Executive Sourcer, Human Resources (Talent Acquisition)

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Deloitte is a global leader in professional services and each year we hire over 7,000 talented people into our UK firm so that our people can fulfil the firm's purpose; to make an impact that matters for our colleagues, our clients and for society.

Deloitte’s Executive Hiring team is responsible for bringing some of the most senior, world class talented individuals into our UK business leadership teams, helping them translate their growth ambitions and succession plans into timely, innovative and market leading hiring strategies. The talent sourcing team identify, attract and engage the worlds best talent to join our firm.

In this role you will have the opportunity to positively impact the experience of candidates, hiring managers and recruiters across the firm.

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Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

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As a Talent Sourcer you will play a vital role in identifying, evaluating, and engaging top-tier executive talent for open and speculative opportunities. You will possess a deep understanding of executive-level roles, strong research skills, and the ability to build relationships with potential candidates. You will contribute significantly to the success of executive searches by providing high-quality candidate pipelines and market intelligence.

Key Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for delivering against live requisitions to close critical skills gaps within the firm, leading headhunting activities, developing candidate pools in key growth areas, tracking and engaging with the best passive diverse talent in the market.

Strategic Sourcing and Market Intelligence:

• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the competitive landscape and talent market trends and leverage skills taxonomies and business knowledge to identify key talent trends.
• Deliver market intelligence reports and presentations to inform executive search strategies including competitor and location data points and associated trends.
• Deliver competitor analysis information to support hiring decisions, reward, and potential M&A discussions (including a competitor calendar).
• Advise and inform the business of the total addressable market for talent and present information on the likelihood of meeting selection criteria.

Candidate Identification and Engagement:

• Proactively engage passive candidates and build relationships to generate interest in potential opportunities (written messages, phone, and face-to-face).
• Create comprehensive diverse talent pools, long lists, and short lists of candidate profiles, including detailed work history, qualifications, and assessment of fit for specific roles. Including identifying contact information where available.
• Continuously seek innovative approaches to improve research methodologies, engage talent, and enhance candidate identification efforts.

Collaboration and Relationship Management:

• Collaborate effectively with executive recruiters and hiring managers to understand specific requirements and provide tailored candidate recommendations, respectfully challenging where necessary.
• Maintain relationships with supporting research teams to ensure appropriate sharing of talent pools and market intel.

Workflow and Operational Support:

• Operate in a robust process with pre-defined points within the hiring manager and candidate journey.
• SLAs and KPIs: Work to specific service level agreements and key performance indicators, tracking against progress and raising issues (such as bottlenecks) if deliverables are projecting off target.
• Support the executive sourcing manager in all aspects of operational delivery.

Data Management and Reporting:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of candidate interactions and research findings within the applicant tracking system (ATS).
• Reporting: Provide ad-hoc operational reporting support and contribute to monthly reporting requirements.

Confidentiality and Discretion:

• Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.

Team and Role Specific Responsibilities:

• Responsible for making Executive level placements, aligned with the firm’s demand plan and growth initiatives.
• Understand Hiring Needs and design and adopt appropriate hiring approach to deliver against requirements.
• Ability to support the hiring team on job briefings, translating key business intel into candidate briefing documents, creating a job library for current and future hiring needs.

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Essential Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience in executive search research or a related talent acquisition role.
• Strong networking and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to influence and persuade passive candidates.
• Ability to inform, educate, influence and persuade hiring managers.
• Strong research skills, including the ability to utilise various online databases and sourcing tools.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Proactive, problem-solving approach with a willingness to take initiative.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with LinkedIn Talent Insights and other related talent research tools, applicant tracking systems (ATS) and candidate relationship management tools (CRMs).
• Curious to learn, develop and drive your own growth.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Experience within a Big 4 or similar professional services firm.
• Experience specifically with senior-level or executive recruitment.
• Knowledge of recruitment best practices.
• Familiarity with Avature.

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Collaboration is central to everything we do at Deloitte. From IT to HR, marketing and more, our teams help to support the wider business in everything they do. Bringing your individual skills and specialist knowledge, you can make a far-reaching impact. Come join us.

Human Resources

At Deloitte, Human Resources is transforming. We are already an award-winning HR team but we’re not resting there. We want to make an impact that matters for our people, our clients and for society. To achieve this, we're firmly embedding HR into the business, advising and innovating along with our business leaders.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

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"The amount of investment in me in terms of training and development has been incredible - it has undoubtedly helped me to progress my career." - Jim, Enabling Functions

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in UK Wide with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

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Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?

For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.

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