Talent Acquisition Lead - Pharma - 6 month FTC

• Growth Mindset: We believe in continuous improvement, for ourselves, our teams, and our clients. Every challenge is a chance to learn, innovate, and raise the bar.
• Accountability: We own our commitments. From hitting SLAs to developing our people, we do what we say we'll do and we measure what matters.
• Pace & Collaboration: Speed wins, but not at the expense of quality. We work closely together across teams, with clients, and with candidates to move faster and smarter..

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing roles end to end, from intake through to offer and onboarding handover, across medical, commercial, regulatory, quality, legal and business support
• Sourcing proactively from day one on every role, using Boolean search, headhunting and passive outreach to reach hard-to-find pharma talent at all levels up to senior leadership
• Building talent intelligence before, during and after each search, and using it to set realistic expectations and guide stakeholder decisions
• Adapting your approach to the market so our partner stands out as an employer of choice across the UK and Europe

• Prioritising your workload, pushing back where needed, and consistently delivering to SLAs
• Taking the lead on problem solving: spotting blockers early, reshaping processes where it speeds things up, and bringing solutions rather than escalations
• Owning your data and bringing market insight to your Talent Acquisition Director proactively, without needing to be chased
• Sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues as part of our hive-knowledge culture

• Building trusted relationships with hiring managers up to VP level, acting as a business partner
• Understanding business and hiring priorities, and planning ahead for future demand

Skills & Experience:

• Proven pharma recruitment experience is essential.
• Strong in-house, RPO or embedded recruitment experience, with a track record of delivering to SLAs and hiring targets. Agency recruiters with deep pharma experience and a partnership mindset are also welcome
• Skilled at direct sourcing and headhunting, confident building Boolean searches and engaging passive candidates
• Confident partnering with senior stakeholders, with clear examples of challenging, influencing and managing expectations
• Comfortable using data and market insight to drive hiring decisions
• Organised and resilient, able to prioritise competing demands in a fast-paced, competitive market
• Genuinely curious about AI. You’re already experimenting with AI tools in your day-to-day work, whether for sourcing, screening, writing or research, and you’re keen to keep learning how they can make recruitment faster, smarter and more candidate-friendly
• Nice to have: Additional language skills

Benefits:

• Work Your Way: 100% remote with flexible hours — fit work around your life, not the other way around. We’re Flexa-accredited and proudly hold a 3-star “World-Class” rating from Best Companies.
• Shape Your Future: Our internal progression strategy puts your goals first, with clear paths into broader roles across Talent Acquisition and beyond.
• Purpose-Driven Impact: Help build a fairer hiring process and shape the future workforce through structured, inclusive evaluation.
• Team That Gets It: Join a highly motivated crew of experienced recruiters. We invest in regular in-house training, knowledge-sharing, and career support.
• Culture That Cares: Be part of a global, inclusive team that values collaboration, curiosity, and learning. We’re proud of our 4.8★ rating on Glassdoor.
• Learn & Grow: Enjoy a R6,500 personal L&D budget (pro rata) R3,500 home office budget (pro rata), and plenty of chances for internal mobility when you're ready for a new challenge.
• Health & Wellbeing: We’ve got you covered with Medical Aid and the flexibility of hybrid working if remote isn’t your style.