The Talent Acquisition Manager is responsible for leading a high‑performing recruitment function to identify, attract, select, and place qualified candidates. The role provides strategic leadership across direct recruitment delivery, management of the Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) partnership and the design and execution of junior talent initiatives.
People Leadership & Delivery
Lead a team responsible for end‑to‑end recruitment ensuring efficient, consistent, and high‑quality hiring processes.
Develop, implement, and continuously improve recruitment strategies, frameworks, and best practices aligned to organisational strategy.
Ensure strong governance, candidate experience, and selection quality across all recruitment activity.
Provide coaching, guidance, and development to build capability and support professional growth.
RPO Management & Vendor Governance
Lead and manage the organisation’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) model.
Act as primary point of accountability for the RPO relationship, including performance management, service delivery, quality assurance, and continuous improvement.
Set clear expectations, KPIs, and governance rhythms to ensure the RPO delivers against agreed outcomes, timelines, and standards.
Junior Talent Strategy & Early Careers
Design, lead, and continuously improve all junior talent initiatives, including internships, graduate programmes and our early career leadership development initiative.
Oversee attraction strategies, assessment approaches, and candidate experience for all early‑career programmes.
Continuous Improvement
Use insight to recommend changes to recruitment strategy, sourcing approaches, and delivery models including the use of enabling technologies.
Ensure recruitment activity remains competitive, inclusive, and responsive to market conditions.
Partner with the Global Talent Acquisition team to drive synergies and efficiencies
What you will bring:
Experience leading recruitment delivery and building high‑performing teams in a complex environment
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and advise senior leaders
Expertise in recruitment strategy, sourcing approaches, and candidate assessment
Experience managing external partners (e.g. RPO, agencies) and driving performance outcomes
A data‑driven mindset, using insights to improve processes and hiring outcomes
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery across multiple priorities
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.
