Regional TA Lead - UK

Job Description Regional TA Lead

• UK Derby / Hybrid (3 days per week on site
• condensed hours patterns considered) Full time We are pleased to be able to offer an exciting opportunity for a Regional TA Lead to join the Team in Derby. The Regional TA Lead opportunity will be for an initial 12-month secondment period. The Regional TA Lead role is accountable for the delivery and evolution of Talent Acquisition service in region for all internal and external hiring activity. Reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition, you’ll work in partnership with the business, alongside other TA Regional Leads and outsourced providers to bring to life and operationalise TA strategy. You will be responsible for the supply & demand relationship with our internal customers, overseeing the successful delivery of business-critical hiring needs, and aligning employer branding to deliver business need for your region. Through these critical partnerships internally and in the external market you’ll bring expertise and insight and set the standards for best in market TA delivery and user experience. What you will be doing:
• Regional Delivery: Accountable for the end-to-end delivery of Talent Acquisition service for your region across all employment categories (excluding Executive hires).
• Enterprise delivery: Work in collaboration with the global TA team, broader GBS teams and our supplier network to translate regional and divisional requirements into one Enterprise TA solution.
• Establish best in class benchmarks: Through effective vendor management and operational leadership, optimise the working partnership with our recruitment outsource provider and set the standards for best-in-class service provision.
• Vendor management: Closely monitor operational delivery and establish clear expectations with our vendors with regards best practice delivery. Where required you will implement and drive performance improvement programmes – working in partnership with our procurement teams to ensure we are receiving cost competitive, reliable and high performing support from our suppliers.
• Partnership across talent spectrum: Work in close partnership with the Early Career delivery team and Executive Talent team to ensure consistency of brand and experience, optimisation of end-to-end delivery and ensuring the talent flow from early career through mid-career to “talent to value” roles is cohesive.
• Continuous improvement: Work as an integral part of the global TA team to oversee and shape technology, operational and process improvement projects for your region –achieving a balance of global consistency vs. regional need.
• Stakeholder Management: Manage regional stakeholders to ensure that they are ‘brought on the journey’ of Talent Acquisition services and its evolution. · Transformation: Be the voice for your region in helping to shape the global evolution of TA, delivering local transformation improvements that can make our Talent Acquisition approach world class. · Tech optimisation: Understand, evaluate, and leverage automation to ensure that our Talent Acquisition strategy is future-proofed. · Innovate: Use innovative and creative solutions to address business challenges to address the challenges we face today and in pursuit of strategic goals. · Metrics and Reporting: Track recruitment metrics and analyse data to monitor global service delivery. Utilise insights to drive shape and drive improvement plans with suppliers, understand root cause issues, early identification of risk and monitor effective vendor delivery.
• Compliance and Diversity: Ensure compliance with local labour laws, regulations, and internal policies. Actively promote diversity and inclusion initiatives in the recruitment process
• ensuring all activity is aligned to the Diversity and Inclusion strategy and is woven into delivery plans.
• Financial management: in partnership with Head of Talent Acquisition oversee budget and spend for the region. This will include cost projections and budget setting, monitoring ongoing spend and management of invoicing, purchase orders and any required cross charging. Preferred requirement:
• Experience of working within Talent Acquisition
• Experience of operational leadership and demonstrable and effective vendor management
• Understanding of employment laws, regulations, and diversity/inclusion best practices.
• Experience in translating business strategy to operational demand and best in class delivery
• Analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data and metrics to drive decision-making and process improvements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and senior leaders.
• Project delivery and change management experience Why join Rolls-Royce ? At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture. Regional benefits:
• Generous Annual Leave
• Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
• Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
• Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together. Buy one share, get one free! Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too. Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive. Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be Level C. This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade. It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. For further information please contact: Will Dempsey Job Category Human Resources Posting Date 29 Sept 2026; 00:09 Posting End Date 08 Oct 2026