Talent Researcher

Talent Researcher

London (Central)

3 days a week in the office

Global Media Company

£45,000 base

About the Role:

As a Talent Researcher, you will be the engine behind proactive hiring strategy. Moving away from reactive recruitment, you will focus on deep-market intelligence and strategic talent mapping.

Your goal is to build a robust internal pipeline for critical capabilities, significantly reducing reliance on external search firms by identifying the best talent in the market.

The ideal candidate will possess a natural affinity for data and organisation, enjoying the puzzle of deconstructing organisational hierarchies to pinpoint exactly where top talent sits. Rather than just collecting names, often looking beyond their immediate sector to identify transferable skills in adjacent industries.

Being a strategic thinker is a must – you understand that talent acquisition is about more than filling vacancies; it’s about competitive advantage.

Responsibilities:

• Market Intelligence : Act as a subject matter expert on the talent landscape. Monitor industry trends, competitor news, and M&​A activity to predict talent movements.
• Talent Mapping

: Systematically map out competitor organisations and adjacent industries. You will deconstruct team structures and identify key players within target departments.

• Long-listing : Create high-quality long-lists for niche and critical roles, ensuring a diverse and highly skilled pool of "ready-now" and "ready-later" candidates.
• Competitor Analysis

: Deep-dive into how their competitors are structured. Identify where top talent is moving and why, providing actionable insights to the TA team and Business Leaders.

• Strategic Sourcing : Move beyond standard job boards to find "hidden" talent through social platforms, networking, and advanced Boolean techniques.
• Cost Reduction

: Strategically target roles that were previously outsourced to agencies, demonstrating a clear ROI by bringing further headhunting capabilities in-house.

Required experience and characteristics:

• Proven experience in a Research or Sourcing role (either in-house or within an executive search firm).
• Expertise in Talent Mapping and Market Mapping is essential.
• Advanced proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and various market intelligence tools.
• Ability to translate complex data and "org charts" into simple, visual reports for stakeholders.
• A passion for head-hunting, finding the unfindable and engaging passive talent.
• Solutions-oriented and proactive: Spots opportunities to drive improvement and works to provide different solutions where needed. We welcome new ideas and suggestions.
• Excellent communication, internally and with external talent.
• Experience of Greenhouse &​ Workday (desirable).

Please send your CV for more details.