Talent Acquisition, Team Leader

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in analytics insights and proprietary data across the entire energy and natural resources landscape.

For over 50 years our work has guided the decisions of the worlds most influential energy producers utilities companies financial institutions and governments.

Now with the worlds energy system more complex and interconnected than ever before sector-specific views are no longer enough. Thats why weve redefined whats possible with Intelligence Connected.

By fusing our unparalleled proprietary data with the sharpest analytical minds all supercharged by Synoptic AI we deliver a clear interconnected view of the entire value chain. Our trusted team of 2700 experts across 30 countries breaks siloes and connects industries markets and regions across the globe.

This empowers our customers to identify risk sooner spot opportunities faster and recalibrate strategy with confidence whether planning days weeks months or decades ahead.

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• Future Focused we accelerate change
• Curious we turn knowledge into action

Role Overview

Wood Mackenzie is seeking a Talent Acquisition Team Leader to drive our UK and regional technical recruitment efforts. This is a high-impact player-coach role. You will manage a small team ofglobalrecruiters while personally executing senior and business-critical technical hires. You will partner directly with technology leaders to scale our digital data science and engineering capabilities maximizing our Workday system to streamline operations.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Coaching (Coach)

• Lead mentor and develop a high-performing teamof recruiters.

• Manage workload distribution andmonitorteam performance metrics.

• Coach the team on Workday best practices to ensure seamless candidate management

• Act as the escalation point for complex recruitment challenges.

Hands-on Technical Recruiting (Player)

• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process for senior engineering product data and commercial tech roles.

• Build deep pipelines of passive tech talent using advanced sourcing strategies.

• Deliver an exceptional inclusive candidate experience from first contact to onboarding.

• Take full ownership of the Workday ATS to ensure meticulous data integrity.

Strategic Partnerships & Delivery

• Consult with senior tech stakeholders to map out workforce plans and talent requirements.

• Leverage Workday data and analytics to provide leadership with market insights and progress reports.

• Drive Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the hiring process.

• Optimizerecruitment workflows within Workday to reduce time-to-hire.

Qualifications & Experience

Required Experience

• Proven experience in a technical recruitment role either in-house or agency.

• Demonstrated experience leading mentoring or supervising other recruiters.

• Hands-on experience using Workday ATS to manage candidate pipelines and generate reports.

• Strong track recordof hiring complex technical roles.

• Deep understanding of the tech talent landscape.

Skills & Competencies

• Mastery of advanced sourcing tools Linked In Recruiter and Booleanlogic.

• Ability to balance operational team management with individual hiring targets.

• Superb stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leadership.

• Data-driven mindset with experience using recruitment analytics to shape strategy.

Equal Opportunities

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