Talent Acquisition Specialist
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Our client is a pioneer in online trading. They enable customers to trade in the world's financial markets. Focused on customer-centric solutions, they aspire to be the world's leading online trading service provider.
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Our client is a pioneer in online trading.
They enable customers to trade in the world's financial markets.
Focused on customer-centric solutions, they aspire to be the world's leading online trading service provider.
They are seeking tech savvy & experienced Talent Acquisition Specialists to lead end-to-end recruitment for complex and hard-to-fill roles across multiple geographies.
This role focuses on identifying, assessing, and closing high-calibre talent beyond standard CV screening, with strong emphasis on judgment, stakeholder partnership, and candidate engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead search strategies for specialist roles across engineering, compliance, trading, and operations
- Proactively source and engage passive candidates using a mix of AI tools, market mapping, and professional networks
- Build and manage target talent pipelines for ongoing and future hiring needs
- Conduct in-depth candidate assessments using internal SATI (Self-Assessment Top grading Interview) framework
- Partner closely with hiring managers to define role requirements and hiring standards
- Challenge unrealistic expectations and maintain hiring quality
- Manage multiple recruitment processes simultaneously, ensuring timely progress
- Drive offer management and candidate closure, including counteroffer navigation
- Identify inefficiencies in recruitment workflows and contribute to continuous process improvement
Key Qualifications
- 5-8 years of experience in talent acquisition, ideally within fast-paced or global environments
- Proven track record of successfully closing hard-to-find or niche roles
- Strong sourcing capability and experience engaging passive candidates
- Confident stakeholder management skills, with the ability to provide direct and constructive feedback
- Sound judgment in assessing candidate potential, culture fit, and long-term suitability
- Comfortable operating in evolving processes and ambiguous environments
- Data-informed decision-maker with strong human intuition
Working Environment
- High-volume, multi-market recruitment with tight timelines
- Exposure to evolving recruitment infrastructure and tools
- Opportunity to influence and improve hiring processes while delivering results
- Demanding role requiring ownership, resilience, and accountability
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