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Senior Talent Acquisition Lead

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Senior Talent Acquisition Lead

Job Location
London
Employment type
Regular
Department
Other Roles
Targeted Start Date
Immediate

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world.  We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk. 

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets. 

DRW is looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Lead to join our Experienced Hire Recruiting team with an emphasis on managing full lifecycle recruiting projects and creative sourcing of top talent.

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Lead for DRW, here are some of the things you’ll focus on: 

  • Advise Executive level stakeholders and guide the Talent Acquisition process including but not limited to market intelligence, thoughtful sourcing strategies, search execution and offer negotiation
  • Design and deploy sourcing strategies, screen and assess candidates for open positions at all levels with a specific business and / or regional focus
  • Manage full life cycle recruitment process including developing position descriptions, creating and managing job postings, reviewing resumes, conducting phone screens and interviews, managing interview process and candidate communication, conducting references checks, structuring and extending offers of employment, negotiating terms of employment, overseeing pre-employment processes and other onboarding activities
  • Identify and implement creative, impactful sourcing strategies to identify top talent specifically for the Trading, Quantitative & Technology spaces.
  • Maintain accurate and organized documentation on all candidates, searches and job requirements; track candidates in applicant tracking system; provide hiring metrics/reports as needed
  • Organize, lead, and document post-interview debrief sessions with Executives and interview teams.
  • Develop and Manage relationships with search firms
  • Provide direction & oversight and partner with Recruiting Coordinator regarding job postings, interview scheduling, interview feedback collection, onboarding activities, etc.
  • Travel as required

Required Experience:

  • 7+ years of full lifecycle recruiting experience, preferably in an executive search or in-house financial services capacity
  • Significant search execution experience in the Trading/Quantitative/Technology spaces.
  • Must have strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and previous experience using applicant tracking systems
  • Experience using social media, networking tools and research tools to source candidates
  • Must have strong initiative and sense of urgency, as well as proven experience working in a fast-paced environment
  • Demonstrated ability to recruit for a wide variety of positions on a global basis

 

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