Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition

Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition

It's never been a more exciting time to join Vistra. At Vistra our purpose is progress. We believe that our clients have the power to change the world and to do great things for global progress, and we exist to remove the friction that comes from the complexity of global business – to help our clients achieve progress without friction. But progress only happens when people come together and take action. And we're absolutely committed to building a culture where our people can do just that.

Purpose of the Role:

Own full-cycle recruitment delivery for an assigned portfolio of roles, acting as a trusted advisor to hiring managers on role design, sourcing approach, selection methods and process. Drive best-practice execution, pipeline health, and continuous improvement of the recruitment experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Run end-to-end hiring for multiple roles concurrently: intake/kick-off, attraction strategy, sourcing, screening, selection support, offer management and handover to onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers to clarify requirements and success profiles; challenge constructively on scope, salary positioning, and assessment approach.
• Build and maintain talent pools for priority job families; proactively pipeline for anticipated demand.
• Manage agencies and vendors day-to-day (briefing, feedback, performance, shortlisting quality) within agreed commercial frameworks; escalate exceptions.
• Provide market intelligence (availability, compensation ranges, competitor activity) to inform hiring decisions and manage expectations.
• Track and report core recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, pipeline conversion, source effectiveness) and recommend improvements.
• Support employer branding activity (events, content, referral programme) and represent the organisation as a brand ambassador.
• Ensure compliance with recruitment policies, data privacy and right-to-work/selection controls in partnership with HR colleagues.

Attributes/Technical Skills:

Strong stakeholder management with the ability to influence and set expectations. Interviewing and assessment capability (screening calls, competency-based interviewing) and confident candidate closing. Data literacy to interpret recruitment metrics and translate into actions. Sound understanding of recruitment marketing/sourcing techniques and candidate engagement. Proactive problem solving and resilience in a high-volume, fast-paced environment. Confident user of ATS/HR systems and MS Office tools; quick to learn new platforms.

Relevant Experience:

Typically 3–5 years' recruitment experience (in-house or agency/RPO), with demonstrable full-cycle delivery and direct sourcing. Professional services/financial services exposure desirable. Degree and/or relevant TA/HR qualification desirable. Experience of using an ATS or CRM with knowledge of Phenom and Success Factors a plus.