We’re BT’s Corporate Units and our Talent Acquisition team are responsible for attracting and engaging the wide and diverse range of professionals that enable us to operate as a FTSE100 business and achieve our strategic aims - to build the strongest foundations, to create standout customer experiences and to lead the way to a bright, sustainable future.
We have bold plans, a clear strategy for growth and we’re changing as a business. Our Talent Acquisition team is at the forefront of this change, and we’re excited about the opportunities that this offers.
We’re looking to appoint 3 Talent Acquisition Managers to lead our teams in:
- HR
- Finance
- Property, Business Services, Legal and Regulatory
If you’re a passionate leader with experience of developing talent acquisition teams in any of these professional disciplines this role could be perfect for you. Come and be part of our journey. Interested? Then apply today!
Locations - Bristol, Birmingham, London or Manchester - Hybrid Working (3 days in one of our Bristol, Birmingham, London or Manchester offices and then 2 days from wherever)
Attractive salary and benefits including a 10% pension contribution and up to 10% bonus
What will the role of Talent Acquisition Manager involve?
You will lead, manage, and coach the talent acquisition team for your dedicated business area, ensuring we deliver a brilliant and proactive service that delights our customers and provides opportunities for our team members to develop and grow.
You'll build successful relationships with key stakeholders across your dedicated business unit, developing and executing TA strategies to meet their workforce and future skills plans. And your data-first approach will provide meaningful insights to ensure great decision making.
You will own and develop the EVP for your business area and ensure Talent Acquisition’s brand ambassadorship stands out in the external talent marketplace.
Acting as a trusted partner, you’ll enable successful hiring of the right skills for the future, with a lens on creating a brilliantly diverse and inclusive workforce to help BT deliver exceptional services to its customers and continue to connect for good.
What are we looking for in our Talent Acquisition Managers?
We want to raise the bar in BT Talent Acquisition and are seeking proven managers with deep TA expertise across corporate areas such as finance, legal, HR, property, procurement, and corporate and regulatory affairs. Ideally this will have been gained within a large or complex commercial organisation.
You’ll be a passionate and inspiring leader and coach, with a track record of developing recruiters and sourcers to reach their true potential, whilst contributing to creating an inclusive and supportive environment.
You’re adept at building strong stakeholder relationships with key and senior figures, with the gravitas to influence and challenge their thinking. And you’ll be used to working with data to provide insights and drive decision making.
And when it comes to leveraging our employer brand, you’ll have experience of developing EVP’s, and you’ll be able to evidence how you have embedded inclusive hiring practices to attract and engage a wide and diverse range of talent.
At BT, we entertain, educate, and empower millions of people every single day. We’re a brand built on connecting people – whether that’s friends, family, businesses, or communities. Working here, you’ll receive an attractive salary and a range of competitive benefits, but – more than that – you’ll be joining an ambitious organisation with a culture of togetherness, collaboration, and inclusivity, that takes a genuine and proactive interest in your progress and development.
- Competitive salary
- 10% on target bonus
- BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
- 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
- Huge range of flexible benefits including cycle to work, healthcare, season ticket loan
- World-class training and development opportunities
- Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.
- Discounted broadband, mobile and TV packages
- Access to 100’s of retail discounts including the BT shop
About us
BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.
Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.
We value diversity and celebrate difference. As Philip Jansen, our CEO, says ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’
We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.
This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.