Talent Manager

CF have a unique opportunity for a people and talent professional to join our People Team as a Talent Manager and make a tangible difference to our organisation. 

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this role will drive a strategic, data-informed talent agenda that aligns with the wider people objectives and company objectives as we expand our business in Europe and the GCC. The Talent Manager will be closely connected to the commercials of our business and will use this data to understand the implications for people and recruitment priorities. With this information, they will develop recruitment strategies and implement talent development programs that align with our organisational objectives.  

As part of a small team, the Talent Manager will be both a strategic leader and a hands-on contributor, managing the entire recruitment process from headhunting through to interviewing to managing our internal referral programme. The Talent Manager will also act as line manager to a Resourcing Coordinator, supporting them in creating and allocating our permanent and contingent staff to the right pieces of work.  

The Talent Manager will act as guardian of our recruitment practices, delivering a great candidate experience while maintaining the high standards of the company. Delivering training to hiring managers and leadership will be a responsibility of this role and is key in delivering high standards. 

With a varied and interesting workload, we see this as an exciting opportunity to make an impact and engage with candidates who are passionate about living our values – Be Connected, Uphold Standards, Inspire Change and Shape the Future. 

Responsibilities and duties

Leadership and communication

• Deliver training and provide resources for interviewers and hiring managers covering topics such as effective interviewing, unconscious bias, and effective recruitment decision-making
• Proactively inform the business on the state of hiring, industry changes and trends, delivering data driven insights to leaders to shape the recruitment strategy
• Guardian and owner of our recruitment practices and processes ensuring a consistent approach to hiring by grade using tried and tested approaches
• Champion high hiring standards and proactively identify ways to raise the bar
• Line manage the Resourcing Coordinator, ensuring the right people are engaged for the right pieces of work at the right time
• Communicate and coordinate talent events and initiatives, including providing on the day presence at events 

Recruitment partnering 

• Collaborate with the Chief People Officer and Head of FP&A to anticipate and respond to workforce planning needs
• Work closely with and build strong relationships with the senior leadership to ensure a candidate centric experience, balancing efficiency with attracting diverse talent.
• Partner with hiring managers and stakeholders to deliver a seamless end-to-end recruitment process, including requirement gathering, job specification updates, candidate sourcing, interview coordination, and candidate communication
• Coach and support hiring managers through all stages of the recruitment process, ensuring a fair, inclusive, and legally compliant approach

Candidate and employee experience

• Develop and implement an engaging, transparent, and memorable interview process that reflects CF’s collaborative and connected culture.
• Develop clear, compelling job descriptions and career narratives to excite and interest candidates
• Collaborate with marketing and leadership to build and execute initiatives that showcase CF's culture, mission, and impact to the broader developer community.
• Manage our referral programme ensuring all referrals and their referrers are contacted personally and offered transparent updates on process process progress

Talent acquisition

• Proactively source talent for Management Consulting, Technical Consulting and Corporate teams through headhunting, market mapping, and leveraging targeted sourcing strategies to engage passive candidate pools
• Enhance advertising and sourcing strategies; develop and maintain careers content on the company website, intranet, and LinkedIn
• Formulate and implement recruitment strategies aimed at attracting and securing top-tier talent for a variety of roles
• Manage relationships with recruitment agencies and platforms for the hiring of permanent staff and contractors

Project management 

• Lead the development and optimisation of the Applicant Tracking System and other recruitment tools used for assessment of candidates during the recruitment process
• Develop and update talent OKRs ensuring high levels of accountability and transparency of areas of focus in recruitment
• Actively explore how AI can be used to improve our recruitment processes
• Develop and update talent OKRs ensuring high levels of accountability and transparency of areas of focus in recruitment

Qualifications and Experience

We're not necessarily looking for someone CIPD qualified or with a certain level of education, but we are looking to hire a collaborative and innovative professional who enjoys rolling up their sleeves and jumping into the thick of the action, someone who is tech savvy, results oriented and loves delivering work to the highest standards. You will likely have a combination of the following skills and attributes:

• 5+ years prior experience in a Talent role with hands on experience of recruitment and talent development within consulting 
• You will have experience recruiting at pace to meet changing business demands and priorities 
• You will have the highest levels of attention to detail and will enjoy applying this in fast paced environments 
• You will be a self-starter who is action oriented and able to thrive in an entrepreneurial, fast paced environment
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills to influence across all levels
• Data will be your best friend. You will be someone who makes data driven decisions and recommendations to help us achieve our desired people and business outcomes 
• You will understand project management principles and be interested in developing in this area, in order to deliver projects to agreed deadlines 

Flexible working 

We embrace a hybrid working model, combining the best of remote and in-person collaboration. Our consulting team are together in person at least four days a week with flexibility to be in the office between our core hours of 10-4pm. Our default approach is to be in-person with our clients. 

In addition, up to four weeks a year each member of staff can work entirely virtually.  

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building an inclusive and supportive culture where diversity thrives, and all our people can excel. We only recruit, promote and reward our people based on their skills and contribution, without regard to gender, race, disability, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or other characteristics.

We are Disability Confident Accredited, and we want you to feel comfortable and able to perform at your best in the recruitment process, if you require any reasonable adjustments for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

• Holiday entitlement: 30 days year for leadership, increasing by 1 day for every year of service up to a maximum of 35 days of holiday per year
• We contribute 7% of your salary into your pension, while you contribute 3% (or more if you like)
• Access to a flexible benefits programme giving you the chance to increase pension contributions, gain access to a cash plan or benefit from a ClassPass subscription
• Annual leave purchase: employees with less than 35 days annual leave entitlement are able to purchase additional annual leave days
• Income protection: in the event of long-term incapacity and a qualifying claim, 75% of salary will be paid
• Enhanced sick pay benefit beyond Statutory Sick Pay for up to a total 12 weeks in any 12-month period
• Life insurance covering four times your basic salary in a tax-free lump sum payable to your beneficiaries in the event of your death whilst in service
• Enhanced family leave policies: additional pay for parents who have a baby or adopt
• Access to an interest-free season ticket loan, repayable by 12 monthly instalments
• Workplace nursery scheme: access to a scheme to help working parents save tax and NI on the cost of the nursery care
• Flexible working policy: including the ability to work fully remotely for up to 4 weeks a year
• An employee assistance and wellness Program: including access to telephone counselling, life coaching, interactive tools online and digital content downloadable from Lifeworks
•  Seasonal flu jabs: provided by Boots annually
•  Eye care tests: vouchers and discounts at Vision Express
•  Ride to work scheme, saving up to 42% on bikes and cycling accessories at Evans Cycles
• Membership to the Health Service Journal (HSJ)