Senior Contract Recruiter, International UK - Fanatics Collectibles
Fanatics
The Senior Recruiter, International (6-Month Fixed-Term Contract) at Fanatics Collectibles supports the business by delivering high-quality, efficient recruitment across multiple functions and markets. This is a fixed-term role for a period of 6 months, responsible for full lifecycle recruitment, working closely with Hiring Managers to deliver strong hiring outcomes and consistently raising the bar.
Core Responsibilities
- Deliver end-to-end recruitment across multiple disciplines within the EMEA region
- Partner closely with Hiring Managers to understand role requirements, team needs, and business context, providing practical guidance throughout the hiring process
- Provide sound counsel to Hiring Managers on hiring progress, candidate assessment, market conditions, and role alignment
- Achieve quantitative recruitment goals, including agreed KPIs such as time to fill, hiring volume, pipeline health, and candidate experience measures
- Ensure timely and accurate entry and reporting of recruitment data, supporting leadership’s ability to leverage insights to identify issues, remove bottlenecks, and improve hiring outcomes
- Proactively identify and resolve recruitment bottlenecks, escalating risks and implementing solutions to maintain momentum
- Contribute to continuous improvement of recruitment processes, tools, and workflows to drive efficiency and consistency
- Actively utilize company-approved recruiting tools and technologies, including AI-enabled solutions where appropriate, to reduce time to fill and improve sourcing effectiveness
- Source and engage high-quality candidates using a variety of methods while adhering to global recruitment processes and SLAs
- Deliver a consistently positive and professional candidate experience across all stages of the recruitment lifecycle
- Partner effectively with regional Human Resources colleagues and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment and smooth hiring delivery
- Participate in ad hoc projects and initiatives as required, such as hiring campaigns, process improvements, tooling reviews, or broader Talent Acquisition and People projects
- Maintain strong organization and prioritization in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple roles and stakeholders effectively
Required Skills and Experience
- Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in full lifecycle recruitment, with strong experience recruiting across multiple countries within the EMEA region and a heavy emphasis in the UK
- Prior corporate / in-house recruitment experience is essential
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple requisitions and stakeholders while meeting agreed KPIs and service levels
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across cultures and at varying levels of the organization
- Proven experience consulting with Hiring Managers and supporting hiring decisions in a dynamic environment
- Comfortable working with recruitment data and reporting to track progress and inform improvements
- High tolerance for ambiguity and the ability to adapt to changing priorities, processes, and technology
- Experience using modern Applicant Tracking Systems and HR platforms; comfort adopting new tools and technologies
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office; database and reporting experience is a plus
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, and prioritization skills
The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
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Fanatics Collectibles is a new model and vision for the hobby, fundamentally changing the experience for current and future collectors, leagues, and players across many U.S. and international professional and college sports. The organization has long-term, exclusive rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards for several sports and entertainment properties, including MLB, MLBPA, the Premier League, MLS, UFC, Formula 1 as well as Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars, among others. In January 2022, Fanatics Collectibles announced the acquisition of Topps, establishing the preeminent licensed trading card brand as the cornerstone of Fanatics’ trading cards and collectibles business, and jumpstarted its MLB and MLBPA rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards