• Deliver an end to end 360 recruitment service for Bright Horizons nursery settings • Work closely with stakeholders to deliver first class, end to end resourcing solutions, ensuring a high-touch candidate, and hiring manager experience that continually exceeds expectations • Deliver direct sourcing through the effective use of LinkedIn Recruiter, CV Databases, Job boards, campaigns, social media and your network, and headhunting techniques • Work in partnership with the business to identify content to drive out across out careers social channels which supports talent attraction and employer brand engagement • Manage all vacancies and candidates through effective management of the applicant tracking system (Workday) ensuring its consistently up to date and candidates/hiring managers are managed through all stages correctly • Deliver weekly MI on recruiting activity • Champion the use of RAF (Recommend a Friend) through stakeholders • Act as an ambassador of Bright Horizons, looking for constant opportunities to promote the employer brand, living the heart principles of Bright Horizons, and demonstrating passion for delivery of an outstanding recruitment service to the business. • Take ownership and accountability for meeting all recruiting needs of our nursery settings being relentless in your quest to deliver exceptional talent to Bright Horizons. • Understanding of market intelligence and trends • Identify opportunities to attend industry events to promote opportunities at Bright Horizons and to broaden your specialist knowledge • Regularly assess recruitment activities to ensure their effectiveness and success at achieving desired outcomes and ROI

• Drive Go-To-Market Talent Acquisition • Build Pipeline & Sourcing Strategies • Optimize the Interview Process • Partner with Sales Leadership • Elevate Recruiting Practices

Role Description We're hiring a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to scale our hiring capabilities and move beyond reactive recruiting. This is a high-ownership role, you'll run full-cycle recruitment for senior and niche positions across multiple departments, serve as a true strategic partner to hiring managers, and build the pipelines that keep our fastest-growing functions ahead of demand. Success here is measured by pipeline quality, time-to-fill, stakeholder trust, and your ability to identify and fix the processes slowing us down. What you'll do - Own the end-to-end recruitment process for senior and niche roles across multiple departments - Deploy Boolean search, networking, and niche platforms to source passive, high-tier talent beyond LinkedIn InMail - Lead intake meetings with hiring managers to define candidate personas, align on market reality, and set clear expectations on timeline and process - Deliver weekly data-backed pipeline updates to hiring managers and proactively flag risks before they become blockers - Maintain 100% ATS accuracy and track key metrics - Identify friction points early and drive changes needed to improve conversion - Diagnose pipeline stalls and take ownership of solutions - Manage recruitment timelines with a sequencing mindset, understanding that each step gates the next, and proactively moving every stage forward with urgency - Anticipate what needs to happen before it becomes urgent and keep all stakeholders aligned and accountable throughout the process - Design and iterate on interview processes that go beyond resume review, building assessments, case studies, and structured evaluations that surface genuine skill and predict on-the-job performance - Actively leverage AI tools across sourcing, screening, and process improvement, always looking for smarter, faster ways to get the best outcome Qualifications - 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with at least 2 years in a Senior or Lead capacity - A track record in a high-growth startup or tech environment, you know what it means to hire fast without sacrificing quality - Deep expertise in LinkedIn Recruiter and hands-on Boolean search methodology - Exceptional closing skills, you've navigated challenging salary negotiations and counter-offers and can speak to specific outcomes - Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience is considered an asset - Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools in a recruitment context, sourcing, screening, workflow automation, or process improvement - Advanced proficiency using ATS systems such as Ashby Nice to have - Experience building employer branding initiatives or recruitment marketing programs - Experience hiring across digital and growth-focused functions, including performance marketing, product, design, and engineering Benefits - Flexible working hours - Work wherever you choose - Fun and casual work environment - We are a diverse, global team!

• Cultivate and manage relationships with hiring managers and agency vendors • Understand the skills and background required, the impact of the role, and what constitutes an ideal fit • Ensure a quality pool of candidates for every assigned requisition by using both vendors and self-sourcing strategies • Execute staffing strategies and review fair market value for candidate with vendor and hiring manager • Effectively manage requisition load • Manage the full lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding, including interview and rate negotiation with vendors and close candidates in a timely manner, additionally and proactively managing end date and awareness of extension needs aligned with business needs of manager • Champion a positive candidate experience and effectively manage candidates throughout the process • Manage Vendor Management System and Applicant Tracking System including all changes, updates and reporting • Manage contract extensions for assigned requisitions and client groups • Create meaningful metrics and recommendations based on trends, gaps, etc. • Administer guidance to contractors and managers for weekly time entry - Other duties as assigned to include invoice validation