Time Out Hiring for Talent Acquisition Manager Job at London, England Full Time

Location: London (2 days in office required)
Department: HR
Reporting to: Head of Talent Acquisition
Role overview
This is a new role in the HR team to support the Talent Acquisition function as it grows globally. The role will be to support the Head of Talent Acquisition across global recruitment strategies. This role will have a global remit working with EMEA, APAC & North America for both Time Out Media and Time Out Markets.
As a Talent Acquisition manager, you will pro-actively support our recruitment efforts in a cost-effective and efficient manner identifying world-class, diverse talent to drive business results.
Key Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Talent in the development of talent initiatives, always looking for continuous improvement to ensure Time Out is attracting and retaining top talent in the most cost effective way.
• Lead and mentor the Talent Acquisition Executive through supporting and development of their skills.
• Guide and support hiring managers, using a consultative approach on recruitment best practices.
• Manage circa 15 mid – senior level roles globally, including, sourcing, advertising roles, scheduling, providing timely and constructive feedback to candidates and working with HR to ensure we are onboarding candidates in the best way possible.
• Ensure we are recruiting 70% of roles directly by actively building up your network and utilising direct sourcing strategies such as talent mapping, LinkedIn recruiter etc.
• Accelerate speed to hire by educating hiring managers on best practice for interview and feedback processes.
• Build solid relationship with HR and the wider business creating efficient ways of working.
• Act as talent advisor to stakeholders on recruitment and market trends.
• Partner with the business to champion ED&I hiring initiatives.
• Build a pipeline of talent for the Time Out Group, network by pursuing and developing relationships with potential candidates and create and maintain our candidate database on our ATS.
• Own the PSL to streamline and navigate the best and most effective recruitment support from our partner agencies when it is required, reviewing existing contracts and negotiating best rates.

Skills & Experience

• In house recruitment experience; digital media, marketing or publishing experience preferred
• Hands on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter and applicant tracking systems
• Self-starter, takes initiative, highly motivated
• Ability to lead and influence at management level
• Possess a high level of ability to creatively problem solve
• High level of organization skills (including: detail orientation and strong follow-up/follow through skills)
• Excellent verbal and written communication

What Time Out look for in candidates
Time Out is a company filled with individuals as diverse as the cities we live in and cover. At the same time there are common characteristics and values we all share. To join our team, you’ll want to…

• Be commercially astute
• Either have experience at or want to dive headfirst into a fast-paced transformative company in pursuit of excellence
• Think globally
• Have excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Have a high sense of ownership, urgency and drive
• Be a team player

About our culture
At Time Out Group we believe in diversity and equal opportunity for all people. We do not discriminate against external or internal candidates on the basis of age; disability; gender, gender reassignment; race; religion or belief; sexual orientation; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity. We believe that diversity develops creativity and enables personal and professional growth where we all learn from each other. We believe in an open culture where ideas are shared candidly and where there is no fear of failure, but rather an understanding that we must experiment and have the freedom to succeed. We believe that everyone has the right to express themselves as they are as this enriches us all. We believe in an open world, social justice, and the pursuit of happiness, after all, we are in the happiness business.
About Time Out Group plc
Time Out Group is a global media and hospitality business that inspires connection and joy by capturing the soul of the world’s greatest cities through its two divisions – Time Out Media and Time Out Market.
Time Out launched in London in 1968 with a magazine to help people discover the exciting new urban cultures that had started up all over the city. Today, Time Out’s professional journalists curate the best things to do, see and eat in 333 cities in 59 countries.
Time Out Market is the world’s first editorially curated food and cultural market, bringing a city’s best chefs, restaurateurs and unique cultural experiences together under one roof. From cooking classes with top chefs to installations from local artists and live entertainment, Time Out Market captures the soul of the city.
The first Time Out Market opened in 2014 in a historic market hall in Lisbon, quickly turning into the most popular destination in the city with 4.1m locals and tourists visiting in 2019. The success of Lisbon brought further expansion in North America, with Time Out Market opening in five major cities in 2019: Miami, New York, Boston, Chicago and Montreal. In 2021, Time Out Market expanded into the Middle East with Time Out Market Dubai, and more Time Out Market locations are in the pipeline including Porto, London, Prague, Japan and more.
Time Out Group was named International Brand of the Year 2021 in the Campaign Publishing Awards – awarding bravery, editorial innovation and forward thinking. While Time Out Market won the Most Innovative Food & Beverage Concept Award at the Global RLI (Retail & Leisure International) Awards 2021.

Job Type: Full-time