Talent Acquisition Partner - Financial Services

*Please note that ideally this role is based in the office four days per week with one from home.

Talent Acquisition Partner

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for an experienced Talent Acquisition professional to join a highly respected global Financial Services business.

Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer, this newly enhanced role will play a pivotal part in shaping and delivering the firm's talent strategy. Partnering with senior business leaders across client-facing functions, you will lead recruitment initiatives while helping to drive workforce planning, succession planning and future talent programmes that support the organisation's long-term growth ambitions.

This is a highly visible, business-critical position offering the opportunity to influence hiring strategy, organisational capability and talent outcomes across multiple regions.

Responsibilities:

• As Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across the business, delivering exceptional hiring outcomes whilst helping shape the future talent agenda.
• You will be responsible for:
• Partnering with senior leaders across Sales, Marketing, Product and Client-facing teams to deliver strategic hiring plans aligned to business objectives.
• Developing innovative sourcing strategies to identify, engage and attract top industry talent.
• Conducting market mapping and competitor intelligence across the wealth and asset management landscape.
• Building and maintaining diverse talent pipelines for specialist, leadership and hard-to-find hires.
• Managing the full recruitment lifecycle from role briefing through to offer negotiation and onboarding.
• Providing insight on compensation trends, talent availability and external market dynamics.
• Championing a best-in-class candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Supporting international hiring initiatives and business growth projects.
• Working closely with the Chief People Officer and business leaders to develop workforce planning strategies that ensure the business has the talent required to achieve its future growth plans.
• Contributing to succession planning discussions, identifying critical talent risks and building pipelines for future leadership capability.
• Designing and helping launch graduate and early careers programmes, creating sustainable talent pathways into the organisation.
• Supporting the development of talent acquisition processes, employer branding initiatives and workforce analytics to drive continuous improvement.
• Acting as a strategic talent advisor to the business, using market intelligence and data to influence organisational talent decisions.

Requirements

• Proven in-house recruitment experience within Wealth Management or Asset Management.
• Demonstrable experience recruiting across a broad range of business functions and seniority levels within a financial services environment.
• Strong understanding of distribution and commercial functions including Institutional Sales, Wholesale Sales, Marketing, Product, Client Services, Product Specialists, RFP/DDQ and related roles.
• Proven ability to source and secure passive talent for specialist and senior-level positions.
• Experience partnering with senior executives and delivering strategic talent advice.
• Strong understanding of talent market trends, workforce planning and organisational talent challenges.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the credibility to influence senior business leaders.
• Strong direct sourcing capabilities using LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, referrals and market intelligence.
• Commercially minded, proactive and solutions-focused approach.
• Passion for delivering an outstanding candidate and stakeholder experience.

Why Apply?

• Join a rapidly growing and highly successful business.
• Report directly to the Chief People Officer and play a key role in shaping the firm's people agenda.
• Opportunity to influence both immediate hiring needs and long-term talent strategy.
• Lead strategic initiatives including workforce planning, succession planning and graduate programme development.
• High-profile role partnering with senior commercial and executive leaders.
• Blend of strategic project work and hands-on talent acquisition.
• Collaborative culture focused on excellence, innovation and continuous development.
• Excellent long-term career progression opportunities.