Talent Acquisition Partner

About the role

As a Regional Talent Acquisition Partner, you will be the engine of talent acquisition activity in the New York office of Unispace, our RPO client. You'll be providing hiring support across the USA as required. Based full-time at Unispace's New York studio, you will be embedded within the business and partner closely with the HR team and hiring managers across Design, Project Management, Pre-construction, Construction, Commercial, and Corporate functions to attract and secure exceptional talent into a dynamic, design-led environment. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role for a skilled recruiter equally comfortable managing high volumes of live roles and building long-term talent pipelines. You will act as a true brand ambassador for Unispace, ensuring every candidate has a compelling, professional experience from first contact to offer.

You will be employed by our RPO partner, Tandem Talent. Tandem Talent is our embedded recruitment partner working onsite within Unispace.

Responsibilities

• Have visibility of the full recruitment lifecycle for all USA vacancies, from briefing and job posting through to offer management and onboarding handover.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, create compelling job descriptions, and align on candidate profiles and timescales.
• Source candidates through a variety of channels including direct search, LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, and specialist networks.
• Conduct initial screening calls and structured competency interviews to assess suitability and cultural fit before presenting shortlists to the business.
• Manage offer processes including salary benchmarking, negotiations, and pre-employment checks.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for business-critical and hard-to-fill disciplines across the Unispace portfolio.
• Champion the client's employer brand externally, ensuring a consistent and positive candidate experience at every touchpoint.
• Build trusted relationships with hiring managers and senior leadership, providing expert recruitment advice and market insight.
• Maintain accurate vacancy and candidate data within the ATS, producing regular recruitment MI and pipeline reports.

Requirements

• Demonstrable in-house or agency recruitment experience, ideally within the built environment, workplace design, construction, or professional services sectors.
• Proven track record of managing multiple concurrent vacancies across varied disciplines and seniority levels.
• Strong direct sourcing capability with hands-on experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and other candidate attraction tools.
• Confident, credible communicator with the ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.