Talent Acquisition Director

About OneAdvanced

OneAdvanced is a Private Equity-backed, high-growth SaaS company, transforming how the UK’s most critical sectors operate – from healthcare and legal services to education and enterprise. With significant investment and ambitious goals, we are scaling at pace and building the infrastructure and teams that will shape the next chapter of our success story.

At the heart of that growth is talent. We are building a world-class workforce and need an exceptional leader to help us get there.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced, high-impact Talent Acquisition Director to lead our global TA function. This is not a transactional role – it’s a strategic, visible, and commercially vital position. You’ll shape the future of our organisation by bringing in the best talent across the globe, helping us build and scale a TA function that is both data-informed and deeply human in approach.

You’ll be a visible and active leader within the People function and across the wider organisation, ensuring that TA strategies, plans, and activities are not built in isolation, but fully aligned with the goals and direction of the wider business.

You’ll lead and evolve our global Talent Acquisition team, working across key markets to deliver a scalable and high-performing hiring engine – while also ensuring we can access and attract the hard-to-find, critical talent that sets us apart.

Strategic Leadership

• Define and deliver a global talent acquisition strategy aligned with business objectives and growth targets.
• Establish what “great” looks like across all hiring activities, instilling a high-performance culture within the team.
• Build a scalable, efficient, and tech-enabled TA model – while maintaining the agility and precision needed for niche, critical hires.

Operational Excellence

• Lead, develop, and inspire the global TA team – ensuring capability, engagement, and delivery excellence.
• Use data to define KPIs, report performance to the Executive Committee and investors, and shape the narrative with clarity and confidence.
• Implement and optimise TA tools, processes, and employer brand initiatives to support a best-in-class candidate and hiring manager experience.

Stakeholder Management & Influence

• Operate as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and the wider People function.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with business units, finance, DEI, and marketing to align on talent needs and outcomes.
• Present and defend talent strategies at exco and board level, with clear rationale and data-led insights.

Brand & Candidate Attraction

• Raise our talent brand visibility and reputation across the SaaS and tech community.
• Create campaigns and thought leadership to boost inbound application quality and pipeline health.
• Leverage your personal network and market knowledge to source exceptional, hard-to-reach talent.

Experience & Skills

• Proven experience leading Talent Acquisition in a high-growth, fast-paced, and commercially driven environment – ideally in SaaS or technology.
• Demonstrated success building high-functioning, scalable TA models and teams, globally or across multiple markets.
• Strong grasp of niche talent attraction strategies, EVP, and employer branding.
• Commercially astute – capable of engaging with C-suite and investors, presenting data-backed insights and solutions.
• Track record of delivering quality over quantity – no compromise on standards.
• Deep knowledge of recruitment tools, tech platforms, and assessment methodologies.

Attributes & Behaviours

• High energy, intellectually curious, and emotionally intelligent.
• Gravitas and credibility to influence at all levels of the business.
• Passionate about talent and relentless in pursuit of excellence.
• Hands-on leader – equally comfortable in the weeds as in the boardroom.
• Outcome-oriented – driven by impact, not process.
• Authentic, collaborative, and people-first in leadership style.
  
  

  What You’ll Get

  • Opportunity to shape and scale a talent function in a pivotal moment of OneAdvanced’s growth.
  • Autonomy, influence, and exposure to executive and investor-level decision-making.
  • A collaborative, high-performance culture with a clear vision and strong leadership.
  • Competitive salary, bonus scheme, and benefits.
  • Hybrid working model with headquarters in Birmingham.

   

  Apply Now

  If you’re excited about building a talent function that sets the standard in the SaaS world – and helping shape the future of one of the UK’s most ambitious tech companies – we’d love to hear from you.

Wellbeing focused – Our people are our greatest assets, and ensuring everyone feels their best self to come to work is integral

• Annual Leave – 25 days of annual leave, plus public holidays and the ability to buy additional days
• Employee Assistance Programme – Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7 through Care First
• Endometriosis Friendly Employer - We are proud to confirm our commitment to developing an environment and culture that allows those with endometriosis to thrive in the workplace

Personal Growth - Regardless of where you are at in your career, we’re committed to enabling your growth personally and professionally

• Development Programmes – From Future Managers to Leadership Training, our development programmes help you get where you need to go
• Performance Bonus – Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success

Financial wellbeing - We understand as well as your mental wellbeing, your financial wellbeing is really important

• Pension Scheme – Our plan with Scottish Widows offers 5% matched contribution by the company
• Income protection insurance – Providing you with support and assistance when you need it most

Recognition – Highlighting and rewarding the great work our people do

• Performance & Talent – Our own technology platform that allows you to get real-time feedback, conversations and goals to help you become your best self

Making a Difference – we provide opportunities to help our people make a difference to the causes they care about

• MatchIt! – Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and OneAdvanced will match part of the funding
• Volunteering Time – Our volunteering leave scheme allows you to use your time to help those who need it
• Pennies from Heaven – donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger

We are one the UK’s largest tech companies, and our products sit at the heart of some of the country's best-known businesses. We’ve grown phenomenally quickly with a £275m turnover and 2,800 employees supporting over 25,000 customers. We hire for potential. We want to make sure we have the best people for the job and provide genuinely equal opportunities for our people to thrive. Our recruitment process is designed with inclusion and equity at its core.

Find out more about the next steps once you’ve applied here - careers.oneadvanced.com/how-we-hire