Talent Acquisition Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver the firm's end-to-end talent acquisition strategy across Dublin, Limerick and regional offices, ensuring recruitment activity aligns with business growth plans and workforce requirements.
• Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to understand current and future talent needs, providing market insights and recruitment solutions to support strategic workforce planning.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for a diverse portfolio of roles, ranging from graduate and entry-level positions through to experienced hire and senior management appointments.
• Develop and maintain talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill positions through proactive sourcing, networking, referrals and strategic talent mapping.
• Monitor external market trends, competitor activity and talent availability to provide informed recruitment recommendations.

• Lead the design, planning and delivery of the Graduate, Internship and Work Placement programmes.
• Develop and execute annual campus recruitment strategies, including university engagement, careers fairs, employer presentations and networking events.
• Manage application screening, assessment processes, interviews and offer management for graduate and internship campaigns.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to forecast graduate hiring requirements and allocate emerging talent across service lines.
• Continuously review and enhance assessment methodologies to ensure a fair, inclusive and positive candidate experience.

• Act as a trusted advisor to Partners, Directors and hiring managers on recruitment best practices, market trends and talent attraction strategies.
• Facilitate recruitment planning meetings and provide guidance on role requirements, interview processes and candidate selection.
• Develop strong relationships across the business to ensure recruitment activity supports operational and strategic objectives.
• Collaborate closely with HR, Learning & Development and People & Culture teams to support workforce initiatives and employee lifecycle activities.

• Lead, coach and support members of the Talent Acquisition team, encouraging high-performance, collaboration and continuous development.
• Allocate workload across the team, monitor recruitment activity and ensure service levels are maintained during periods of high hiring demand.
• Provide training and guidance on recruitment processes, systems and interview best practices.

• Drive employer branding initiatives to strengthen BDO Ireland's profile as an employer of choice.
• Manage recruitment marketing campaigns across social media, job boards, professional networks and university channels.
• Develop engaging recruitment content, including job advertisements, testimonials, career stories and campaign communications.
• Represent the firm at industry events, networking forums, graduate fairs and professional association events.

• Ensure a consistent, professional and engaging candidate journey throughout all stages of the recruitment process.
• Maintain regular communication with candidates, providing timely feedback and guidance.
• Promote inclusive recruitment practices and support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives within hiring processes.
• Oversee offer management, contract preparation and onboarding coordination to ensure a seamless transition from candidate to employee.

• Maintain accurate recruitment records and candidate data within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Produce recruitment metrics and management reports covering hiring activity, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, diversity metrics and campaign performance.
• Analyse recruitment data to identify trends, opportunities and process improvements.
• Leverage talent analytics to support workforce planning and recruitment decision-making.

• Continuously review and enhance recruitment processes to improve efficiency, candidate experience and hiring outcomes.
• Ensure all recruitment activities comply with employment legislation, GDPR requirements and internal policies.
• Develop and maintain recruitment policies, procedures and interview frameworks.
• Support audit and governance requirements relating to recruitment records and processes.
• Champion best practice in recruitment and talent acquisition across the firm.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Significant experience in talent acquisition, recruitment or resourcing, preferably within professional services or a fast-paced corporate environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing high-volume graduate recruitment campaigns and experienced hire recruitment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and challenge constructively at all levels.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems and recruitment technologies.
• Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting recruitment data and producing meaningful insights.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Passion for delivering exceptional candidate experiences and promoting employer brand initiatives.

• Degree qualified in Human Resources, Business, Psychology or a related discipline.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent HR accreditation desirable.

Benefits

• State of the art high tech office in a Central Dublin City Centre location
• Onsite gym, with changing & shower facilities
• Secure bike parking
• Onsite café with complimentary barista 

• Together Anywhere Leave
• Take a Me Day
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
• Adoptive, Paternity, Fertility, Parental & Maternity Leave 
• Digital Doctor access
• Mini Health Assessments
• Expanded Health Insurance providers

• Mobile Phone & Laptop
• Annual Professional Subscription
• Career Progression
• L&D initiatives 

• Life Assurance
• Green Travel Allowance
• Pension Contribution
• Income Protection 

About
BDO Ireland LLP is an accountancy and business advisory firm that provides Audit, Tax, Deals, and Consulting, Risk & Outsourcing (CR&O) services to entrepreneurial, growing and ambitious businesses.Following our merger with BDO UK in July 2026, we operate out of 19 locations across the UK and Ireland. Employing 8,500 people and with revenues of approximately €1.2 billion, we are one of Europe’s largest accountancy organisations focused on the ambitious and entrepreneurial mid-market.With more than 100 years of experience and a strong entrepreneurial heritage, we are uniquely positioned to support businesses at every stage of their journey – from start-up to FTSE, from local markets to international growth.We put our people and our clients at the centre of everything we do – delivering insight and quality, and in doing the right thing for business and society.BDO Ireland LLP is part of the BDO International network, providing professional services in 169 countries, with 95,000 people working out of 870 offices worldwide. It has revenues of US$11 billion.