Lateral and Senior Talent Partner

Overview

As Senior / Lateral Talent Acquisition Partner, you will lead the senior hiring strategy with a focus on Partner recruitment and leadership appointments within Business Services. You’ll work directly with senior stakeholders to shape workforce plans, talent strategy and long-term capability aligned to the firm’s growth. The role blends strategic consulting, complex executive search and proactive pipeline development to strengthen our leadership bench. You’ll contribute to international hiring across multiple markets and enhance our employer brand in senior talent communities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for Partner and senior Business Services roles
• Develop tailored search and attraction strategies for complex hires
• Build and maintain talent pipelines across priority practice areas, locations and leadership disciplines
• Conduct talent mapping, market research and direct sourcing activities
• Partner with senior leaders to understand workforce plans and future talent needs
• Provide market intelligence on talent availability, remuneration and hiring risks
• Manage relationships with executive search firms, recruitment agencies and suppliers
• Use data and market insight to drive informed hiring decisions
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience throughout the lifecycle
• Collaborate with People Business Partners, Early Talent and RPO for a joined-up approach to talent acquisition
• Support Equity, Diversity and Inclusion through inclusive recruitment practices
• Provide day-to-day leadership to the Resourcing Coordinator

Key requirements

• Significant experience in Talent Acquisition, Executive Search or senior-level recruitment
• Proven track record of delivering senior, specialist or leadership appointments
• Experience in legal services, professional services, consulting or other complex environments
• Strong direct sourcing, talent mapping and market research capabilities
• Experience building talent pipelines and translating business objectives into recruitment strategies
• Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders with credibility
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of senior hiring markets
• Experience managing agency and executive search partnerships
• Excellent analytical skills and use of market intelligence to shape decisions
• High discretion and professionalism in confidential appointments
• People management or supervisory experience
• Outstanding communication, organisation and stakeholder engagement skills

• stakeholder management
• influencing/negotiation with senior leaders
• discretion and judgment
• direct sourcing
• talent mapping
• market research

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