Group Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

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Full Time

Doncaster / Hybrid, United Kingdom (Incl. Northern Ireland)

Competitive - Dependant on experience + Car / Car allowance + Bonus

November 4, 2025

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Job description

<div class="feature-text"><h2> Your new role</h2>We’re home to DFS, Sofology, and The Sofa Delivery Company - three distinctive brands with a shared mission to bring great design and comfort into every home, affordably, responsibly, and sustainably.At DFS Group, everyone plays a part. Whether you’re supporting our brands or serving our customers, you’re helping shape the future of furniture retail. Each brand has its own identity and creative direction, but we’re united by a culture that puts people and purpose at the heart of everything we do.About the role..The Group Senior Talent Acquisition Manager will take the lead on developing our efforts in sourcing, attracting, and retaining top talent right across our Group - focused on helping shape DFS group culture with new hires and ensuring that we have the right people in place to achieve our ambitious goals and positive brand reputation. They will have a deep understanding of the organisation and its culture, leading stakeholder conversations to build clear attraction strategies to hire top talent into their teams and become an employer of choice in the candidate market. Day to day..<ul style="margin:0px 0px 10px 20px;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Co-create, develop and execute bespoke talent acquisition strategies aligned with our Groups business objectives, leveraging best practices and innovative approaches to attract top talent.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Ensure clear processes are in place for hiring and assessing for all volume areas within the Group brands, focused on exceptional candidate experiences. </li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Lead and mentor a high performing team of talent acquisition advisors and partners and attraction manager, providing guidance, support, and professional development opportunities.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Partner closely with senior leadership and hiring managers to understand their hiring needs and develop proactive recruitment plans to address current and future talent gaps.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process, from job requisition to offer acceptance, ensuring a seamless and positive candidate experience.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Ensuring recruitment budget is used effectively to meet the needs of the business and deliver the best ROIs</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Drive employer branding initiatives to enhance DFS Groups reputation as an employer of choice, both internally and externally.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Implement data-driven recruiting metrics and analytics to track performance, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions to optimise recruitment strategies.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in talent acquisition, continuously seeking opportunities to improve DFS Groups recruitment processes and stand out.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Overseeing and supporting Talent Acquisition and Attraction teams relationships with hiring leaders, ensuring the best service is provided both to candidates and internally</li></ul> Skills & Experience to help you succeed.. <ul style="margin:0px 0px 10px 20px;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Strong recruitment and talent acquisition expertise, including headhunting, recruitment tech and tools analysis and delivery of high volume / complex recruitment </li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Designing and delivering on projects such as Careers website, Employer Value Proposition and system implementations / integrations. </li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Experience in leading recruitment marketing initiatives, including paid socials</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Ability to build relationships and partner with Senior Leaders effectively to support their business area hiring objectives </li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Able to work on multiple projects and priorities at a time, and being agile with workload</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Ability to lead and develop a team of TA professionals </li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Strategic Thinking: Align recruitment with business objectives </li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Problem-Solving: Ability to identify opportunities and pain points and act swiftly to find resolutions.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Stay updated on industry trends and hiring regulations.</li></ul>What's in it for you?..<ul style="margin:0px 0px 10px 20px;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Company car or Car allowance </li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Sharesave </li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Annual Bonus Scheme: Contribute to our success and get rewarded for it</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Growth and Training: Learn new skills and develop your career with us</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Leave: Enjoy a great holiday allowance, with the option to buy 5 extra days. Take advantage of our enhanced leave for Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental, and Adoption, plus a paid volunteering day each year</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Discounts: Get 30% off DFS and Sofology products for yourself, plus discounts for friends and family - and savings at big brands like Sainsbury’s, ASOS, and IKEA</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Wellbeing Perks: Access healthcare services, an Employee Assistance Programme, and discounted gym memberships</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Pension and Savings: Join our Group Pension and Sharesave schemes</li><li style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;">Life Assurance & Sick Pay: Peace of mind with Life Assurance and Company Sick Pay</li></ul></div><a href="https://apply.dfscareers.co.uk/members/?j=2968&lang=en&" class="btn btn-apply apply_bottom">Apply</a>

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