Senior Recruiter - Manchester - Legal

About Us

Role: Senior Recruiter

Location: UK Hybrid Manchester client site x 2 days per week and when required (Monthly Team meeting on a Monday is compulsory and must be within 1 hour commuting distance)

Working Hours/Shifts: Full Time, 37.5 hours/week

Join our World of Talent.

Global, culturally diverse, inclusive, and innovative - welcome to AMS, where talent is our world. Over the last two decades, AMS has redefined the landscape of talent outsourcing and consulting. From pioneering the concept of RPO to continually revolutionising how organisations approach talent acquisition, AMS stands as a world leader in the industry.

Committed, engaged, and inspired, we feel a real sense of belonging, and all have one thing in common: a real passion for talent. Become part of this world and make a difference with us.

The Role

Our opportunity is your chance to play a crucial role in redefining the world of talent. Interested? Then we would like to talk to you!

As a Senior Recruiter, you will assist Hiring Managers in filling open positions by offering expert guidance and ensuring quality throughout the recruitment process. You will be responsible for creating and delivering excellent recruitment services and following the established service agreements. This role requires to use recruitment technology tools and manage process. For our roles you’ll engage directly with the client where you will give expert advice and manage their expectations at every stage of the hiring process.

Key Accountabilities

What you’ll be doing:

• Create and maintain trusted partner relationships with senior hiring managers/stakeholders
• Independent execution of the end-to-end delivery of recruitment services to them, providing counsel, advising through insight and SME knowledge on the recruitment process and ensuring that timelines are correctly identified and met
• Lead discussion on attraction strategies, working with hiring managers to correctly identify approach based on market and hiring demands
• Make recommendations for best fit and skills profile, coaching hiring managers on what may or may not be achievable
• Collaborate effectively with relevant teams to ensure a smooth client and candidate experience
• Take full ownership to ensure the recruitment service is delivered in line with contractual obligations and client service level agreements
• Lead vacancy consultation discussions to agree the recruitment plans with hiring managers– this includes role requirements, sourcing strategy, DEI requirements, pay range, agreed timeframes, responsibilities of all involved, and the selection process

Skills & Experience

You’ll need to demonstrate:

• Proven experience in legal recruitment or within a high-touch, client-facing role in professional services
• A background in recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) or as an in-house recruiter, with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement and talent acquisition within professional services
• Ability to manage and influence Senior Stakeholders
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to build long-lasting relationships with candidates, clients and colleagues
• Handles challenging conversations with confidence
• Analytical mind, attention to detail and practical and proactive approach

Nice to Haves:

• Experience working within a highly complex or matrixed organisation
• Contingent/Volume hiring experience
• Understanding of legal roles, terminology, qualifications, and practice areas (e.g., litigation, corporate law, IP, etc.).
• Familiarity with law firm structures and in-house legal teams.

Other

Why AMS?

At AMS, we recognise the value of different perspectives and experiences in prompting innovation, sparking creativity, and solving problems.

We come from every walk of life, and our culture is open and inclusive. Our people enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and being trusted to work their way. We offer you career opportunities in every direction you want to explore. It’s our world but you can do it your way.

We offer:

• Full training and support
• High value and challenging work
• A vibrant, diverse, and collaborative culture
• Flexible working
• A competitive reward and benefits package*
• The opportunity to embark on a recruitment career with one of the world’s leading recruitment companies

• Details may vary slightly depending on your location, local labour law, etc.

Our culture of inclusion and belonging.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, and all aspects of employment are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

If you require any accommodations or have any accessibility needs, please reach out via email Talent@weareams.com or make a member of our Talent Acquisition team aware at any time.

Hit the Apply now button to get your journey started!

We take pride in being Disability Confident. This helps to ensure that you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long- term health conditions, or are neurodiverse. You will be shortlisted based on minimum criteria for the role and will be offered support and/or adjustments for the recruitment process if you wish.]