Talent Partner – First Opinion

Job Description:

  • Own recruitment across a portfolio of specialist referral vacancies
  • Act as a trusted Talent Partner to senior clinical and commercial leaders
  • Develop detailed understanding of clinical disciplines and specialist talent markets
  • Shape recruitment strategies and advise on market conditions, talent availability, compensation, attraction, relocation and international recruitment
  • Lead headhunting and search strategies using market mapping, professional networks and targeted sourcing
  • Build and maintain long-term relationships with specialist clinicians
  • Develop sustainable talent pipelines and communities across priority disciplines
  • Provide market intelligence and influence recruitment strategy, compensation positioning, attraction approaches and hiring expectations
  • Manage recruitment processes from initial engagement through appointment, including assessment, candidate management, offer negotiation, relocation and visa sponsorship where appropriate
  • Represent inspiring vet care at veterinary congresses, professional events and networking forums across the UK and Europe
  • Use recruitment data, talent intelligence and pipeline analysis to refine strategies and strengthen direct hiring capability

Requirements:

  • Significant experience recruiting within specialist or talent-scarce markets
  • Strong track record in headhunting and/or executive search
  • Expertise in headhunting, executive search, talent mapping and proactive direct sourcing within niche, specialist or difficult-to-source markets
  • Ability to identify and engage passive talent and develop long-term relationships through extended recruitment cycles
  • Strong stakeholder consulting capability and ability to influence and constructively challenge senior leaders
  • Highly developed candidate management, assessment, negotiation and closing skills
  • Strong commercial judgement and ability to interpret market intelligence and recruitment data
  • Excellent research, communication and relationship-building skills
  • Proactive, resilient and highly collaborative approach
  • Previous veterinary recruitment experience is advantageous but not essential
  • Experience in veterinary recruitment, healthcare or another specialist professional market is advantageous
  • Exposure to international recruitment, relocation and visa sponsorship is advantageous

Benefits:

  • Work-life balance
  • 26 days annual leave (Including bank holidays)
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
  • Pension
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Discounted staff pet care and pet insurance
  • Discounts and cashback across many popular retailers
  • Opportunities to attend leading veterinary congresses and professional events across the UK and Europe
  • Ongoing development support from an experienced Talent team
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