Senior Talent Acquistion Specialist

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Morgan McKinley Talent Solutions | Dublin | Hybrid

As a global talent solutions business with offices across 10 countries and more than 1,000 employees, we help organisations build exceptional teams through deep market expertise, trusted partnerships, and innovative talent solutions. Our advisory-first approach enables us to deliver outstanding experiences for both our clients and candidates while building highly specialised talent communities.

We're now looking for an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our Talent Solutions team in Dublin.

This is an opportunity to become a trusted talent advisor, partnering with leading organisations to attract and secure exceptional professionals across technical and business-critical disciplines.

You'll work closely with hiring managers and business leaders, providing consultative recruitment expertise while managing end-to-end hiring processes. Beyond filling vacancies, you'll build long-term relationships with highly skilled professionals, helping them navigate their careers while delivering exceptional talent solutions for our clients.

The Role:
Talent Advisory & Client Partnership

• Partner with hiring managers and key business stakeholders to understand hiring needs and develop effective recruitment strategies.
• Act as a trusted advisor by providing market intelligence, salary benchmarking and talent insights that support informed hiring decisions.
• Build strong, lasting relationships that position Morgan McKinley as a strategic talent partner.

Specialist Talent Sourcing

• Develop and maintain specialist talent pipelines across key technical disciplines,
• Proactively identify and engage passive talent through advanced sourcing methodologies and market mapping.

Candidate Experience

• Deliver an exceptional candidate journey through high-quality communication, coaching and consultative career advice.
• Conduct structured, competency-based interviews to assess technical capability, experience and cultural alignment.
• Build long-term relationships with candidates, becoming their trusted career partner rather than simply their recruiter.

Recruitment Delivery

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from requisition through to offer management and onboarding.
• Ensure a seamless recruitment experience for both candidates and hiring managers.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data and pipeline activity within enterprise ATS platforms.

Professional Standards

• Handle confidential information with professionalism and integrity.
• Ensure compliance with recruitment processes, data governance and best practice.
• Continuously share market insights and recruitment expertise with clients and internal stakeholders.

About You
You're a relationship-driven recruiter who enjoys building trusted partnerships and delivering outstanding recruitment experiences. You combine commercial awareness with strong sourcing expertise and thrive in a consultative, fast-paced environment.
You'll Bring

• 3+ years' experience recruiting in anagnecy or in-house enviornment
• Proven experience sourcing passive talent using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, market mapping and other advanced sourcing techniques.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence hiring managers and candidates alike.
• Excellent interviewing, assessment and candidate management capabilities.
• Experience managing multiple recruitment processes simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills with a disciplined approach to ATS management, reporting and recruitment data.
• Outstanding communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• A consultative mindset with a genuine passion for delivering exceptional customer and candidate experiences.

Why Join Morgan McKinley Talent Solutions?
At Morgan McKinley, your career development matters. We invest in our people through industry-leading training, continuous learning opportunities and clearly defined career pathways. You'll be joining a collaborative, supportive team where your ideas are valued, your achievements are recognised, and your success is celebrated.

What We Offer:

• Hybrid and flexible working options.
• Competitive salary and performance-based bonus.
• Access to our award-winning Training Academy and ongoing professional development.
• Pension contribution scheme.
• Comprehensive employee benefits package.
• A collaborative, inclusive and high-performing team culture.
• Opportunities for career progression within a global organisation.

Our Culture
Everything we do is guided by our Go Beyond culture.
Our values are more than words-they shape how we work with our colleagues, clients and candidates every day.

• We Succeed Together – We collaborate, support one another and celebrate shared success.
• We Simplify the Complex – We bring clarity, insight and practical solutions to every challenge.
• We Go Beyond – We continually raise the bar, delivering exceptional experiences and lasting partnerships.

Morgan McKinley is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to succeed. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.