Internal Talent Acquisition

Job Description

Internal Talent Acquisition

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Location: London HQ | Gracechurch Street, City of London | Hybrid

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About CLM Search

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Founded in 2020, CLM Search is a specialist executive search firm partnering with leading organisations across the Energy, Manufacturing and Technology sectors.

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Headquartered in London, with offices in Austin and Rabat, we appoint senior leadership and executive talent across Europe and North America.

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As we continue to grow, we are looking for an ambitious Internal Talent Acquisition professional to help us identify, attract and hire the exceptional people who will shape the future of CLM.

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The Opportunity

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This is a hands-on internal recruitment role with real ownership and impact.

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Working directly with the Founders, you will lead internal hiring across the business, from junior Search Consultants through to experienced Consultants and senior leaders.

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You will proactively identify and headhunt both active and passive recruitment professionals. This is not a role for someone who relies on advertising positions and waiting for candidates to respond.

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You will own the full recruitment journey, including search strategy, candidate engagement, interview stages, feedback, offers and onboarding.

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Key Responsibilities

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Talent Acquisition and Headhunting

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• Manage end-to-end recruitment across all internal hiring.

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• Identify and directly approach high-performing recruitment professionals.

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• Use LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, market mapping, telephone approaches, referrals and networking.

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• Build relationships with candidates who may not be actively looking for a new role.

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• Hire talent across junior, experienced and senior leadership levels.

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• Manage candidates from initial approach through to offer acceptance.

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Talent Mapping and Pipeline Development

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• Build proactive networks of active and passive recruitment professionals.

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• Map competitor businesses and identify future talent.

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• Create junior and senior talent pipelines across selected industries, recruitment businesses, universities and early-career networks.

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• Maintain long-term relationships with people who could support CLM’s future growth.

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• Provide market intelligence, salary benchmarking and competitor insights.

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Interview Process and Candidate Experience

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• Own the interview process for every internal vacancy.

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• Define the interview stages, assessment criteria and interviewing team.

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• Coordinate interviews and maintain momentum throughout the process.

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• Deliver a professional and engaging candidate experience.

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• Lead interview feedback and debriefs with the relevant teams.

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• Ensure candidates receive clear and timely communication.

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Onboarding and Employer Brand

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• Own the onboarding journey for every new hire, supported by Operations.

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• Maintain contact with successful candidates throughout their notice period.

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• Ensure every new starter has a structured and positive introduction to CLM.

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• Partner with Marketing on recruitment campaigns and employer-brand content.

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• Represent CLM at relevant networking, university and industry events.

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About You

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You will have:

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• One to three years’ experience within internal talent acquisition or internal recruitment.

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• A wider background in recruitment, which may include agency recruitment or rec-to-rec.

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• Experience hiring both junior and senior-level talent.

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• Strong headhunting and direct-sourcing expertise.

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• Confidence approaching candidates by phone, LinkedIn, email and through your network.

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• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search and talent-mapping techniques.

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• The ability to engage people beyond an initial message and build genuine relationships.

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• Strong organisation, communication and influencing skills.

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• A commercial understanding of how hiring supports business growth.

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You will also be:

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• Energetic, social and personable.

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• Proactive and comfortable taking ownership.

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• Fearless in your approach to headhunting.

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• Resilient and comfortable with rejection.

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• Driven to win and deliver results.

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• Able to fit naturally into CLM’s culture while adding something positive to it.

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• Excited by the opportunity to identify the people who will pioneer our next phase of growth.

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What Success Looks Like

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Within your first six months, you will have:

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• Taken ownership of CLM’s internal recruitment activity.

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• Delivered key hires across both junior and senior levels.

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• Built strong networks of active and passive recruitment professionals.

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• Developed junior and senior talent pipelines across selected industries.

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• Defined and implemented clear internal talent acquisition processes.

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• Created a consistent flow of high-quality candidates interviewing across the business.

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• Become a trusted adviser to the Founders on talent and hiring decisions.

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Why Join CLM?

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You will have the opportunity to make a genuine impact from day one, working directly with the Founders and influencing who joins the business.

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In return, we offer:

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• Competitive salary and performance-based bonus.

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• Hybrid working from our London HQ.

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• Training and professional development.

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• International travel and overseas incentive trips.

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• Subsidised gym membership.

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• A collaborative, ambitious and high-performance culture.

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• Clear progression opportunities as the business grows.

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Ready to Help Build the Future of CLM?

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If you are passionate about headhunting, building relationships and identifying exceptional people, we would love to hear from you.

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