Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Rank Interactive, the digital arm of the Rank Group plc, stands as a leading global digital gaming company fuelled by top-tier talent and technology. Recognised through iconic brands, our products and our people, we bring entertainment to millions of people worldwide on various devices daily.

Operating with a multi-branded strategy, we offer online entertainment, bingo and slot gaming, along with a social gaming mobile experience, using a mix of proprietary and licensed software.

With offices in the UK, Gibraltar, Mauritius & South Africa and being part of a group with approximately 8,000 employees globally; we unite people and entertainment across diverse digital channels.

Joining our high-performing and inclusive culture, you'll instantly become part of a team supporting our customer-facing initiatives.

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for attracting top talent and improving recruitment processes? Do you thrive on building strong relationships and delivering impactful hiring strategies? If so, this is your opportunity to make a difference!

You will work closely with your manager and your local team to support and execute the overarching Talent Acquisition (TA) strategy for the business. As a trusted advisor and Subject Matter Expert (SME) to Hiring Managers (HM) and their wider teams, you will provide strategic TA consultancy services and manage all hires across varying levels. You will act as a transformation advocate, collaborating with the TA Director, Country Head of HR and the wider P&C teams to improve the end-to-end recruitment service, experience, and overall model for the business, ensuring a best-in-class customer experience.

Your responsibilities will include mapping markets for key areas of the business, building solid pipelines for priority areas, and working closely with senior stakeholders to understand workforce and succession plans, delivering to the gaps and needs.

1. SME Delivery:
   • Build relationships with stakeholders, understand hiring requirements, and proactively source candidates.
   • Manage the full end-to-end recruitment process, filling roles directly and creating strong pipelines and succession plans for future hires.
   • Collaborate with the local P&C team as well as the global P&C & TA teams to improve and innovate the recruitment process and experience for both customers and hiring managers.
2. Strategic Partnership:
   • Provide regular updates to business stakeholders on the state of affairs, insights, and recommendations for success.
   • Understand market dynamics and build solid pipelines and market knowledge.
   • Develop a deep understanding of functional requirements across the business and ensure solid candidate pipelines and succession plans are in place.
   • Work with the local Mauritian team to build a strategy to increase brand awareness and position the company as an employer of choice.
3. TA Innovation:
   • Support and execute wider TA projects to improve and innovate the function and business.
   • Align seamless end-to-end processes across the group.
   • Develop and implement a robust induction and onboarding plan for new starters.
   • Enhance the brand sentiment within the local market, building a strategy with support from the P&C team to position Rank as an employer of choice within Mauritius

• Develop sourcing and attraction plans to ensure a healthy pipeline of quality candidates for current and future requirements
• Build relationships with key stakeholders to become a TA SME for their areas
• Manage hiring managers' expectations to ensure effective fulfillment of vacancies, balancing direct sourcing targets
• Lead various projects across the function and globe to align ways of working, streamline processes, and ensure a best-in-class customer experience
• Build and roll out insights platforms to help the business understand specific TA metrics
• Conduct regular meetings with senior stakeholders to understand current and future talent plans, including succession and workforce planning
• Innovate new and effective ways to meet hiring needs including improving brand awareness in the local market
• Manage candidate applications, ensuring a fair and supportive selection process
• Handle recruitment activities, including posting roles, CV sifting, phone screening, interview scheduling, shortlisting, hiring manager briefings, facilitating hiring decisions, negotiating salaries and start dates, and ensuring a smooth onboarding experience
• Maintain the recruitment system with high data integrity
• Promote diversity and inclusion in the recruitment process and educate hiring managers on its importance
• Support the team and collaborate to solve hiring challenges

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You’re probably wondering outside of a fun, exciting and varied role – what else do you get? You’ll get a fantastic salary combined with some leading benefits. Wellbeing@Rank is important to us too... From hybrid working and colleague support networks to menopause support and weekly PepTalks, we’re here for you.

We’ll also invest in your growth by providing development opportunities, leadership training and cutting-edge industry certifications so you have the tools and resources to help you work, win and grow with us.

Immerse yourself in new cultures and gain international exposure through our global business. Collaborate with colleagues from around the globe.

The Rank Group are committed to being an inclusive employer, ensuring that we better understand and meet the needs and requirements of our candidates and customers. 

We aim to do this by facilitating fair and equal access to our services. If you require a reasonable adjustment to be made, please reach out to let us know ahead of your interview.