Talent Acquisition Partner

Location Newcastle upon Tyne
Contract Type Permanent
Hours Full-Time

We’re Atom bank

The bank that’s leading the fintech charge!

We’re not like the rest. We’re true innovators, and we’re redefining what a bank should be. Ours is a bank for today and the future, a mobile-first bank. Forget the stuffy branches, with Atom you can bank whenever, wherever, faster, and simpler.

Could you be the next innovator to join us?

This role involves a minimum of 2 days per week in our Newcastle office.

What will your typical day look like? Different that’s for sure…

As a Talent Acquisition Partner at Atom bank, you will be a trusted partner to the business on all things Recruitment. You’ll own end-to-end recruitment for multiple roles across different areas of the bank, including Finance, Risk, Commercial & Operations within Atom and deliver innovative solutions for hard to fill roles by using various attraction & sourcing techniques.

You’ll use your expertise and market knowledge to advise hiring coaches on effective hiring strategies, whilst also providing realistic timescales and highlighting challenges & opportunities. This isn’t a transactional role, we’re looking for someone who goes beyond filling vacancies. You’ll be a true partner: proactive, solutions focused, confident in providing challenge where needed, and spotting opportunities to improve how we hire as we continue to evolve in a fast-moving, sometimes ambiguous environment.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Partner with various stakeholders across Atom to define & refine recruitment processes, advise on best practice, and gain a deep understanding of roles and their requirements.
  • Strive to provide an exceptional Candidate Experience to enhance our Employer Brand.
  • Analyse Talent Acquisition trends to identify opportunities and challenges in our hiring strategies.
  • Develop & implement numerous assessment techniques.
  • Continually build relevant Talent pools and networks to enable hiring at velocity in the future.
  • Provide guidance to hiring coaches on effective interview and evaluation methods.
  • Track, monitor and maintain Talent Acquisition data to enable reporting.

What do we need from you?

  • Considerable experience of In-house recruitment ideally in business areas such as Finance, Commercial & Operations.
  • Demonstrable experience of sourcing candidates for hard to fill roles.
  • Be inquisitive, tenacious, proactive & resourceful.
  • Solutions focused with great attention to detail.
  • Knowledge of recruitment process best practices.
  • Be able to manage multiple priorities.
  • Possess strong stakeholder management skills to be able to influence and negotiate.
  • Be commercially aware and able to balance the needs of candidates with business demands.
  • Experience using Google Workspace.

What you’ll get from us:

  • Salary £32k-£42k
  • Flexible Hybrid working
  • 4-day work week
  • Incredibly generous company pension scheme (maximum of 13% of Atom input – candidate can put in more)
  • 22.5 days annual leave plus public holidays
  • Private Medical Insurance for you and your full family
  • Health Cash Plan, Life Insurance & Critical illness cover

PLEASE NOTE: You must have the legal right to work in the UK to apply for this role as Atom is unable to support Visa Applications/Sponsorship

Atom is an equal opportunities employer. We value you as an individual and therefore disregard race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, age, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership and disability in any hiring decisions we make. Atom will always adhere to the Equality Act 2010.

All roles within Atom must adhere to the Conduct Rules as set out by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

As part of Atom bank’s commitment to the FCA’s Consumer Duty, Atom will, take all reasonable steps to avoid causing foreseeable harm to customers, take all reasonable steps to enable customers to pursue their financial objectives and act in good faith.

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