Senior Talent Acquisition Executive
Leightons Opticians and Hearing Care
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Farnham • United Kingdom
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Job Level
About the role
- Managing end-to-end recruitment across designated business areas
- Proactively sourcing candidates using platforms such as LinkedIn, CV Library and Indeed
- Building and maintaining strong talent pipelines for hard-to-fill roles
- Creating engaging job adverts and recruitment marketing content
- Partnering with stakeholders to understand hiring needs and provide expert advice
- Leading stakeholder meetings and influencing recruitment strategies
- Delivering an outstanding candidate experience from first contact through to offer
- Managing recruitment campaigns, events, and external agency relationships
- Supporting reporting, insights, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Deputising for the Talent Acquisition Manager when required
Requirements
- Proven experience in agency and/or in-house recruitment
- A strong track record of filling hard-to-recruit roles
- Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
- Confidence to challenge and influence at all levels
- Strong sourcing skills, including LinkedIn Recruiter
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- The ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- It’s a bonus if you have:
- Experience in retail or healthcare recruitment
- Recruitment marketing experience
- Experience building early talent pipelines (e.g. universities)
- Experience presenting business updates or insights
Benefits
- A comprehensive development programme
- Employee assistance programme
- Optical and audiology discounts
- A collaborative and supportive team environment
- Opportunities to influence and shape recruitment strategy
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
recruitmentsourcingcandidate experiencerecruitment marketingtalent pipeline managementstakeholder managementreportinginsightscontinuous improvement
Soft Skills
relationship-buildinginfluencingcommunicationorganisationalproactive mindsetsolutions-focusedindependent workcollaborative work