Senior Recruiter

Role Description

The Senior Recruiter is part of the functional, regional and operational Talent Acquisition team and reports to the Global Recruitment Manager. Based in Manchester, this role is responsible for executing the talent acquisition strategy and delivering hiring results across aligned business functions. It also carries responsibility across multiple countries, requiring strong judgement, adaptability and the ability to operate effectively in diverse and complex hiring environments.

This role partners closely with the Global Recruitment Manager, senior business stakeholders and HR colleagues to deliver high‑quality hiring outcomes, strong stakeholder alignment and timely communication throughout the recruitment process. The Senior Recruiter operates with a high degree of independence, sets priorities effectively and manages multiple searches and business needs simultaneously.

A key focus is hiring for senior and specialist technical talent, especially across software engineering and data‑related disciplines at career levels F, G and H. The successful person will bring strong technical recruiting capability, credibility with technical stakeholders and the ability to navigate complex talent markets across a broad range of engineering and data profiles.

The role also requires a modern, data‑informed and technology‑enabled approach to recruiting, using AI responsibly to improve productivity, generate insights, enhance engagement and reduce manual activity. As a senior member of the team, this person acts as a trusted partner, delivers with operational excellence and serves as a role model within Talent Acquisition.

• Operates at a Senior level, supporting the Global Recruitment Manager, understanding business direction and executing talent acquisition strategies across diverse, complex, cross‑country and cross‑functional hiring landscapes.
• Self‑sufficient, works with little direct supervision.
• Demonstrates a strong track record of solving complex recruitment challenges, delivering significant impact and meeting deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Brings strong technical recruiting capability to hire across a broad range of software engineering and data‑related roles including backend, frontend, mobile, platform, infrastructure, security, machine learning, data engineering, analytics and product data science.
• Acts as a talent advisor, identifying appropriate stakeholders for hiring needs and providing outstanding guidance to hiring managers and interview teams to shape talent requirements that best match  and the external market.
• Demonstrates credibility and sound judgment when partnering with technical stakeholders, understanding role requirements, assessing talent markets and supporting hiring processes for technical and data talent with confidence.
• Gathers market data and talent landscape insights for Hiring Managers to support and influence hiring strategies and decision‑making, staying informed on market trends, competitor activity and recruiting practices, particularly across technical talent markets.
• Acts as a Brand Ambassador, building talent networks and activating knowledgeable industry sources to develop and generate an ongoing pool of candidates through a diverse mix of channels.
• Delivers on the promise to recruit a diverse candidate pipeline and slate.
• Is proactive in achieving hiring targets through an effective, inclusive and high‑quality selection process.
• Uses data to create, measure and scale smart recruiting tactics.
• Uses AI tools confidently and responsibly to support technical recruiting, improve insight generation, enhance candidate and stakeholder engagement and minimise manual and administrative tasks.
• Continuously identifies opportunities to automate, streamline and improve recruitment workflows through effective use of AI and other recruiting technologies, while maintaining quality, compliance and a strong candidate experience.
• Manages the hiring process and a first‑class candidate experience end‑to‑end, with support from coordinators and sourcers where applicable.
• Works closely with the business and HR colleagues throughout the search…