Talent Acquisition Specialist

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title – Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job ID – 46680

Job Location – Remote, UK
You will be predominantly home based but will need to travel to Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire or Bristol when required with some occasional travel to other L3Harris sites to meet your stakeholders.

About this opportunity

We're looking for a talented and proactive Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our growing Talent Acquisition team. This is an exciting time to come on board as, alongside supporting hiring across the UK, we continue to expand our Talent Acquisition capability into new international markets across Europe and the Middle East.

You will be responsible for developing, implementing and administering talent acquisition end-to-end; from developing strategies and sourcing techniques, qualifying and interviewing candidates to relaying job offers and assisting with on boarding. You will establish relationships with internal stakeholders across the business such as HR, Hiring Managers and Business Leaders and external stakeholders such as recruitment agencies. You will manage a variety of vacancies across all levels and multiple locations and be responsible for ensuring a reliable pipeline of qualified candidates is maintained. You will also be responsible for maintaining our applicant tracker tool, SAP SuccessFactors, for your dedicated vacancies.

This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact, helping to shape recruitment strategies, build talent pipelines and influence hiring outcomes across a diverse range of business functions, locations and regions.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Half day finish on a Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme, travel insurance and electric car scheme
• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Enable L3Harris businesses to achieve their growth ambitions by attracting, engaging and securing top talent across the UK and emerging international markets.
• Partner with Hiring Managers and HR teams to deliver a seamless end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, ensuring all hiring activity is compliant, efficient and aligned to business objectives.
• Work with Hiring Managers and HR teams to understand key resource requirements to ensure the development of sourcing strategies that meet current and future organisational needs.
• Proactively engage with both passive and active candidates through various channels and report progress against resourcing activity.
• Act as the first point of contact for L3Harris for potential future employees and provide a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Own and maintain recruitment activity within SAP SuccessFactors, ensuring accurate data, reporting and recruitment metrics are consistently up to date.
• Collaborate closely with HR colleagues, business leaders and key stakeholders to drive successful hiring outcomes and continuously improve recruitment processes.
• Manage partnerships with external recruitment agencies where required to support business hiring objectives.
• Contribute to broader Talent Acquisition initiatives and projects, including Early Careers recruitment, employer branding, recruitment marketing campaigns, process improvement activities, and Hiring Manager training and capability workshops.

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Proven experience attracting, sourcing and hiring talent within either an in-house Talent Acquisition function or a recruitment agency environment.
• Demonstrated success managing the full recruitment lifecycle, from stakeholder briefing and talent attraction through to offer management and onboarding.
• Strong knowledge of a range of sourcing strategies and talent attraction techniques, with the ability to identify and engage high-calibre candidates in competitive markets.
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment technologies to manage recruitment activity, data integrity and reporting.
• Proficiency with talent sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards and other candidate attraction platforms.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, effectively managing multiple priorities while delivering a high-quality recruitment service.
• Customer-focused approach with a commitment to delivering an exceptional experience for candidates, hiring managers and stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to influence and partner with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proactive, self-motivated and results-driven, with a collaborative mindset and commitment to both individual and team success.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience recruiting within technical, engineering or other specialist skill areas.
• Previous experience hiring within the Defence, Aerospace or other highly regulated industries.
• Understanding of recruitment processes relating to security-cleared positions and the ability to support candidates through clearance requirements.
• Experience supporting recruitment across multiple countries or regions, ideally within an international or global organisation.

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.