Talent Acquisition Lead (IT / Technology) Location: South Manchester / Cheshire (Hybrid working a following 3-month qualifying period) (3 Days office / 2 Days WFH)
Hours: 9am - 5.30pm Mon - Fri
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
This is a strategic and hands-on in-house recruitment role focused on scaling technology hiring across the UK and international markets.
Key Responsibilities:*Identify recruitment bottlenecks and analyse KPI data to improve hiring performance
*Design and implement scalable recruitment processes
*Develop proactive sourcing strategies and talent mapping approaches
*Partner with leadership on workforce planning and forecasting
*Provide market insight on salary trends, competitor activity and talent availability
*Translate recruitment metrics into commercial insight
*Manage full recruitment lifecycle for niche technology roles
*Headhunt specialist talent using LinkedIn Recruiter and market mapping
*Mentor and support members of the Talent Acquisition team
Requirements:*Extensive in-house experience recruiting niche technology roles
*Experience improving recruitment strategy within a scaling organisation
*Strong analytical skills and data-driven decision making
*Commercial awareness and ability to balance speed, cost and quality
*Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
Benefits:*Career progression and accredited training
*Professional certification support
*Hybrid working (qualifying period)
*Private healthcare (qualifying period)
*Life assurance
*25 days holiday + bank holidays
*Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
*Pension contribution
*Profit share scheme
*Wellbeing support including 24/7 GP access
*Professional subscriptions paid