Head of Talent Acquisition

Are you a Head of Talent Acquisition looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience of building high performing, efficient and engaged TA teams on a global scale? If the answer is yes to both of these questions and you have the experience listed below, we'd love to hear from you.Vivid Rock are proud to be partnering with an exciting tech business as they continue to scale globally due to significant interest in their platform and services.As a result of their success, they are looking to hire a UK based Head of Talent Acquisition to take over the strategic and operational responsibility for their global TA function, identifying opportunities to strengthen, enhance and advance it across the three pillars of People, Process, Technology.

Responsibilities

Strategic responsibility for the Global TA function, across a diverse team, with accountability for recruitment strategy, delivery, team capability, technology adoption, and performance against hiring goals.Operational leadership of a global team of TA specialists, supporting them to source and recruit outstanding talent in a supportive, coaching-oriented management styleReview and enhance the recruitment life cycle, using process improvement, resource planning and automationBuild a data-driven recruiting function: Define and own global recruiting KPIs, dashboards, and reporting, using data to forecast hiring needs, measure team productivity, identify bottlenecks, and drive continuous improvement in hiring efficiency, quality, and cost.Drive performance: Establish clear recruiting metrics and use data to improve time-to-hire, offer acceptance, funnel conversion, cost, and hiring quality.Improve processes and tools: Simplify recruiting workflows, strengthen our systems, and introduce automation to help the team work more efficientDrive an excellent candidate experience across all touch points throughout the recruitment process.Collaborate with senior stakeholders and hiring managers across multiple departments to align recruitment with the overall business goalsContribute to the company's stable growth trajectory and support its strategic expansion across multiple regionsWhat you bring5+ years of experience in a Talent Acquisition Leadership roleTrack record of enhancing, strengthening a TA function via People, Process and Technology strategiesExcellent stakeholder management ability and business partnering skills, able to work closely with senior business leaders and hiring managers to align recruitment priorities, workforce plans, and hiring strategies.Deep understanding of the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, including requisition creation, job posting, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offers and onboarding.Demonstrated experience and knowledge of multiple ATS, Sourcing and Outreach tools.Demonstrated experience using AI-enabled recruiting tools, automation, talent data, and recruiting technologies to improve sourcing effectiveness, recruiter productivity, operational efficiency, decision quality, and hiring outcomes.Strong knowledge of recruiting best practices, including structured screening, inclusive interviewing, and delivering a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience across the hiring process.Strong analytical capability, with experience defining success metrics and using data to drive continuous improvement across recruiting performance, quality of hire, operational outcomes, and technology adoption.Understanding of responsible AI principles and the ability to balance innovation with sound judgment, compliance, and equitable hiring practices.Excellent communication skills, strategic thinking, and operational discipline, with the ability to lead change and influence stakeholders across the organisation.Fluent in EnglishWorking Pattern: This is a London based role and the successful candidate will be required to work a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.Compensation:Competitive salary - plus bonusIf you’re excited by everything you’ve read above and have the experience to match, please get in touch as we would love to tell you more! Email – colin@vividrock.co.ukFinally…We appreciate it’s a tricky time to navigate your career and it's important for us to be authentic about the opportunities we share here. We know that people continue to be affected by the current challenges we face, however, please only apply for this role if you meet the essential criteria we have outlined above.We are expecting a high volume of applications; sadly, we're unlikely to be able to respond to each individual applicant. Thanks for being patient and we'll be sure to get in touch if we're keen to take your application further.Vivid Rock is passionate about championing diversity and challenging unconscious bias and treats each application carefully. Thank you for your interest and please follow our page for further updates.