Job Title
Leadership Talent Acquisition Partner
Ref #
51353
Date posted
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Woking
Business area
People & Transformation
Department
Recruitment
Position level
F - Principal / Senior
Working time
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Working pattern
8:30am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday
Salary
NA
What to Expect

In order to support our growth and investment in the senior leadership team at McLaren, we are looking to expand out Talent Acquisition team with a Leadership Talent Acquisition Partner. Working closely with our Executive Directors and CEO, you will be responsible for supporting our succession plans, and building talent pipelines to support our business strategy.

As a key part of the Talent Acquisition team, you will also be involved with all team activities and actively support our transformation agenda across all parts of the business.

Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Manager, you will be a part of a growing and evolving team, providing a full, best in class, inhouse recruitment service.

What You'll Do
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive executive recruitment strategy aligned with the organisation's growth plans and talent needs
  • Manage end-to-end senior recruitment processes, from sourcing and assessment to offer negotiation and onboarding
  • Build and nurture relationships with key external search partners to ensure a seamless and efficient recruitment process
  • Collaborate with the senior leadership team, and HR to understand talent requirements and ensure a strategic approach to executive-level hiring
  • Work proactively within the market to stay abreast of industry trends, emerging markets and understand the technological changes affecting our industry
  • Benchmark the market with regard to compensation and total reward and advice the business on our strategic positioning within this
  • Keep up to date with the global market for talent, emerging talent pools and our competitors for talent
  • Create Talent Pipelines across all senior levels of the business to ensure that strategic networks are developed and nurtured
  • Provide exceptional candidate care at all stages of the process


What You'll Bring
  • A minimum of 10 years proven experience in within recruitment, with at least 5 of these in  executive recruitment
  • Preferably degree educated, CIPD within HR or Business is advantageous, or the equivalent experience within business
  • Search and selection experience is advantageous, as is a mix of inhouse and agency recruitment at senior levels
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven record of dealing with Executive Directors
  • Excellent influencing and negotiating skills
  • In-depth knowledge of executive search methodologies, candidate assessment techniques, and industry best practices
  • Strategic mindset and the ability to align recruitment initiatives with broader business goals
  • Demonstrated ability to navigate and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic organizational environment
  • Ability to influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders
  • High levels of resilience
  • Flexibility in relation to hours to accommodate communication with senior candidates, many of whom will be overseas
  • Ability to be in Woking based 5 days a week 
What We'll Do for You

We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:

  • Structured career development framework
  • 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
  • Enhanced company pension scheme
  • Discretionary annual bonus award
  • Private medical insurance and health cash plan
  • Life assurance benefit
  • Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ service
  • Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
  • Generous parental leave policies
  • A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice
Who Are We?

No restraints. No limitations. We don’t simply push boundaries. We completely rethink them. McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars.

It takes a community to do what we do. A diverse group of people with many areas of expertise, united by their passion to deliver visionary products and set new benchmarks. 

McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special. Join us on our journey. 

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