Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner

About the role

The company is a growing technology and data consulting business operating across Australia, New Zealand and the UK. They are seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner to lead talent acquisition for Australia and New Zealand as an individual contributor.

Key responsibilities

• Personally source, identify and approach high‑quality candidates across Australia and New Zealand.
• Map talent markets, build target lists for priority roles and maintain deep pipelines of prospective talent.
• Run initial candidate conversations, assess capability, experience, motivation and fit.
• Manage candidates through the recruitment process and ensure a high‑quality candidate experience.
• Translate business, technology and delivery requirements into clear search strategies and advise hiring managers on market conditions.
• Share candidate intelligence, sourcing approaches and market insights with the UK talent acquisition team.

Required profile

• Significant experience inside an internal talent acquisition function, partnering directly with hiring managers and business leaders.
• Background in a recruitment agency, executive search firm or specialist recruitment business – both sides of the fence are valued.
• Proven track record hiring software engineering, data engineering, AI/ML, cloud, platform and technology consulting talent.
• Strong personal sourcing skills using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, direct outreach and referral networks.
• Experience building pipelines for hard‑to‑fill or specialist roles and the credibility to challenge briefs with senior stakeholders.

Required skills

• LinkedIn Recruiter
• Boolean search techniques
• Direct candidate outreach
• Pipeline development for specialist technology roles
• Strong assessment and interviewing capabilities