Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Allianz - London

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, based in London

Your Team

Our Talent Acquisition team is committed to attracting and retaining excellent candidates, building a heterogenous workforce, and introducing our new joiners to rewarding careers. We are ambassadors of our employer brand and believe the candidate experience should be at the forefront of everything we do. We believe, hiring is based on relationships, rather than transactions. We aspire to challenge the traditional way of recruiting to create greater efficiencies and better experiences for candidates and managers.

The Impact You Will Have

The Senior Talent Acquisition (TA) Partner will leverage a deep understanding of organizational goals and departmental needs to design and implement innovative sourcing strategies that attract top talent and align with the future skills required for success. By proactively identifying exceptional candidates through varied and forward-thinking channels, they will ensure the organization remains competitive in a dynamic talent market.

Beyond addressing immediate hiring needs, they will focus on building long-term talent pipelines and fostering strong talent communities to support sustainable growth. Acting as a trusted partner, the Senior Talent Acquisition Partner will collaborate closely with senior leaders and hiring managers, offering strategic insights and tailored solutions to align talent acquisition efforts with broader business priorities.

Some of your specific responsibilities could include:

Collaborate closely with hiring managers to gain a deep understanding of departmental goals and objectives, designing tailored sourcing strategies to attract top talent and leading the end-to-end recruitment process
Take an active role in attracting, sourcing, and assessing high-quality candidates who align with organizational goals, while contributing to strategic projects aimed at enhancing the employer brand, improving recruitment efficiencies, and delivering exceptional candidate and hiring manager experiences
Proactively source exceptional talent and explore innovative sourcing channels to ensure the organization is attracting skills for the future
Create robust talent pipelines and establish talent communities to support current and future hiring needs
Build strong, collaborative relationships with top management, hiring managers, and the wider team, adopting a consultative and partnership-driven approach to ensure alignment with business priorities and talent acquisition strategies
Champion recruitment initiatives, with a passion for identifying and attracting candidates from heteregenous backgrounds
Actively participate in and lead talent acquisition projects designed to enhance the team’s capabilities, such as improving onboarding processes, strengthening employer branding, and fostering an inclusive and supportive working environment where employees feel a sense of belonging
Oversee data entry and maintenance in the SAP-based eRecruiting/Talent Management system and ensure accurate reporting by maintaining up-to-date information on requisitions, their status, and key recruitment metrics

What You’ll Bring to the Role

Bachelors Degree or strong experience in a Recruiting/TA related global role
Experience in Insurance/Financial Services would be useful
Extensive experience in end-to-end recruitment processes, including strategic sourcing, interviewing, and selection across various levels and functions
Strong stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to partner with senior leaders, hiring managers, and cross-functional teams
Expertise in implementing inclusive hiring practices to promote organizational variety
Proficiency in applicant tracking systems (ATS), talent management tools, and recruitment analytics, with the ability to leverage data for decision-making
Experience leading or contributing to recruitment-related projects, such as employer branding, process improvements, or global/regional initiatives
A solid understanding of data analysis, automation, and AI tools is required, with an awareness of ethical AI usage
Ability to work in a team with experience in mentoring and developing junior professionals
Strong conceptual and strategic capabilities, combined with flexibility, creativity, and innovation skills
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment
Excellent command of the English language (both written and spoken), any other language would be a plus

What’s in it for you?

Let’s care about everything that makes you, you

We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working. Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.

Let’s care for your financial wellbeing

We believe in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.

Let’s care for your opportunities to progress

From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.

Let’s care for life’s twists and turns

From our support for flexible working, health and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), to helping people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach. We've got your back.

Let’s care for our society and our planet

With opportunities to be engaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry and our clients.

Care to join us?

Allianz Commercial is the center of expertise of Allianz Group, insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises, and special risks. Our customers include top consumer brands, financial institutions, industry leaders, the global aviation and shipping industries, as well as family-owned and medium-enterprises. We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind farms, infrastructure projects and film productions. Our clients trust us to provide a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services, and seamless claims handling. Allianz Commercial helps customers to prepare for what's ahead.

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At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matters, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.

People with disabilities:
We want to give all our candidates the best opportunity to succeed.  If you need any adjustments to be made during the application and selection process, please email agcsglobalcareers@allianz.com

Recruitment Agencies: 
Allianz Commercial has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly.  Allianz Commercial does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters.  Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired.  When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact managers directly. Failure to comply could/may result in the disqualification of the candidates and/or the termination of our contract and/or fees not being paid.

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