Direct Sourcer

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.

As a Direct Recruiter, you will take ownership of the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, delivering high-quality hires across key front office business areas. Working in close partnership with hiring managers and other stakeholders, you will proactively source talent, manage candidate pipelines, and provide market insights to support strategic hiring decisions.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a global recruitment leader while working directly with a prestigious client and shaping their front office talent strategy.

Responsibilities:

• To work with the Recruitment Partner in providing an end-to-end recruitment service to the Front Office business areas.
• To join the recruitment partner on calls with line managers to understand their hiring needs and provide a more efficient search
• Recruitment process management utilizing ATS such as Workday and Avature
• Proactively source candidates via multi-media advertising, referrals, internal and external networking, database, candidate portal to effectively contribute to the target for direct recruitment
• Build and maintain RW candidate database by building up talent pools using the CRM
• Continue to develop innovative methods to attract top talent
• Screen CVs in line with the line manager & business requirements and arrange interviews as appropriate
• Ensure thorough and complete tracking history of every applicant progress, contact and feedback
• Providing market data and reporting on market trends as and when requested
• Ensuring compliance with Service Level Agreement (SLA) targets
• Ensure compliance with all client policies (including approval systems, compensation policies, e-mail policies etc.)

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

• Full-cycle recruitment expertise (sourcing, screening, interviewing & offer negotiation)
• Sourcing experience and knowledge of Global Markets or Global Corporate Investment Banking
• Proven success recruiting for front office roles (e.g., sales, trading, investment banking, relationship management)
• Strong Boolean search and LinkedIn Recruiter skills
• Experience with ATS tools (e.g., Workday, Avature)
• Able to generate and present hiring reports and analytics to clients or senior management

Stakeholder Management

• Ability to liaise effectively with hiring managers and business leaders
• Skilled in managing multiple stakeholders across business units
• Strong understanding of client requirements and translating them into actionable talent strategies
• Experienced in delivering against SLAs and KPIs in an outsourced recruitment model (RPO/MSP)

Market & Industry Knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of front office functions within financial services, banking, and capital markets
• Understanding of industry trends, compensation benchmarking, and competitor mapping
• Familiar with regulatory and compliance aspects in financial hiring (e.g., SMCR in the UK)

Candidate Engagement

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage passive and active candidates
• Skilled in building and maintaining talent pipelines
• Ability to pitch employer brand and value proposition effectively
• Experience in providing a first-class candidate experience

Commercial Acumen & Delivery

• Ability to work in a target-driven environment with a strong focus on results
• Commercial mindset with the ability to align recruitment strategies to business goals
• Strong prioritization and time management skills in high-volume or fast-paced settings

Benefits:

• A unique opportunity to drive projects such as Employer Branding, Talent pipelining, Recruitment Innovation, Candidate Experience
• A track record of high performance and an ability to deliver excellent results consistently is key. In return for your hard work, you’ll be offered a competitive top salary and benefits package with bonuses/commission and fantastic incentives program
• Private medical insurance
• A fantastic training and development program
• The opportunity to partake / qualify for our Global incentive weekend
• Employee wellbeing through various programs
• You’ll have plenty of opportunities to progress your career, both in your country and other locations around the world.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Robert Walters 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.

Robert Walters - Global Talent Solutions

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