talent acquisition specialist for technical roles

Merlin Entertainments creates extraordinary experiences that bring people together through play, including theme parks, underwater encounters, skyline icons and immersive worlds.

• Own end-to-end recruitment across a portfolio of technical and specialist roles;
• Find talent through proactive sourcing, LinkedIn and creative search strategies;
• Partner with hiring managers and become a trusted voice on talent;
• Share insight on talent availability, competitor activity, skills trends and candidate expectations;
• Create a strong candidate experience from the first conversation through to offer;
• Build talent pipelines for specialist and hard-to-fill roles;
• Use data to maintain accurate pipelines and provide updates on progress, risks and hiring outcomes;
• Champion inclusive hiring and engage talent from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

• Experience with end-to-end recruitment, managing multiple priorities and taking ownership of roles;
• Essential in-house Talent Acquisition experience;
• Experience recruiting across technology, digital, technical or other specialist skill sets;
• Strong direct sourcing skills and strategies for finding passive talent;
• Confidence partnering with and challenging hiring managers when needed;
• Good knowledge of the talent market and ability to turn insight into better hiring decisions;
• Strong candidate management skills and focus on candidate experience;
• Experience working with an ATS, preferably iCIMS;
• Organised and collaborative approach with the ability to adapt when priorities change;
• Curious and proactive approach to recruitment.

• 6-Month fixed-term contract;
• Immediate start;
• Competitive pay.