Talent Sourcer - UK & IE (Temporary Ongoing Assignment)

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

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Our Talent Acquisition team in UK & IE is growing, therefore we are looking for an experienced Talent Sourcer to join our team. As Talent Sourcer you will play an important role in effectively identifying, engaging, and attracting top talent for ABB. You will collaborate closely with Talent Partners, Hiring Managers, and Business Leaders to understand hiring needs, develop strategic sourcing plans, and build comprehensive pipelines of passive and active candidates. This is a temporary ongoing role, and you will be hired via one of our agency partners.  

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day. 

Your Role and Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll help run what runs the world, by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact. You will be mainly accountable for:  

• Developing and implementing effective sourcing strategies to identify and attract relevant talent for various roles within ABB UK & Ireland.  

• Engaging in kick-off meetings with Hiring Managers and Talent Partners to discuss sourcing strategy, share market insights, outline way forward and share best-practices in sourcing  

• Utilize various sourcing tools and techniques to identify candidates, including job boards, social media, referrals, and networking. 

• Headhunt and engage passive candidates through targeted outreach campaigns, leveraging creative messaging and employer branding techniques.  

• Conduct initial screening interviews and assessments to evaluate candidates' qualifications and suitability for the role.  

• Use data analytics to understand market trends, candidate behaviour and monitor key metrics such as response and conversion rates, and TTF to identify areas for improvement and adjusting sourcing strategies accordingly 

• Identify future hiring needs and develop talent pipelines for future hiring needs and maintain regular contact with potential candidates to keep them engaged and interested in future opportunities 

• Tracking and reporting on sourcing metrics, such as the number of sourced candidates, response rates, and conversion rates. 

This is an office based role with a hybrid arrangement and you will be required to attend the Daresbury (Warrington) office at least two days per week (Monday and Wednesday).

• Extensive experience as a Talent Sourcer or Recruiter, in either a corporate or agency setting. 

• Ability to effectively use your experience in sourcing techniques and tools, including LinkedIn recruiter, job boards, social media, and networking. 

• Highly adept in communication and interpersonal skills, enabling you to effectively engage and build relationships with candidates and stakeholders of all levels. 

• Ability to manage multiple sourcing projects simultaneously. 

• Proficient in interpreting hiring trends and market data. 

• Experience sourcing for technical or hard-to-fill roles 

• Experience with Workday and Phenom desirable but not essential  

For the 6th consecutive year ABB UK has been recognised as a Top Employer in UK. Being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent HR policies and people practices.

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world. Run What Runs the World.  

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