Recruiter
Location: Manchester (2 days onsite, 3 days WFH)
Contract duration: 6 months contract
Key Responsibilities:
- Owns end-to-end recruiting delivery for assigned roles, ensuring high-quality candidate supply and timely progress across multiple requisitions.
- Partners closely with Hiring Managers, Craft Leads, Senior Recruiters, and Talent Delivery colleagues to meet hiring targets and maintain a strong candidate pipeline.
- Sources and engages passive and active talent using diverse channels — job boards, professional networks, social media, referrals, and direct outreach.
- Executes efficient, data-driven search strategies to identify, engage, and convert top candidates.
- Delivers a first-class candidate experience, maintaining clear and consistent communication throughout the process.
- Proactively tracks progress against hiring goals and uses data to identify gaps and adjust sourcing tactics.
- Supports the business by providing regular talent market insights and feedback loops to improve search effectiveness.
- Partners with recruiters and hiring teams to manage candidate pipelines from sourcing through to offer stage.
- Ensures compliance with all relevant hiring policies and labor regulations.
Knowledge and skills:
- 3–5 years of experience in high-volume recruitment or sourcing (agency or in-house), preferably within fast-paced, tech-driven environments.
- Proven ability to deliver against multiple requisitions and tight timelines.
- Experience sourcing for both technical (e.g., engineering, data, product) and non-technical (e.g., operations, marketing, customer experience) roles.
- Skilled in building and maintaining pipelines of qualified candidates through proactive sourcing, networking, and talent mapping.
- Data-driven mindset with the ability to use metrics and insights to optimize delivery and demonstrate impact.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholders effectively.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills; confident partnering with hiring managers and teams across levels.
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and driven by achieving measurable results.
- Collaborative approach with a genuine interest in contributing to a high-performing, one-team culture.
Key Skills:
Delivery Excellence: Consistently meets or exceeds sourcing and hiring goals.
Stakeholder Partnership: Builds trusted relationships through transparent communication and reliable execution.
Data-Driven: Uses insights to drive smarter decisions and improve outcomes.
Adaptability: Thrives in a fast-changing, high-volume environment.
Collaboration: Works seamlessly across teams and shares knowledge to strengthen delivery. Candidate Focus: Ensures a high-quality experience at every stage of the process.