Recruitment Researcher / Sourcer
Overview
Placement Type:
Temporary
Salary:
£346.20-384.67 Daily
up to £384.67/day PAYE
Start Date:
Nov 1, 2026
Duration:
12 months
Join a global leader renowned for innovation and excellence, where your contributions directly shape the future of groundbreaking products and services. Aquent, a key talent partner, is actively seeking exceptional individuals to join this visionary team and drive success.
Are you a talent acquisition maestro with a passion for unearthing top-tier professionals? Imagine being at the forefront of building dynamic teams across critical functions like Sales, Marketing, and Corporate Operations. This is your chance to make a profound impact by identifying, engaging, and securing the talent that will propel our client’s innovation and growth forward. You will be a strategic partner, guiding recruitment efforts and setting new standards for talent attraction.
What You’ll Do
- Collaborate closely with diverse teams, including Sales, Marketing, and Corporate Functions, to understand their unique talent needs.
- Partner directly with Recruiters and business leaders to deeply understand hiring requirements and craft tailored sourcing strategies for both passive and active candidates.
- Utilize advanced sourcing and research expertise to cultivate robust talent pipelines through a variety of channels, including in-depth tactical research, Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and database mining, referral programs, industry events, and targeted sourcing campaigns.
- Act as a trusted advisor, educating and influencing business stakeholders and Recruiters on best practices and innovative approaches in talent sourcing.
- Successfully manage a diverse portfolio of searches, from high-volume roles to highly specialized and complex positions, continuously seeking opportunities to enhance and optimize talent acquisition processes.
Must-Have Qualifications
- At least 8 years of experience in sourcing across multiple functions, with a proven track record of using innovative research and sourcing methods to recruit for specialized and hard-to-fill roles.
- Expertise in advanced web sourcing techniques and tools.
- Proficiency in using applicant tracking systems (ATS).
- Ability to gather competitive intelligence, identify valuable data points, and generate meaningful insights.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to present findings clearly and effectively.
- Ability to build partnerships and collaborate with others to achieve shared goals.
- A proactive approach to learning about new topics through independent research, demonstrating curiosity and a commitment to excellence.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
- Experience in executive search.
- Experience using AI-powered productivity tools effectively.
Client Description
Our Client is a multinational technology company that boasts some of the most popular consumer electronics on the planet. They also offer prolific media and entertainment services, software, cloud services, fitness accessories, and payment solutions.
Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.