Talent Acquisition Lead at Informed Solutions

Altrincham, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Feb, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Talent Acquisition Strategy, Recruitment Process Improvement, Stakeholder Advisory, Niche Technology Recruitment, Workforce Planning, Sourcing Strategy, Talent Mapping, KPI Analysis, Headhunting, Talent Screening, Mentoring, Data Analysis, Commercial Acumen, Resilience, Adaptability, Interpersonal Skills

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

The Opportunity Make a difference and advance your career by helping deliver some of the UK’s most important #tech4good projects, making the world a smarter, safer, greener, and healthier place. You’ll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers; creative thinkers and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges. At a certified Great Place to Work® you’ll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations. About Us Founded in 1992, we are a successful, growing International digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multi-Queen’s Award for innovation winning platforms and services that support large-scale digital transformation. Our digital, data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public and private sector brands operating in a variety of sectors including Civil Defence, Healthcare, Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management, and Digital Democracy. Position Our growing business is seeking an experienced, commercially aware and strategically minded Talent Acquisition Lead to support our Talent Acquisition function in our People Services team. We are looking for someone who can help us scale intelligently - identifying recruitment challenges, analysing root causes, and designing practical, commercially sound solutions that enable sustainable growth. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, combining hands-on expertise in niche technology recruitment with the ability to shape strategy, improve processes and strengthen our talent capability as we continue to grow our business across the UK and internationally. At Informed Solutions, we are committed to the growth and development of our people. You’ll benefit from structured career progression, accredited training, and opportunities to gain new skills and certifications, all within a supportive environment that encourages curiosity, continuous learning, and will pave the way for a fulfilling and rewarding career with us. Role Responsibilities Scaling & Solution Design You’ll be excited by the opportunity to: Identify recruitment bottlenecks and conversion gaps, analysing KPI data to determine root causes and recommending practical improvements. Develop and implement scalable recruitment processes to support sustained business growth. Introduce new sourcing strategies, pipeline approaches and talent mapping methodologies to reduce reliance on reactive hiring. Partner with leadership to forecast future workforce needs and build forward-looking hiring plans. Lead initiatives to improve efficiency, quality of hire and stakeholder experience. Strategic Advisory Provide market insight on salary trends, talent availability, competitor activity and emerging technical skills. Advise and influence stakeholders on role design, hiring timelines and attraction strategies based on evidence and market data. Translate recruitment metrics into clear, commercially relevant insights. Additional responsibilities You’ll also be closely involved across the full recruitment lifecycle for experienced and niche technology roles (e.g. Software Engineering, User Centred Design, Digital Delivery) which includes: Proactive headhunting and engage specialist talent using LinkedIn Recruiter, networking and targeted market mapping. Conduct thorough screening and assessment to ensure strong technical and cultural alignment. Provide Support and Mentor Talent Acquisition team. Extensive experience recruiting niche technology talent within an in-house environment. Demonstrable experience building or improving recruitment strategies in a scaling business. Proven ability to diagnose hiring challenges and implement measurable improvements. Strong analytical capability and confident using data to inform decisions. Commercial mindset with the ability to balance speed, quality and cost. Credible and confident stakeholder advisor, experienced at influence at senior levels to drive our resourcing strategy and business growth. Key competencies for success Resilience and adaptability to work effectively in environments of uncertainty, change, and agile delivery. Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes within tight deadlines. Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to navigate differing perspectives and maintain positive working relationships. Sound professional judgement and decision-making in complex environments where risk must be carefully managed. Excellent communication skills, including clear written outputs and confident verbal delivery. Our benefits package compliments our highly competitive salaries and our great working environment. We believe that our people should be properly rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of our business through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits. These can include: InformedACADEMY™ – We offer excellent career development opportunities through our award-winning personal and professional development programmes, including support with professional certifications. Industry leading health and wellbeing plan – We partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individuals need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support and physical health support. Hybrid working* Private Health Care Cover* Generous life assurance cover* Gym Membership* Monthly office lunch Onsite massage sessions 25 paid working days holiday per year plus bank holidays* Sabbatical Leave Scheme* Enhanced Maternity Leave and Pay* Enhanced Paternity Leave and Pay* Company Pension Contribution Profit Share Scheme Payment of professional subscriptions Generous referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals *Qualifying period applies Culture We are proud to nurture a workplace culture that is diverse, inclusive, rewarding, and egalitarian. We strive to live up to our values of Innovation, Excellence, and Integrity by thinking about things differently, always doing our best, and acting in good faith at all times. We’re a team of passionate problem solvers. We take pride in helping our clients accelerate and de-risk digital business change so that we can collaborate and codesign world class digital services that solve complex business and safety critical problems, particularly where place, location or geography are important. Our workplace culture reflects how we go about our work, the type of work that we choose to do, and our commitment and contribution to the sustainable social, environmental, and economic development aims of the communities that we are part of.

Responsibilities

The role involves identifying recruitment bottlenecks, analyzing data to find root causes, and designing scalable recruitment processes to support business growth across the UK and internationally. Responsibilities also include acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on talent strategy, market insights, and leading full-cycle recruitment for niche technology roles.