Synpulse
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
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At Synpulse, we don’t just consult – we transform. As a leading global management and technology consultancy with Swiss roots, we empower financial institutions to navigate change and seize new opportunities. Since 1996, we've been shaping the future of financial services by delivering cutting-edge expertise in strategy, operations, and technology to banks and insurers worldwide.
What sets us apart is our people. At Synpulse, we cultivate a collaborative, high-impact culture where initiative and creativity are valued. With 21 offices across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific, we bring together diverse perspectives and talents. We believe innovation thrives where everyone feels they belong and can contribute.
Our core values – Embrace, Drive, Achieve – shape how we work and grow. We don’t just offer jobs – we offer the opportunity to grow, make a difference, and be part of a team that’s redefining the future of financial services.
Role: Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
We are seeking a proactive, confident, and dependable Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead the UK recruitment function at Synpulse. In this role, you will combine headhunting, storytelling, and consulting to attract top-tier talent and deliver an exceptional candidate experience. Your mission will be to connect the best talent in the market with Synpulse while acting as a trusted partner to the business, taking ownership of the recruitment process and ensuring agreed processes and standards are consistently followed.
The successful candidate will build strong relationships with hiring managers and senior stakeholders, while having the confidence to provide advice, challenge where required, and ensure a consistent approach to recruitment across the UK.
Key Requirements
- Proven experience in talent acquisition, either within an agency or in-house environment, managing the full 360° recruitment lifecycle. While there is no fixed minimum threshold of recruitment experience required, candidates for these roles would typically have gained at least four years of relevant recruiting experience (or equivalent experience) in a professional recruitment setting.
- Experience working in consulting, banking, or insurance is highly desirable.
- Proven ability to lead recruitment activity, build strong talent pipelines, and advise hiring managers effectively.
- Experience working in a high-growth or scaling organization, with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Strong oral and written communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage with stakeholders at all levels, provide advice, challenge constructively, manage expectations, and ensure agreed recruitment processes are followed consistently.
- Familiarity with ATS systems (experience with HiBob is a plus) and using recruitment metrics to drive continuous improvement.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred but not mandatory where the candidate has relevant recruitment experience and a demonstrated track record of success.
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Key Behaviours / Competencies
- Proactive, resourceful, and solution-oriented. Takes ownership of recruitment activity, anticipates hiring needs, and identifies practical solutions.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Able to engage confidently with candidates, hiring managers, and stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong stakeholder management and organizational skills. Able to build positive relationships, manage expectations and multiple priorities, and deliver a consistent and professional recruitment process.
Responsibilities
- Lead the recruiting function for the London office and work closely with hiring managers and the leadership team to understand hiring needs and develop effective sourcing strategies.
- Own and manage the recruitment process, ensuring agreed recruitment processes, approvals, and standards are followed consistently across all UK hiring activity.
- Work closely with hiring managers and senior stakeholders, providing recruitment advice, managing expectations, and challenging where required to ensure a consistent and appropriate approach to hiring.
- Deliver a seamless candidate experience at every stage of the process while championing the Synpulse employer brand.
- Train and support interviewers to ensure a consistent and high-quality interview experience, following established recruitment processes and best practices.
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including role briefing, sourcing, qualification, interview coordination, feedback, offer management, and process management.
- Proactively source candidates using LinkedIn, social media channels, professional networks, referrals, and alternative search techniques.
- Build and maintain talent pools to create candidate pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
- Track, measure, and report on recruiting metrics, consistently utilizing and maintaining accurate data within our ATS (HiBob).
- Provide market insights on industry, competitor, and talent trends, including candidate availability and market conditions.
- Identify and escalate recruitment process issues or exceptions where required, ensuring appropriate stakeholders are involved and agreed processes are maintained.
- Primarily focus on recruitment in the UK, while actively collaborating with P&C and Talent Acquisition colleagues across the EU region to share knowledge, provide support where needed, and maintain consistency in recruitment practices.
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Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays in England
- Pension: 6% employer contribution and 3% employee contribution
- Paid time off for volunteering (2 days per year)
- Private medical insurance with dental care through Vitality
- Life insurance
- Enhanced family-friendly policies
- Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 mental health support
- Interest-free season ticket loan
- Access to the Cycle scheme and Tech scheme
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For more information, please visit us at www.synpulse.com
At Synpulse, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for all candidates. Throughout the interview process, we strive to accommodate diverse needs and preferences to ensure that every candidate can fully showcase their abilities. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the interview process to support your participation, please don't hesitate to let us know. We are here to make the interview experience as comfortable and accessible as possible for you.
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