Talent Attraction Partner

Job Description:

Talent Attraction Partner (FTC)

This fixed-term opportunity has been created to support our ambitious 2027 hiring plans, helping us attract and secure the engineering, technical and business talent needed to deliver future programmes and business objectives.

As a Talent Attraction Partner, you'll act as a trusted recruitment advisor to your stakeholder groups, owning the end-to-end hiring lifecycle and influencing hiring decisions through market insight, data and proactive talent attraction strategies. Working across multiple disciplines and functions, you'll play a direct role in enabling business growth by connecting exceptional talent with critical opportunities at Leonardo.

Your Impact

You'll directly contribute to Leonardo's growth ambitions by delivering critical talent across engineering, technical and business functions. Through strong stakeholder relationships, market expertise and data-driven insights, you'll position yourself as a trusted recruitment partner, influencing hiring decisions and helping leaders build the capability needed for future success.

This role is ideal for an experienced recruiter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys managing multiple priorities, and is motivated by making a tangible impact on business performance through hiring excellence. This role is an initial 9 month FTC.

What You'll Do

• Partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders to understand current and future hiring requirements.
• Own and manage the full recruitment lifecycle, delivering an exceptional experience for both candidates and stakeholders.
• Manage a varied portfolio of vacancies across engineering, technical, business and high-volume recruitment campaigns.
• Develop and execute attraction strategies to identify, engage and secure top talent.
• Source active and passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, talent mapping, social media, networking, direct sourcing, industry events and AI-enabled recruitment tools.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and future-focused skill areas.
• Conduct screening and assessment activities to identify the best candidates and provide high-quality shortlists.
• Use recruitment data, market intelligence and reporting to influence hiring decisions and drive continuous improvement.
• Represent Leonardo's employer brand and value proposition throughout the candidate journey.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to stakeholders on recruitment strategy, talent availability and hiring best practice.
• Support the Head of Talent Attraction with strategic talent acquisition projects, workforce planning initiatives, reporting and continuous improvement activities.
• Work collaboratively with Talent Attraction colleagues and wider HR teams to deliver against business objectives.
• Contribute to wider Talent Attraction and HR projects aimed at enhancing recruitment capability, processes and candidate experience.

What You'll Bring

What you really must have

• Proven experience in internal recruitment, RPO or agency recruitment within a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrable success recruiting engineering, technical and business roles, including managing high-volume hiring activity.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers and business leaders to deliver against challenging recruitment objectives.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to influence and challenge constructively.
• Excellent sourcing skills across multiple channels, including direct search, talent mapping and proactive candidate engagement.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and recruitment technologies, including ATS and CRM platforms such as Workday and Phenom.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing demands.
• A data-driven mindset, with confidence interpreting recruitment metrics and presenting insights to stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills and a proactive, solutions-focused approach.
• Ability to work autonomously but still be a team player in a largely remote working environment, with some travel to sites across the UK.

It would be nice if you had

• Experience recruiting within engineering, technology, defence, aerospace, manufacturing or similarly complex environments.
• Experience supporting business growth, workforce expansion or large-scale hiring programmes.
• Knowledge of talent market mapping, workforce planning or strategic talent pipelining.
• Experience in using Workday / Phenom

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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Primary Location:

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Additional Locations:

GB - Basildon, GB - Edinburgh

Contract Type:

Fixed term

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid