Hybrid Talent Acquisition Specialist

at ARO Technology

• Job title: Talent Acquisition Specialist
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cardiff, United Kingdom

About the role

• Talent Acquisition Specialist managing the recruitment process for technical roles in Cardiff. Sourcing, attracting, and hiring top talent across various tech areas with hands-on responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the recruitment process, managing vacancies from start to finish.
• Conduct detailed role briefings with Hiring Managers to ensure clear alignment on requirements and expectations.
• Create and launch compelling advertising campaigns to attract the right talent.
• Shortlist suitably qualified candidates and conduct interviews, ensuring a positive candidate experience throughout.
• Manage the offer process, including salary negotiations, offer letters, pre-employment checks, and onboarding plans.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pools to reduce reactive sourcing and accelerate time-to-hire.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to streamline interview processes and minimise delays.
• Monitor recruitment metrics weekly, identifying bottlenecks and implementing process improvements.
• Strengthen and execute direct sourcing strategies, including LinkedIn outreach, networking, headhunting, and employee referrals.
• Develop strong, engaged talent pipelines for key and hard-to-fill roles to support business growth.
• Promote and support employee referral initiatives to increase quality direct hires.
• Track agency usage, challenge unnecessary spend, and convert agency roles to direct sourcing wherever possible.
• Ensure strong candidate-to-role alignment through effective screening and competency-based interviews aligned to ARO Values.
• Provide structured interview guidance and best-practice support to hiring managers.
• Set clear expectations with candidates regarding role scope, culture, and career progression opportunities.
• Analyse feedback from new starters to identify trends and continuously improve hiring quality.
• Partner with HR and line managers to ensure effective onboarding and smooth integration of new hires.
• Increase ARO’s visibility and reputation as an employer of choice through targeted employer branding initiatives.
• Collaborate with Marketing to enhance attraction strategies, careers content, and talent campaigns.
• Map talent markets and maintain regular engagement with high-potential candidates.
• Support the design and rollout of an Early Careers strategy, including graduate, apprenticeship, and entry-level hiring pathways.
• Continuously review recruitment processes, implementing new ideas and initiatives to improve efficiency, quality, and candidate experience.

Requirements

• Proven experience within an internal recruitment team or agency environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing the end-to-end recruitment process, including role briefing, advertising, shortlisting, interviewing, offer management, and onboarding.
• Strong direct sourcing experience with excellent networking and headhunting skills to attract top talent.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across the business, building strong, trusted relationships in a busy and fast-paced environment.
• Solid understanding of what a good recruitment process looks like and a proactive mindset to continually review and improve recruitment practices.
• Proven ability to manage multiple roles simultaneously and deliver recruitment outcomes on time.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain excellent working relationships with internal colleagues, hiring managers, and external contacts.
• Based in or around Cardiff with the ability to commute to the office on a hybrid working basis.
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves, support the wider team, and contribute to shared objectives.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and results-driven approach to work, balancing speed with quality of hire.
• Experience recruiting for technical roles including understanding of technical skills, certifications, and market trends.

Benefits

• Company Pension Scheme and matching contributions
• Company Perks portal
• Private Medical insurance
• Life assurance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus holiday trading
• Your Birthday off, on us!
• Health Club and Wellbeing Scheme
• ARO Shares after 12 months employment
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Technical Training Academy and E-learning
• Hybrid working