Talent Acquisition Manager

Purpose of the Role

The Talent Acquisition Manager will lead the end-to-end recruitment strategy for Carpenters Group, ensuring the attraction, selection, and onboarding of top talent across all business areas. 

This role will partner closely with senior stakeholders to deliver a proactive, inclusive, and high-quality recruitment service, supporting the Group’s growth and people agenda. The postholder will play a key role in shaping early careers and professional pathways, with a particular focus on legal apprenticeships and solicitor qualification routes.

• Key Responsibilities
• •    Develop and deliver Carpenters Group talent acquisition strategy, aligned with business objectives and values.
• •    Lead, coach, and develop the Talent Acquisition team, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
• •    Build strong relationships with hiring managers and senior leaders to understand workforce needs and provide expert recruitment advice.
• •    Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle, from workforce planning and job design to sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding.
• •    Manage and deliver high-volume recruitment campaigns, ensuring quality and efficiency at scale.
• •    Implement and champion innovative recruitment methods, including digital sourcing, social media, and talent pooling.
• •    Drive employer branding initiatives to position Carpenters Group as an employer of choice.
• •    Utilise data and analytics to monitor recruitment effectiveness, identify trends, and recommend improvements.
• •    Excellent understanding of Right to Work legislation. 
• •    Ensure a positive candidate experience at every stage of the process.
• •    Manage relationships with external partners, including agencies and job boards, ensuring value for money and quality of service.
• •    Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout all recruitment activities.
• •    Ensure compliance with all relevant employment legislation and internal policies.
• •    Advise on and manage recruitment for all solicitor qualification routes (including SQE, LPC, CILEx, and apprenticeships), ensuring the Group remains competitive and compliant.
• •    Lead the design and delivery of apprenticeship recruitment campaigns, working closely with training providers and internal stakeholders.
• •    Act as a subject matter expert on legal career pathways, providing guidance to candidates and managers.

Experience and Knowledge
Essential:
•    Proven experience in a senior recruitment or talent acquisition role, ideally within a professional services or legal environment.
•    Significant experience managing high-volume recruitment campaigns.
•    Demonstrated use of innovative and creative recruitment methods.
•    Extensive line management experience, with a track record of leading, developing, and motivating teams.
•    In-depth understanding of the various routes to qualify as a solicitor (e.g., SQE, LPC, CILEx, apprenticeships) and experience recruiting for these pathways.
•    Strong knowledge of apprenticeship frameworks, especially legal apprenticeships.
•    Demonstrable experience designing and delivering recruitment strategies at scale.
•    Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
•    In-depth knowledge of recruitment best practice, employment law, and market trends.
•    Data-driven approach with experience using recruitment metrics and ATS systems.
•    Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Key Competencies
•    Strategic thinking
•    Communication and interpersonal skills
•    Problem-solving and decision-making
•    Resilience and adaptability
•    Commercial awareness
 

Here at Carpenters group diversity and inclusion matters, it is integral to our culture and we welcome applications from everyone. We celebrate difference and believe in equal opportunities for all.

About Us

Here at Carpenters Group, we’ve been providing legal and insurance services across the UK for over 30 years.   
We’ve grown from a small law firm into a 1500 people strong team made up of insurance professionals, legal experts and best in class corporate services, working across seven office locations.   

We work in partnership with household name insurers to deliver a variety of fully outsourced claim solutions. We also represent individuals who need expert legal support.  

As a great place to work our core values underpin how we behave. Our working environment is positive and informal, and we encourage people to work together to perform at their best.  

We understand that our success as a business depends on the success of our people, which is why we invest in your training, development and social projects, helping everyone to connect and grow.  

No matter what stage of your career, at Carpenters Group there is a place for you to achieve your potential.

Benefits

• 25 days' holiday per annum
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• Hybrid working model (in relevant role)
• 2 x Volunteering days to support charitable initiatives
• Matched Giving – up to £250 matched for personal charity fundraising for a registered charity
• Medicash cash plan – claim back dental / physio / optical appointments
• My Medicash App – including access to rapid digital physiotherapy and skin cancer screening assessments plus fitness videos and wellbeing tools
• Discounts and cash back on travel and shopping through Medicash extras
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 x salary)
• Pension scheme
• Funded driving theory test (in relevant role)
• Active network of Wellbeing Champions – providing mental health support
• Training and development opportunities
• Funded social events to connect with your colleagues
• Dress for your day policy