Talent Acquisition Specialist
full-time•Basingstoke
About this role
The opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join us on the rewarding journey we’re taking here at Castle Trust Bank. As a fintech challenger bank, we provide specialist property mortgages, retail finance lending and savings accounts to a wide range of customers.
You’ll play a key role in delivering a best‑in‑class, end‑to‑end recruitment service across the Bank. This is a fantastic role for someone who wants real ownership, variety, and the chance to influence how we hire. You’ll lead your own portfolio of hiring campaigns across multiple business areas, ensuring we attract, select and onboard exceptional talent in a timely and cost‑effective way. You’ll also be a trusted partner to hiring managers, guiding them through every stage of the recruitment journey.
Key areas of responsibility
Requirements & Stakeholder Partnership
- Understand role needs and support managers through approval and hiring decisions
- Build strong, trusted relationships across the business
Attraction & Sourcing
- Write engaging adverts and promote roles across a variety of channels
- Drive direct sourcing and build diverse talent pipelines using creative and AI‑enabled methods
Selection & Process Management
- Screen candidates and coordinate interviews and assessments
- Ensure smooth scheduling and a consistent, high‑quality experience for candidates and hiring managers
Onboarding & Offer Management
- Manage offers and ensure a seamless transition to start date
Reporting & Systems
- Maintain accurate ATS data and support regular reporting
- Contribute to improving tools and technology
Brand Ambassador
- Represent Castle Trust Bank at events and strengthen our employer brand
Working arrangements
This role is offered on a hybrid basis: minimum of three days per week in our Basingstoke office with the remaining days worked from home. That said, if you prefer to work more days in the office, that’s equally fine!
What we’re looking for in you
You’ll bring proven 360‑recruitment experience across volume and specialist roles, with a track record of delivering end‑to‑end hiring campaigns in fast‑paced environments. Experience within financial services or a regulated industry is advantageous.
You’ll have strong direct sourcing skills (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter), excellent creative writing ability for adverts and outreach campaigns, and confidence using AI and technology to streamline processes while keeping the human touch. Outstanding communication and stakeholder‑management skills are essential, along with the ability to prioritise effectively and manage multiple hiring campaigns at once.
Just as importantly, you’ll be proactive, curious and passionate about all things talent acquisition. You take pride in delivering exceptional service, stay calm under pressure, and enjoy solving problems with a positive, can‑do attitude. You’re collaborative but confident working independently and always looking for ways to improve processes and elevate the candidate and hiring‑manager experience.
What’s in it for you
Alongside a competitive salary (dependent on experience), we offer:
- Annual performance‑related bonus
- Generous contributory pension scheme (Hargreaves Lansdown)
- Life assurance
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days
- An additional paid volunteering day
- Healthcare benefits through Equipsme
- Access to BHFS Rise EAP
- Free eye‑test vouchers and discounted gym membership
- Season ticket travel loans (where applicable)
Interested?
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we’d love to talk and share more about what it’s like to work at Castle Trust Bank – The Place To Work!
Castle Trust Bank is an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on merit.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you will be offered an interview. If you require reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact [email protected]
Check out our careers page: Careers at Castle Trust Bank - Rewarding Opportunities
What you'll do
- The Talent Acquisition Specialist will deliver a comprehensive recruitment service, managing hiring campaigns across various business areas. They will also build relationships with hiring managers and ensure a smooth candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
About Castle Trust Bank
Traditional financial service providers are often burdened with costly overheads including expensive branch networks, inflexible technology and huge armies of people. At Castle Trust Bank, we keep our overheads to a minimum and we use savings proceeds to fund our lending solutions.
In the past, we offered investment products to our customers which proved very popular. As a bank, we now offer savings accounts, giving our customers the added benefit of FSCS protection for their deposits. Our history means that we have a strong understanding of what our customers need and have built our savings range with those customers and their needs front of mind.
In a complex world, we strive for openness and clarity. We place the highest importance on treating our customers fairly not just because it's the right thing to do but because we know that the trust of our customers is crucial to our future success.
We recognise that for many mortgage customers, traditional solutions don't cut the mustard. These customers can often have high quality assets but unconventional income and so find it difficult to borrow at reasonable rates and on sensible terms.
What experienced buy to let investors need is lending with imagination. They need a lender that recognises cash flow and net worth are not the same thing. They need a lender that is flexible in their approach and makes considered, logical decisions. Castle Trust Bank is that lender.
We also offer point of sale finance through our Omni Capital Retail Finance arm. Partnering with retailers nationwide, we support their business by offering finance plans to their customers. OmniPort technology gives retailers paperless credit approval which fits seamlessly with their sales processes and customers can use our dedicated customer portal to keep up to date with their loans.
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What does a Talent Acquisition Specialist do at Castle Trust Bank?
As a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Castle Trust Bank, you will: the Talent Acquisition Specialist will deliver a comprehensive recruitment service, managing hiring campaigns across various business areas. They will also build relationships with hiring managers and ensure a smooth candidate experience throughout the recruitment process..
Is the Talent Acquisition Specialist position at Castle Trust Bank remote?
The Talent Acquisition Specialist position at Castle Trust Bank is based in Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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