Talent Acquisition Specialist - Sourcing

Job Title

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Location

Birmingham – hybrid

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Join our World of Talent.

Global, culturally diverse, inclusive, and innovative - welcome to AMS, where talent is our world. Over the last two decades, AMS has redefined the landscape of talent outsourcing and consulting. From pioneering the concept of RPO to continually revolutionising how organisations approach talent acquisition, AMS stands as a world leader in the industry.

Committed, engaged, and inspired, we feel a real sense of belonging, and all have one thing in common: a real passion for talent. Become part of this world and make a difference with us.

https://www.weareams.com/

The Role:

Are you a curious, strategic thinker with a passion for connecting exceptional talent to exciting opportunities? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, tech-enabled environment where your sourcing skills make a real impact? If so, we want to hear from you!

As a Proactive Talent Sourcer, you’ll be at the forefront of our talent acquisition strategy, identifying and engaging top-tier passive candidates across two key streams:

• Live Requisition Support: Deliver high-quality candidates for hard-to-fill roles where traditional channels fall short.
• Strategic Talent Community Building: Create forward-looking talent pipelines aligned with future hiring needs and predictive demand plans.

You’ll work closely with our Recruiters, acting as a brand ambassador and trusted advisor. This is a hands-on, insight-led role where your ability to build trust and drive conversion will be key.

What you’ll be doing:

• Craft and execute multi-channel sourcing strategies using tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS/CRM, and niche platforms.
• Build persona-led approaches tailored to candidate motivations and career drivers.
• Engage authentically with candidates across email, phone, and social channels.
• Deliver consultative conversations to assess interest, fit, and alignment.
• Collaborate with recruiters to convert pipeline talent into shortlist-ready candidates.
• Present candidates with context, including career fit and market positioning.
• Champion inclusive sourcing practices and maintain balanced pipelines.
• Share market insights and hiring intelligence to shape strategy.
• Maintain warm talent communities for future hiring success.

Skills & Experience:

Must Haves:

• Experience working within Professional Business Services or Financial services
• A strategic mindset with a hands-on approach to sourcing.
• Comfort working in a hybrid manual-tech environment.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• A collaborative spirit and a drive for excellence.
• Curiosity, critical thinking, and a passion for data-informed decision-making.
• Experience using specialist techniques (i.e. Boolean searching) to source candidates through active and passive channels. Proven success in utilising social networking sites to successfully source candidates
• Experience of directly engaging with end-clients
• Experience of working with recruitment systems (i.e. ATS, CRM) and maintaining a high level of data integrity
• Strong stakeholder management skills and experience
• Excellent communications skills

Why AMS?

At AMS, we recognise the value of different perspectives and experiences in prompting innovation, sparking creativity, and solving problems.

We come from every walk of life, and our culture is open and inclusive. Our people enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and being trusted to work their way. We offer you career opportunities in every direction you want to explore. It’s our world but you can do it your way.

We offer:

• Full training and support
• High value and challenging work
• A vibrant, diverse, and collaborative culture
• Flexible working
• A competitive reward and benefits package*
• The opportunity to embark on a recruitment career with one of the world’s leading recruitment companies

*Details may vary slightly depending on your location, local labour law, etc.

Our culture of inclusion and belonging.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, and all aspects of employment are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

Hit the Apply now button to get your journey started!

If you require any accommodations or have any accessibility needs, please reach out via email [email protected] or make a member of our Talent Acquisition team aware at any time.