Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant

What you'll do:

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant to join our Talent Acquisition team in Sydney.

In this role, you will manage end-to-end recruitment across Australia and New Zealand, partnering closely with Hiring Managers, HR Business Partners and business stakeholders to attract and hire high-quality talent.

You will recruit across a range of functions and levels, with particular focus on professional, technical and hard-to-fill positions. As a senior recruiter, you will bring strong recruitment expertise, talent-market knowledge and sourcing capability, while demonstrating the collaboration, influence and learning agility to take on broader responsibilities as the business evolves.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment, from intake and sourcing through assessment, offer and closing.
• Partner with Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners to understand talent needs and develop effective recruitment strategies.
• Proactively source and engage talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, SEEK, employee referrals, internal talent, talent mapping and other relevant channels.
• Build talent pipelines for critical, recurring and hard-to-fill positions.
• Provide market insights and practical recommendations on talent availability, location, compensation and sourcing strategy.
• Manage multiple vacancies and priorities while maintaining recruitment quality, pace and strong candidate experience.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data and ensure hiring activities are aligned with company policies, processes and applicable employment requirements.
• Contribute to recruitment best-practice sharing, process improvements and Talent Acquisition projects as required.

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of Talent Acquisition / recruitment experience, ideally within a multinational organization with COE model and/or reputable recruitment firm.
• Strong end-to-end recruitment experience across multiple functions and stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated success recruiting professional, technical, specialist and hard-to-fill positions in a high-volume.
• Strong direct sourcing, talent mapping and candidate engagement capability, with experience using platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter and SEEK.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners.
• Strong ability to independently manage high-volume vacancies and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong ownership, sound judgment and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to influence others, share knowledge and contribute positively to team effectiveness without formal authority.
• Strong learning agility and potential to take on broader responsibilities as the team and business evolve.

Preferred

• Experience recruiting within manufacturing, electrical, engineering, energy, data centre, technology or related industrial sectors.
• Strong knowledge of the Australian and New Zealand talent markets.
• Previous experience mentoring, onboarding or informally supporting colleagues is an advantage.
• Experience contributing to Talent Acquisition projects or process improvements.
• Experience working within a multinational, matrixed organization.

What Success Looks Like

• Vacancies are managed effectively from intake through successful hire and closed in a timely manner with quality.
• Hiring Managers and HRBPs receive timely, practical and data-informed recruitment advice.
• Critical and hard-to-fill positions have effective sourcing strategies and strong talent pipelines.
• Candidates receive consistent, professional and engaging experience.
• Recruitment activities and system data are accurate, timely and compliant.
• The individual is recognized as a credible TA partner who contributes positively to the broader team and is able to take on greater responsibility over time.