Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (6-month contract) at Dept

Hybrid DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021. JOB PURPOSE As a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, you will be helping us build the future of our agency through effective talent acquisition strategies. Beyond managing the full recruitment lifecycle, you will serve as a consultant to our leadership teams, providing deep market intelligence and sophisticated sourcing strategies to secure top-tier industry talent. You are a champion of the candidate experience and a mentor within the TA team, ensuring that every interaction reflects the innovation and excellence of DEPT®. WHAT YOU'LL DO • Strategic Full-Cycle Recruitment: Lead the end-to-end recruitment process for complex, high-impact, and leadership roles across the agency. • Stakeholder Partnership: Act as a trusted advisor to Hiring Managers and Senior Leadership, facilitating intake meetings, defining success profiles, and managing expectations through data-driven insights. • Advanced Sourcing & Pipeline Building: Design and execute multi-channel sourcing strategies to engage passive talent, utilizing advanced Boolean search, networking, and headhunting techniques. • Market Intelligence: Monitor industry trends, salary benchmarks, and competitor landscapes to provide actionable advice on talent positioning and employer branding. • Process Optimization: Identify bottlenecks in the hiring funnel and implement best practices to improve time-to-hire, quality-of-hire, and diversity metrics. • Candidate Advocacy: Orchestrate an excellent candidate journey, ensuring transparent communication and engagement from initial outreach to offer stage. • Data Integrity & Reporting: Maintain impeccable records in our ATS and deliver regular, high-level reporting on recruitment KPIs and pipeline health to stakeholders. WHAT YOU'll BRING • Significant experience in a Senior Recruitment or Talent Acquisition role, specifically within the creative, tech, or digital agency sectors. • Proven track record of hiring freelance talent and contractors. • Experience in setting up, preparing, and conducting candidate phone screenings, ensuring a thorough assessment of candidates. • Expert-level ability to influence and partner with senior internal stakeholders, navigating complex hiring needs with confidence and professional maturity. • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work closely with internal stakeholders, such as hiring managers and operational directors. • Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage priorities, and attention to detail, ensuring a smooth and efficient recruitment process. • Proficiency in using applicant tracking systems and other recruitment tools to manage candidate data and streamline processes WHAT YOU'll GET • Social and Cultural Events, plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues through organised activities and celebrations. • Inspirational Talks, bringing the outside in with regular guest speakers and events. • Learning and Development, supporting your growth with continuous opportunities to learn and advance. • Buddy Programme: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®. • A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards. • Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together! WHY DEPT®? We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA. We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter. At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build. DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine. We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us. Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.