Job Title

Talent Acquisition Partner

Ref #

59186

Date posted

Friday, June 12, 2026

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Woking

Business area

People & Transformation

Department

Recruitment

Position level

5 - Supervisory / Professional - (L-16)

Working time

Full Time

Working pattern

9am - 6pm Monday to Friday

Salary

What to Expect

This is a pivotal opportunity to join McLaren at a critical stage of growth, where Talent Acquisition plays a central role in enabling business performance. You will partner with some of the most innovative minds in the automotive and technology sectors.

Principal accountabilities:

As a Talent Acquisition Partner, you will take ownership of end-to-end recruitment, managing a varied and often changing portfolio of roles. You will partner closely with stakeholders to navigate hiring needs that may evolve quickly, requiring you to continuously reassess priorities and adapt your approach.

This is a hands-on delivery role where you will operate at pace, bringing structure and clarity in environments that may at times lack definition.

What You'll Do

Key Responsibilities

Deliver against hiring demand in a high-volume, fast-paced environment where timelines are compressed and expectations are high.

Manage multiple, often competing priorities, adapting quickly as business needs evolve.

Provide clear, concise updates and insights to stakeholders, even where requirements or direction may be fluid.

Partner effectively with hiring managers and the wider TA team to align on priorities, solve challenges, and drive results.

Create with courage: Develop and adapt sourcing strategies in real time, responding to market conditions and shifting role requirements.

Direct sourcing excellence: Use proactive headhunting, market mapping, and networking to identify and engage hard-to-find talent.

Introduce organisation, process, and focus in situations where there may be ambiguity or evolving requirements.

Data-driven delivery: Use insight and metrics to guide decisions, prioritise effectively, and continuously improve outcomes.

What You'll Bring

Knowledge, skills & experience:

Essential

Proven experience delivering recruitment outcomes within fast-paced, scaling, or constantly evolving organisations.

End-to-end recruitment delivery: Strong capability across the full hiring lifecycle, from role scoping through to offer and onboarding, with the ability to manage multiple requisitions simultaneously.

Direct sourcing & headhunting: Highly skilled in proactive talent identification, including market mapping, competitor analysis, and engaging passive candidates for niche or business-critical roles.

Demonstrated ability to balance complex hiring demands, aligning effort to business priorities and managing stakeholder expectations effectively.

Competent in leveraging recruitment metrics, market intelligence, and performance data to guide strategy, optimise sourcing approaches, and track delivery.

Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, challenge, and align on hiring priorities in a fast-paced environment.

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.