Job Description

Job title Talent Manager - UK

Reporting to People Director, UK

Based London HQ

About TEAM LEWIS  

We are a global marketing agency that has gone from start-up to multi-national in little over two decades. Our success is due to a combination of factors: talented people delivering award winning campaigns; expanding client relationships into new markets or services; making strategic acquisitions. The agency, its people and client campaigns have won many prestigious awards, including Cannes Lions, PRovoke Media, ICCO, European Excellence, PRCA Digital, Digital Impact, Global Digital Excellence. 

At the heart of the business is TEAM LEWIS Foundation. In January 2021, there was a need to respond to the challenges the COVID pandemic brought to communities and charitable organisations. TEAM LEWIS saw that support was crucial and change was needed to make that happen. Our local causes scheme was launched. Every member of TEAM LEWIS can nominate a local cause close to their heart to receive a cash donation. In addition, nominated causes can also benefit from a donation in kind of expertise, time, and resources. In the past year TEAM LEWIS has donated almost $2million to 445 causes around the world. You can read more about TEAM LEWIS Foundation at https://www.teamlewis.com/impact2021/

Purpose of the role

As Talent Manager, you’ll own end-to-end regional recruitment for all business areas (Client Services, Creative, Digital, Production, Finance, etc.), acting as a trusted partner to hiring managers and the People Team. You’ll drive proactive sourcing, manage recruitment processes, and support wider talent programmes that strengthen our employer brand and pipeline. You will also be responsible for onboarding of new joiners, working closely with the wider people team.

 
Responsibilities 
 

• Source and recruit high-caliber team members at senior levels 

• Builds pipelines for candidates across PR, digital and marketing at all levels 

• Support full cycle recruitment from outreach through to contract signing and onboarding 

• Talent track: identify and build relationships with talent at all levels across the region 

• Build a pipeline of potential candidates for roles at all levels 

• Reduce recruitment agency costs by sourcing candidates directly for all roles 

• Build a flexible, skilled pool of freelancers 

• Contribute to and take part in initiatives created with the global talent team 

• Monitor industry recruitment and talent trends 

• Input to and help roll-out HR/Talent initiatives

• Promote and help nurture an excellent culture 

  
This role will also work with the TEAM LEWIS global Talent/HR Team to develop global ‘people programs’ and ensure consistency across the global network. Travel to offices in the region may be required from time to time. 
 
About you  

• Proven experience in in-house recruitment/talent acquisition (or agency experience with strong stakeholder management and end-to-end delivery).

• Ability to recruit across a range of roles (ideally including some mix of creative, digital, marketing, production or corporate functions).

• Strong stakeholder management — confident advising hiring managers.

• Excellent sourcing capability and comfort with proactive outreach/headhunting.

• Experience using an ATS and hiring tools (LinkedIn Recruiter and TeamTailor).

• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple live roles.

• Confident communicator with a candidate-first mindset.

• Data-aware approach: able to use hiring metrics to improve processes.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the responsibilities for this role. Other responsibilities may be added from time to time.

TEAM LEWIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating and fostering an environment focused on equality, empowerment, and respect. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that supports and celebrates our diversity. We continue to invest in our efforts to ensure that TEAM LEWIS is a place where everyone can thrive.