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at all levels.
* Data-driven approach with ability to interpret recruitment metrics and trends.
Preferred:
* Global recruitment experience and understanding of international talent markets.
* Knowledge of best practices in diversity hiring and candidate experience.
* Experience improving TA processes, systems or operating models.
Key Competencies:
* Strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery
* Leadership and coaching
* Commercial and market awareness
* Relationship building and credibility
* Resilience and adaptability
* Commitment to inclusive hiring
Success Measures:
* Team engagement, capability and performance
* Reduced reliance on agencies and improved cost avoidance
* Quality and timeliness of executive and senior hires
* Hiring manager and candidate experience feedback
* Strong, diverse talent pipelines for critical roles