Front Office Researcher (Fixed Term Contract)

Robert Walters is the world’s most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe, we deliver recruitment, recruitment process outsourcing and advisory services for businesses of all shapes and sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions, and backgrounds. We help organisations find the skills and solutions to reach their goals and assist talented professionals to power their unique potential. We offer our people incredible career opportunities as well as an inclusive culture and flexible working.

The Talent Acquisition Researcher is responsible for market mapping and sourcing external candidates onsite for our client.

The Researcher will report to the Front Office Sourcing Lead and support by hiring for roles from Analyst to Managing Director level within the Global Markets Division through the proactive development of candidates for open and future roles, with an emphasis on supporting the firms Diversity Equity and Inclusion goals.

The Researcher will also conduct market analysis and research key trends with the aim of producing content for senior internal stakeholders.

About the role:

The client is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries. By connecting markets East & West, the client serves individuals, institutions, corporates, and governments through three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking).

What you will be doing:

The Researcher will support, and eventually independently operate, in a range of activities, including:

• Conducting in-depth research and market mapping to identify high-calibre candidates for current and future Global Markets positions
• Maintain a comprehensive candidate database, appropriately classifying and tagging data
• Support delivery on a diverse range of search projects by preparing and formatting market maps and search update reports
• Facilitate many the aspects of the recruitment process: managing candidate engagement, interview coordination, candidate presentations to hiring managers, soliciting manager and candidate feedback, and project updates
• Gather and synthesise market intelligence from multiple sources to support strategic talent acquisition decisions and presenting this is a visually impactful way
• Participate in briefing meetings with hiring managers and senior stakeholders
• Ensure process excellence and compliance: maintain data accuracy across all systems, achieve SLA targets, and uphold client policy adherence

Who you are:

• Graduate from a university who has a strong academic record and demonstrates a keen interest in financial markets
• Exceptionally organised with ability to manage multiple priorities with pace and precision
• Outstanding communication, analytical curiosity, and interpersonal skills
• Naturally proactive, resilient, and driven by continuous learning
• Comfortable operating in a sophisticated, fast-paced, professional environment
• Results-oriented with strong commercial acumen and collaborative mindset
• Unwavering commitment to integrity, trust, and client excellence

Benefits:

• A unique opportunity to drive projects such as Employer Branding, Talent pipelining, Recruitment Innovation, Candidate Experience
• A track record of high performance and an ability to deliver excellent results consistently is key. In return for your hard work, you’ll be offered a competitive top salary and benefits package with bonuses/commission and fantastic incentives programme
• Private medical insurance
• A fantastic training and development programme
• Volunteer time off
• The opportunity to partake / qualify for our Global incentive weekend
• Employee wellbeing through various programmes
• You’ll have plenty of opportunities to progress your career, both in your country and other locations around the world. That’s the benefit of working for a large global organisation. One that is at the forefront of recruitment innovation, and a specialist in RPO and MSP

As a Disability Confident Employer, Robert Walters is committed to offering a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process to all candidates. If you require any accommodations or adjustments as a result of a disability, impairment or health condition, please do not hesitate to let me know.

This position is being sourced through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.

Robert Walters - Global Talent Solutions

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