Job Title: Talent Acquisition Director
Location: Westminster, London + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Fixed Term Contract
Role ID: SF68202
Lead the Future of Talent at Babcock
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Talent Acquisition Director at our Wigmore Street, London site.
The role
As aTalent Acquisition Director, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the forefront of shaping how we attract, engage and develop exceptional talent across our organisation. This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll oversee strategic recruitment delivery, manage key partnerships and champion emerging talent programmes that support our long-term capability needs.
- Leading strategic recruitment delivery across all levels, ensuring alignment with business goals and values
- Managing our RPO and MSP partnerships to ensure high quality, compliant and efficient talent solutions
- Overseeing senior and executive hiring with a consistent, high-impact approach
- Designing and delivering inclusive early careers programmes including graduates, apprentices, interns, and “Recruit to Grow” pathways
- Collaborating with senior stakeholders to enhance employer branding and talent attraction strategies
This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office/onsite and days working from home.
Essential experience of the Talent Acquisition Director
- Proven leadership in recruitment functions, including executive hiring and contingent workforce management
- Strong understanding of RPO and MSP models, with experience in vendor governance
- Track record of designing and delivering early careers or emerging talent programmes
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills at senior levels
- Data-driven approach with the ability to interpret recruitment metrics and trends
Qualifications for the Talent Acquisition Director
Essential:
- Significant experience in talent acquisition leadership roles
Preferred:
- CIPD or equivalent HR qualification
- Experience in programme design or talent development
- Familiarity with ATS platforms and recruitment analytics tools
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
What we offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 17/10/2025