Talent Acquisition Lead

As a Talent Acquisition Lead at La Fosse you will sit at the heart of our growth strategy leading the way on hiring experienced and senior talent across the business. This is a high impact role where your work will directly shape the quality capability and future leadership of one of the best recruitment businesses in the UK.

You will own the end to end senior hiring strategy partnering closely with leadership to define what great looks like proactively map markets and build strong talent pipelines. With strong direct sourcing capability and commercial awareness you will ensure we are bringing in high calibre professionals who raise the bar and drive the business forward.

As an employee owned company we are on an exciting journey where everyone benefits from success. Every great hire you make strengthens our culture performance and long term growth.

Key Responsibilities:

Senior Hiring Strategy

• Lead and deliver the recruitment strategy for senior and experienced hires.
• Partner with hiring managers and senior stakeholders to define role scopechallengebriefs where needed and align hiring to businessobjectives.
• Develop targeted attraction campaigns informed by market and competitor insight.

Sourcing and Talent Engagement

• Proactively sourceand engage senior talent using LinkedIn Recruiter networkingreferralsand targeted outreach.
• Build and nurture long term relationships with passive candidates for current and future leadership opportunities.
• Own the candidate experience end to end ensuring clear communication and strong engagement throughout the process.

Data Reporting and Market Insight

• Manage senior hiring pipelines through the ATS ensuring data accuracy and visibility.
• Track and report on key metrics including time to hire quality of hire and diversity outcomes.
• Provide regular updates and market insight to stakeholders advising on candidate availability and competitor activity.

Stakeholder Collaboration Embedding and DEI

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on hiring strategy and talent trends.
• Embed inclusive sourcing practices to ensure diverse representation at all stages of recruitment.
• Partner with hiring managers to ensure senior hires are successfully onboarded and embedded into the business with clear performance expectations from day one.
• Measure success beyond placement by tracking quality of hire performanceretentionand progression using insights to continuously improve the senior hiring strategy.
• Support wider TA initiatives including employer branding and process improvement

• Proven experience recruiting senior or experienced hires in a commercial or high growth environment.
• Strongtrack recordof directly sourcing passive candidates.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing hiring decisions.
• Confident using recruitment data to inform strategy and improve outcomes.

Skills

• Strong direct sourcing and pipeline building capability.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of competitive talent markets.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Data driven andprocess orientedapproach.

Tools and Knowledge

• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and direct sourcing tools.
• Confident using an ATS to manage pipelines and reporting.
• Understanding of inclusive hiring best practice.

Industry-Leading bonus Structure: Clear OTE linked to personal delivery.

Annual Leave: Enjoy up to 30 days of annual leave plus bank holidays your birthday off and a Christmas closure period.

Hybrid Working Model: We work 3 days a week from our London office with 2 weeks per year to work from anywhere whether thats by the beach in the countryside or closer to family.

Annual Company Ski Trip: Hit the slopes with the team our all-company ski trip is open to everyone.

Wellness Perks: We offer gym memberships to help you stay active and energised and offer weekly in-office massages for a midweek recharge.

Mental Health Support: Access to professional support and resources to help you prioritise your wellbeing.

Enhanced Maternity Pay: We provide enhanced maternity packages to support you through lifes important milestones.

Incentives & Socials: Regular team socials performance incentives and rewards to celebrate your success.

Private Health & Dental Discounts: Take advantage of discounted private healthcare and dental plans because your health matters.

At La Fosse we believe diverse teams create better outcomes. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.