Talent Acquisition, Team Leader

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in analytics, insights and proprietary data across the entire energy and natural resources landscape.

For over 50 years our work has guided the decisions of the world’s most influential energy producers, utilities companies, financial institutions and governments.

Now, with the world’s energy system more complex and interconnected than ever before, sector-specific views are no longer enough. That’s why we’ve redefined what’s possible with Intelligence Connected.

By fusing our unparalleled proprietary data with the sharpest analytical minds, all supercharged by Synoptic AI, we deliver a clear, interconnected view of the entire value chain. Our trusted team of 2,700 experts across 30 countries breaks siloes and connects industries, markets and regions across the globe.

This empowers our customers to identify risk sooner, spot opportunities faster and recalibrate strategy with confidence – whether planning days, weeks, months or decades ahead.

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Role Overview

Wood Mackenzie is seeking a Talent Acquisition Team Leader to drive our UK and regional technical recruitment efforts. This is a high-impact, player-coach role. You will manage a small team of global recruiters while personally executing senior and business-critical technical hires. You will partner directly with technology leaders to scale our digital, data science, and engineering capabilities, maximizing our Workday system to streamline operations.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Coaching (Coach)

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of recruiters.

Manage workload distribution and monitor team performance metrics.

Coach the team on Workday best practices to ensure seamless candidate management

Act as the escalation point for complex recruitment challenges.

Hands-on Technical Recruiting (Player)

Manage the full-cycle recruitment process for senior engineering, product, data, and commercial tech roles.

Build deep pipelines of passive tech talent using advanced sourcing strategies.

Deliver an exceptional, inclusive candidate experience from first contact to onboarding.

Take full ownership of the Workday ATS to ensure meticulous data integrity.

Strategic Partnerships & Delivery

Consult with senior tech stakeholders to map out workforce plans and talent requirements.

Leverage Workday data and analytics to provide leadership with market insights and progress reports.

Drive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the hiring process.

Optimize recruitment workflows within Workday to reduce time-to-hire.

Qualifications & Experience

Required Experience

Proven experience in a technical recruitment role, either in-house or agency.

Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, or supervising other recruiters.

Hands-on experience using Workday ATS to manage candidate pipelines and generate reports.

Strong track record of hiring complex technical roles.

Deep understanding of the tech talent landscape.

Skills & Competencies

Mastery of advanced sourcing tools, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Boolean logic.

Ability to balance operational team management with individual hiring targets.

Superb stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leadership.

Data-driven mindset with experience using recruitment analytics to shape strategy.

Equal Opportunities