Senior Recruitment Manager - Hiring Heathrow, England
Job description
This is a key time to be joining British Airways as we Build a Better BA. We take huge pride in our past – but we’re looking to the future as an airline that loves embracing the best of modern Britain. Our country’s creativity, diversity, style, wit and warmth are the same special qualities that make us who we are. If you’re made of the same qualities as us, you could soon be part of the next chapter of our story. Together as one team, we’re connecting Britain with the world and the world to Britain like no one else
Join us as Senior Recruitment Manager – Hiring.
An exciting opportunity to lead a team of recruitment professionals to new heights. You'll be accountable for leading and delivering effective volume recruitment campaigns through your team of Talent Acquisition and Assessment Managers, sourcing the right talent for our organisation within the right time frames and at the right cost.
Creating an excellent candidate experience, underpinned by the delivery of a well-developed communications strategy will be key to success. You will be accountable for the candidate journey into our business, from point of application, through the candidate assessment process, up to and including the exciting stage of making offers. This includes delivering an outstanding and memorable candidate experience both in our onsite assessment center, and through all online assessments.
Through effective collaboration and communication with your team, the Reporting/PMO Manager and our third-party suppliers you will analyse and optimise the recruitment pipelines to ensure we continue to successfully meet our business needs.
If you are excited by the opportunity to lead a team responsible for recruiting and hiring talented candidates into our business, delivering a a first-class candidate experience which reflects our Brand this could be the role for you!
About you:
- You have experience in mid-senior level leadership within a complex matrix organisation, preferably with a recruitment background.
- You bring a track record of leading multi-functional teams and implementing transformation programmes to enhance colleague experience and operational efficiency.
- With strong problem-solving skills, you are a creative solution finder.
- You thrive under pressure, effectively prioritising work to ensure you can deliver results often within tight time frames.
- You are skilled in effectively challenging and influencing senior managers and decision makers at every level.
- You have a great eye for detail but are also able to maintain a holistic view of the overall objectives.
Our Corporate and Support roles come with big potential to make your mark on our business. The airline industry changes so fast that we’re constantly evolving and finding new ways to impress customers and get ahead of our competitors. If you’re an innovator and brave and bold thinker, you will be in your element at British Airways.
Your impact on British Airways will be rewarded with a competitive rewards package plus the opportunity to develop and progress your career in many directions.
Not only will you have the chance to further your career development within BA, you’ll have access to our competitive reward and benefits package. This includes core company paid benefits such as a Defined Contribution pension scheme, generous Life Assurance cover and a whole host of options to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. You can also sign up for a range of voluntary benefits such as Private Medical cover, Dental and Critical Illness cover, Technology Scheme, Cycle to Work and Electric Car Scheme. And of course, you’ll be able to enjoy the benefit of staff travel as soon as you join us
We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity at British Airways. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities
