Recruitment Advisor

cord ltd; Exeter; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic technology firm in Exeter is seeking a skilled Recruitment Advisor to manage the full recruitment lifecycle. The role focuses on building strong relationships with hiring managers and understanding team dynamics to attract high-quality talent. Candidates should possess proven experience in in-house recruitment with excellent stakeholder management skills. This position offers the opportunity to significantly impact the firm's growth by ensuring the right fit in hiring. Strong judgement and experience with ATS systems are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-growing, changeable environment with shifting priorities.
• Commercially minded with understanding of business operations and hiring impact.
• Comfortable with maintaining accurate recruitment data within ATS.

Responsibilities

• Own the full recruitment lifecycle from briefing to onboarding.
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers and understand team needs.
• Map markets to identify transferable talent and broaden candidate pool.

Skills

Proven experience in in-house recruitment or as a consultant

Strong stakeholder management skills

Experience sourcing candidates directly

Clear, confident communicator

Tools

ATS

Job description

As Recruitment Advisor, you’ll play a critical role in shaping Lightfoot’s growth by finding and attracting the right people at the right time. This is a true in‑house recruitment role, focused on developing a deep understanding of our teams, roles, and culture, and using that insight to identify and engage high‑quality talent in the market. You’ll work closely with hiring managers as a trusted partner, advising on role design, hiring strategies, and candidate experience.

This role suits someone who enjoys getting under the skin of a business, building strong relationships, and delivering thoughtful, high‑impact hiring rather than high‑volume recruitment.

Key Responsibilities

Partnering with the business

• Build strong, trusted relationships with hiring managers, developing a deep understanding of team structures, role purpose, capability gaps, and future growth plans
• Run thorough role kick‑offs, shaping and challenging briefs where needed to ensure roles are well‑defined, realistic, and aligned to business priorities
• Advise on role design, seniority, salary benchmarking, location flexibility, and hiring timelines, using market insight and data to inform decisions
• Act as a trusted advisor throughout the hiring process, balancing pace, quality, and long‑term fit

End‑to‑end recruitment delivery

• Own the full recruitment lifecycle, from initial briefing and attraction strategy through to sourcing, screening, interviews, offers, and handover into onboarding
• Proactively source candidates through direct search, LinkedIn, professional networks, referrals, and market mapping, with a strong focus on quality and long‑term fit
• Develop a deep understanding of Lightfoot’s products as well as the SaaS and fleet telematics landscape, to enable more targeted and informed sourcing
• Map relevant competitor and adjacent markets to identify transferable talent and broaden the available candidate pool
• Engage with passive candidates in a credible, informed way, demonstrating a clear understanding of the role, team, and industry to build interest and trust early
• Support and promote internal recruitment and career progression, working with managers and the People team to identify internal talent and development opportunities
• Manage agency relationships where required, ensuring clear briefs, high‑quality delivery, and cost‑effective use

Market insight, data and continuous improvement

• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of external talent markets, sharing insight on candidate availability, competitiveness, and emerging trends
• Ensure a high‑quality, consistent candidate experience at every stage, acting as a positive ambassador for Lightfoot and our culture
• Maintain accurate recruitment data within the ATS, tracking activity, time‑to‑hire, and sourcing effectiveness
• Use data, feedback, and insight to continuously improve recruitment processes, candidate experience, and hiring outcomes
• Contribute to employer branding activity, careers site content, and recruitment communications to support attraction and engagement

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience in in‑house recruitment or as a consultant, with a strong relationship‑led, consultative approach
• Commercially minded, with a genuine interest in understanding how a business operates, how teams deliver value, and how hiring decisions impact performance and growth
• Curious and thoughtful in understanding roles and teams, with a clear view of what “good” looks like beyond a job description
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge assumptions, advise on trade-offs, and influence hiring decisions
• Experience sourcing candidates directly and building pipelines in competitive or evolving markets
• Sound judgement, with the ability to balance pace, quality, and risk — knowing when to move quickly and when to slow down
• Clear, confident communicator with strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a fast‑growing, changeable environment where priorities can shift
• Experience using ATS systems and recruitment tools to manage workflows, data, and reporting

Core Skills: Hiring, Salary benchmarking, Employee onboarding

Other Skills: ATS

Seniority: Mid, Senior