Senior Talent Acquisition Director

Job Title: Senior Talent Acquisition Director

Location: London, Canary Wharf (3 Days Onsite)Contract: 6 Months

Barclays is seeking a highly experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Director to lead strategic recruitment transformation initiatives within a high-visibility, global function. This role will be instrumental in evaluating and enhancing identity verification and recruitment risk processes across the hiring lifecycle. You'll work in close partnership with senior leadership and global stakeholders to influence change, drive process improvements, and support the ongoing evolution of talent acquisition practices.

• Lead the assessment and optimisation of recruitment workflows and identity verification processes

• Partner with internal stakeholders, RPOs, and HR transformation teams to implement scalable and compliant solutions

• Act as a subject matter expert on recruitment operations and risk mitigation within high-volume hiring environments

• Use data and market intelligence to shape best-in-class hiring practices

• Balance recruitment compliance and risk control with candidate experience considerations

• Support global initiatives, with an initial focus on enhancing controls across key hiring markets

• Engage senior leadership and vendor partners in strategic discussions and change management

• Extensive experience in senior in-house talent acquisition roles, ideally within large, complex organisations

• Proven track record in recruitment process transformation, from strategy and scoping through to implementation

• Strong understanding of recruitment risks, including ID&V (Identity & Verification)

• Comfortable working with RPOs and external vendors in a governance or partnership capacity

• Experience in high-volume and/or global recruitment environments

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data and insights to size opportunities and drive change

• Familiarity with existing and emerging recruitment technologies; experience with Workday is highly desirable

• Ability to map and articulate candidate journeys through a customer experience lens

• Confident stakeholder manager, capable of influencing and presenting to executive-level audiences

Barclays is a British universal bank. Our diversified business model includes consumer banking and payments operations, and a top-tier global corporate and investment bank. All of our businesses are supported by a dedicated service company that delivers technology, operations, and functional services across the Group. Our mission is to help people achieve their ambitions – in the right way.

Barclays is guided by five core values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship. These values inform everything we do – from how we serve our clients and customers to how we work with colleagues and the wider community.

We’re committed to building a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can bring their full selves to work. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of our culture and strategy.

This role follows Barclays’ hybrid working model: 3 days onsite in Canary Wharf, 2 days remote. Working patterns are regularly reviewed in line with evolving business needs.

As a contractor through Randstad Sourceright, you’ll benefit from:

• Holiday pay

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

• Access to lifestyle and retail discounts