Leadership Talent Acquisition Partner

Leadership Talent Acquisition Partner

Brand: HSBC

Area of Interest: Human Resources

Location:

London, GB, E14 5HQ

Work style: Hybrid Worker

Date: 23 Oct 2025

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential - whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

Join a growing global team that’s redefining what exceptional looks like in Leadership hiring – where creativity, curiosity, and collaboration are at the core.

HSBC Executive & Leadership Talent Acquisition (ELTA) is looking for highly skilled Leadership Talent Acquisition Partners to support multiple areas of our Business, including Group COO & Group CIO, International Wealth & Personal Banking, Corporate & Institutional Banking and Group Infrastructure (Functions & UK Business).

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In this role you will:

+ Lead and manage the end-to-end hiring process of Leadership/Director level hires, including direct talent identification, sourcing, engagement, shortlisting and offer management.

+ Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing talent insights, market intelligence, guidance on talent acquisition best-practices and champion diversity-focused hiring strategies

+ Collaborate with dedicated research & intelligence teams and colleagues to identify and engage external and internal talent.

+ Develop and maintain a detailed view of internal and external talent landscapes, providing specialist insights to inform hiring and succession planning strategies. Build, nurture and maintain long-term talent pipelines for leadership hiring, leveraging external and internal networks.

+ Develop and deliver regular reporting on key Leadership/Director level hiring performance metrics to the Global Executive & Leadership TA Lead, and other stakeholders as required.

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

+ Proven experience in delivering end-to-end recruitment solutions for leadership / director level roles, including direct external search execution, in fast paced environments, either in-house or in leading executive search or recruitment agencies.

+ Experience in developing and executing talent acquisition strategies to attract and hire diverse talent.

+ Skilled in building and managing relationships with senior business leaders, acting as a trusted talent advisor to align talent acquisition efforts with business/organisational objectives.

+ Confident working in complex, fast-changing environments, using sound judgement and a practical, solutions-focused approach. Working with teams and stakeholders to get things done together at pace.

+ Have excellent communication and stakeholder skills with demonstrable ability to tailor both verbal and written content at an executive level.

This role is based in London, UK on a Hybrid basis

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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