Talentpooler Team Lead

Are you Robert Walters?

Robert Walters is the world’s most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe, we deliver recruitment, recruitment process outsourcing and advisory services for businesses of all shapes and sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions, and backgrounds. We help organisations find the skills and solutions to reach their goals and assist talented professionals to power their unique potential. We offer our people incredible career opportunities as well as an inclusive culture and flexible working.

What you will be doing

As the Talentpool Team Leader you will be responsible for managing a team of Longlisters and Talent Poolers within our Global Sourcing Team.

The Team Leader will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of high-quality longlists and talent pools, ensuring that both live role and talent pooling processes are effectively managed and aligned with business objectives.

This role will be heavily focused on KPI’s and performance in addition to partnering in with the wider business around the strategic direction of how the talent pools evolve.

This role requires a strong background in recruitment, excellent leadership skills, and a strategic approach to sourcing and talent management.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership and Performance Management

• Manage and lead a team of Longlisters and Sourcers, providing guidance, training, and ongoing development.
• Set clear performance targets and KPIs for the team, ensuring that sourcing and longlisting objectives are met.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, offering constructive feedback and identifying development opportunities.
• Create a collaborative and high-performing team environment, encouraging knowledge sharing and best practice.

Operational Oversight

• Oversee the delivery of longlists for live roles and the creation of high-quality talent pools for future hiring needs.
• Ensure that advert responses are processed efficiently and that shortlists are produced to a high standard.
• Monitor and manage workload distribution to maintain balance and efficiency across the team.
• Troubleshoot issues and provide strategic solutions to improve sourcing effectiveness.

Candidate Sourcing and Talent Pooling Strategy

• Develop and implement effective sourcing strategies to enhance the quality and diversity of candidate pipelines.
• Ensure that talent pools are accurately maintained and aligned with business needs and market trends.
• Provide strategic insights on talent availability and sourcing challenges to senior stakeholders.
• Partner with the sourcing team to identify future talent requirements and adjust sourcing strategies accordingly.
• Define roadmap / strategy in partnership with Talent Marketing and Insights on engagement strategy

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment between sourcing activities and business priorities.
• Work closely with Global Sourcing Management and recruiters to understand job requirements and sourcing challenges.
• Provide regular updates and reports on team performance, market trends, and sourcing insights.

Process Improvement and Compliance

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices to enhance sourcing efficiency.
• Ensure the team adheres to internal policies and compliance standards, including data protection and candidate management protocols.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the candidate experience and improve sourcing outcomes.

Robert Walters Values…

We’ll be winning as one, powering a better future every day

• Integrity - Always authentic, I will speak honestly, be supportive, act with integrity and keep the promises I make.
• Inclusive - I will seek to listen, include and respect the diverse colleagues and customers I serve.
• Innovate - Curious, open-minded, and knowledgeable, I will think beyond and innovate to adapt, compete and stay ahead.
• United - And holding ourselves to account, we will work as a united team to learn, progress and win together for our candidates and clients

Other duties which are reasonably within the capabilities of a staff member in this position may need to be performed from time to time, in addition to or instead of the above duties. The requirements of this role may change over time and staff are required to comply with all such reasonable changes.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Robert Walters – Recruitment Outsourcing is committed to offering a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process to all candidates. If you require any accommodations or adjustments as a result of a disability, impairment or health condition, please do not hesitate to let me know.

This position is being sourced through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.

Robert Walters - Global Talent Solutions

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