Executive Recruitment Lead
Division: Operations, Department: Resourcing & Talent. Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) £49,600 to £74,400; London £54,500 to £81,600 (salary based on skills & experience).
Role Responsibilities
* Oversee executive recruitment for the FCA’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT), reporting to the Talent Manager and operating as a highly visible partner across HR and the wider FCA.
* Build trusted relationships with the most senior stakeholders, including Directors, Executive Directors and the CEO’s Office, providing clear guidance throughout the hiring process.
* Partner closely with the Executive Leadership Team and Senior HR Business Partners to maintain a holistic view of leadership capability and translate this into clear role requirements.
* Manage and develop an effective team of three, setting direction, building capability and embedding consistent, high‑quality executive hiring standards.
* Advise senior stakeholders on recruitment strategies, selection decisions and executive talent assessments, constructively challenging and influencing where needed to secure the best outcomes.
* Own external supplier relationships, working with executive search firms and an executive assessment provider to set expectations, improve performance and ensure effective delivery end‑to‑end.
Qualifications
* Significant direct executive recruitment experience either in‑house or with an executive search firm.
* Experience managing teams in executive resourcing and developing future team capabilities.
* Effective personal motivation and ownership, with the ability to be accountable, run new initiatives and deliver outcomes that enhance the HR proposition.
* Solid relationship and stakeholder management skills (internal and external), with the confidence to constructively challenge at all levels, including SLT.
* Demonstrable experience delivering Director/Senior‑level searches end‑to‑end, including candidate management, long‑list and short‑list presentations and offer negotiation.
* Highly effective written and verbal communication skills, able to adjust style and messaging to a changing Senior Leadership audience.
* Positive, forward‑thinking and curious approach, with the ability to consider multiple solutions, remain customer‑focused and balance wider organisational needs.
* Highly organised and structured, able to manage competing priorities and perform effectively when deadlines are tight.
* Collaborative and evidence‑led resourcing knowledge, including partnering across HR (Reward, Talent and HR Business Partners), managing external suppliers (e.g. executive search and assessment providers) and experience using Workday (or the ability to get up to speed quickly) to develop executive talent pools.
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
* Non‑contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary.
* Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance.
* 35 hours of paid volunteering annually.
* Hybrid model: employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (for senior leaders, 50%); from September, 50% in office (60% for Directors and Executive Directors).
* A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle.
Job advert closes: 11:59pm on Sunday 7th June 2026.
The FCA is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including part‑time and job sharing where applicable.
#J-18808-Ljbffr