Talent Acquisition Manager – Marketing Agency

Job Description

Talent Acquisition Manager – Marketing Agency


Salary: Up to £60k basic, 10% annual bonus, and share options
Hybrid role: 2 days a week onsite in London


About Us: Instant Impact is a leading global RPO provider for SMEs. Operating across 35 countries and multiple sectors, we build businesses that people love being a part of.

Working closely with our partners we create their recruitment strategy based on our deep knowledge of their industry and company goals. We combine this with the best people and the latest recruitment technology, AI, and talent intelligence to deliver a world-class experience.

Flexibility is a key part of our ethos, and our team adapts to overcome the challenges of a changing business landscape. We provide a full suite of talent solutions including Full RPO, Partial RPO, Project RPO, and Talent Consulting.


What does it mean to be a Talent Acquisition Manager?
As Talent Acquisition Manager you will be responsible for the delivery of the partnership. Executing the strategy and delivering against the hiring targets, SLAs, and supporting on the delivery of improvement projects as required.

You will effectively manage your team to meet and exceed agreed objectives, through coaching and continuous feedback. Your role will require you to be consistently seeking improvements to your Talent Acquisition function and driving innovation to achieve a world-class service.

Key Responsibilities

Leading the Team

• Direct line management of Talent Acquisition Partner(s), and oversight of any team members in centers of excellent when receiving support from them
• Managing and driving standards and performance
• Developing the skills and knowledge of the team
• Actively contributing to the wider ii community, including:
  • sharing best practices, ideas, and results from partnerships
  • running internal coaching/training sessions
  • adding to our culture and embodying the values and behaviours of ii

Managing Service Delivery

• Execution of the TA strategy – determining the approach to any new requisition to deliver a quick, effective, and engaging process
• Meeting and exceeding all partnership SLAs and objectives
• Overseeing all hiring through personally managing the necessary and agreed volumes of roles with significant tech & Centre of Excellence support
• Ensuring the quality of the work of any Talent Acquisition Partner(s) that you are managing, or any Centre of Excellence support you’re receiving

Partnership Management

• Providing a world-class experience to all key stakeholders (inc. hiring managers & candidates) and continually expanding our sphere of influence with the client
• Working with the Client Services Director to deliver insight and foresight to stakeholders on reports and talent/market intelligence
• Making innovative suggestions to improve the client's TA function and process, supporting on any relevant improvement elements

What do we need from you?

• You are a world-class recruitment and client stakeholder manager who quickly builds trusting relationships with everyone you work with
• You have experience recruiting within the marketing sector or hiring marketing specialists
• You are a people developer, capable of identifying areas of development and implementing coaching techniques focused on developing these areas
• You have a strong sense of self-awareness, and you can identify your own development needs. You will have a curious ‘want to know more’ mindset
• You possess excellent recruitment fundamentals – you have the skill & experience to lead and manage roles from end to end, ensuring speed, quality, and a world-class experience
• You have exceptional time management skills, with a brilliant planning & prioritising skillset with impeccable action follow through and process control
• You are an enthusiastic adopter of new technology and new ways of working
• You are comfortable analysing data and reports to deliver talent intelligence, gain insight, and use the learnings to improve and evolve
• You have a ‘people’ centric style, you care about the wellbeing of those around you.
• Passionate about self and people development and the TA space more generally
• You can tackle tough conversations and deliver constructive feedback effectively
• You are quickly able to develop industry-specific knowledge

What we can offer you in return...

• Competitive basic salary + Competitive bonus structure
• Work from Anywhere policy, which enables us to work anywhere we want for up to 4 weeks
• Private Health Insurance
• £200 allowance for home office
• £500 annual allowance for personal development
• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays, 1x Employee enrichment day per annum and 1x Recharge day)
• Clear progression structure
• A flexible working model with the ability to work from home or onsite with your client!
• Team incentives including away weekends, socials, and lunches
• 10% of your working week spent on your developing yourself, your client, and Instant Impact

At Instant Impact, everyone is welcome. We are committed to maintaining and growing our diverse and dynamic team and the inclusive culture we have built. We encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work regardless of; age, sexuality, religion, disability, pronouns, neurodiversity, gender, ethnic group, or beliefs. Instant Impact is actively seeking to hire a diverse workforce so we can continue to celebrate inclusion and diversity in its full.

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