Talent Acquisition Specialist, EMEA & APAC
12-Month Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per annum with additional benefits
Location: Fleet, United Kingdom
About the Role
We're looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our global Talent Acquisition team on a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover contract.
In this role, you'll be responsible for delivering end-to-end recruitment across memoryBlue's EMEA & APAC business. The majority of your recruitment will focus on our UK Sales Development Representative (SDR) hiring, alongside a smaller but growing remit across APAC and occasional recruitment across other UK functions.
You'll work closely with hiring managers and the Global Head of Talent Acquisition to understand hiring needs, develop effective sourcing strategies, manage candidate pipelines and deliver an exceptional recruitment experience from initial engagement through to offer and onboarding.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone who is comfortable owning recruitment delivery independently, managing multiple priorities and working within an established global Talent Acquisition framework.
What You'll Do
Talent Acquisition & Delivery
- Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle across EMEA & APAC.
- Recruit predominantly for SDR roles across the UK, with occasional hiring across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance and IT.
- Support recruitment across selected APAC markets as hiring demand develops.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring priorities and workforce requirements.
- Develop targeted sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, direct search, referrals, job boards and existing talent pools.
- Proactively source and engage both active and passive candidates.
- Screen candidates and provide evidence-based recommendations on progression.
- Coordinate interviews, feedback, offers, onboarding and candidate communications.
- Build proactive talent pipelines for current and future hiring requirements.
- Maintain momentum throughout the recruitment process and deliver a high-quality candidate experience.
Stakeholder Partnership
- Build trusted relationships with hiring managers and business leaders.
- Provide practical advice on candidate availability, salary expectations and local market conditions.
- Support hiring decisions through recruitment expertise and market insight.
- Set clear expectations around pipeline strength, recruitment timelines and potential delivery risks.
- Work collaboratively with the wider Talent Acquisition and People teams.
Recruitment Operations & Systems
- Manage accurate vacancy and candidate records within Greenhouse.
- Use recruitment data and pipeline activity to identify delivery risks and sourcing opportunities.
- Initiate accurate new-hire information and onboarding workflows in HiBob, in partnership with HR.
- Partner with EOR providers to facilitate international employment and onboarding.
- Produce recruitment reporting and monitor key hiring metrics.
- Follow approved recruitment, data protection, right-to-work and record-retention processes.
- Identify and implement practical improvements to sourcing, selection, candidate experience and recruitment administration.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for someone who can hit the ground running and confidently manage recruitment delivery with a high level of independence.
You'll ideally have:
- 3+ years' experience in Talent Acquisition or Recruitment.
- Proven experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle.
- Experience recruiting across multiple business functions.
- Strong sourcing and direct search capability.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to manage multiple vacancies and competing priorities.
- A proactive, commercial and solutions-focused approach.
- Experience using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
- A genuine passion for delivering an outstanding candidate experience.
Experience recruiting for SDR or other high-volume Sales roles would be particularly valuable.
It Would Be Great If You Also Have
- Experience recruiting across EMEA and/or APAC.
- Experience within a technology, SaaS or professional services environment.
- Experience using Greenhouse.
- Experience using HiBob.
- Experience using Deel or other EOR providers.
- Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter.
- Knowledge of international recruitment practices.
Why Join memoryBlue?
This is an opportunity to join an international organisation and take ownership of recruitment across a diverse and growing region.
You'll work closely with hiring managers and business leaders, have genuine ownership of your recruitment portfolio and play an important role in supporting memoryBlue's continued growth across EMEA and APAC.
You'll also join an established global Talent Acquisition function, giving you the autonomy to own delivery while having the support, processes and framework of a wider international team.