Recruit the right Talent Acquisition Director
Recruiting the right Talent Acquisition Director is a strategic decision that shapes the future of your workforce — and, by extension, your organisation. The role requires more than recruitment experience; it demands a leader who can design and deliver a talent strategy that aligns with business goals, builds competitive advantage, and creates a lasting employer brand. With experts like Oliver guiding the recruitment process, companies can secure a Talent Acquisition Director who will elevate hiring capability, strengthen workforce planning, and ensure the business is equipped for growth.
For organisations seeking a senior talent leader, working with experienced professionals who understand modern talent challenges and have access to a diverse, proven candidate network is essential. This insight-led approach ensures the successful appointment of a Talent Acquisition Director who brings both strategic depth and operational strength.
Introducing your expert for recruiting the right Talent Acquisition Director.
Oliver Adderley
Managing Director, Adderleys Executive Search
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Tel: 0207 874 7204
Email: oja@adderleys.com
Oliver brings over twenty years of experience in executive search, with a specialised focus on recruiting senior level talent across various industries. His extensive network of senior leadership talent throughout the United Kingdom uniquely positions him to identify and attract top-tier candidates for this critical role.
Throughout his career, Oliver has collaborated with a diverse range of businesses, from multinational corporations and renowned brands to small and medium-sized enterprises. His expertise in executive search and recruitment marketing, combined with his deep understanding of the recruitment landscape, has consistently driven successful outcomes in securing high-calibre leadership.
Oliver’s track record in recruiting Talent Acquisition Directors is marked by his ability to understand the nuanced requirements of each organisation, ensuring a perfect alignment between candidate capabilities and company needs. His strategic thinking and problem-solving skills enable him to navigate the complexities of the recruitment process, devising innovative solutions that meet the unique challenges of each search.
With his broad-spectrum experience and intimate familiarity with the intricacies of executive recruitment, Oliver is perfectly positioned to lead the search for a new Talent Acquisition Director. His comprehensive knowledge and versatile skill set ensure that he can deliver exceptional results, contributing significantly to the company's ongoing success and leadership continuity.
The Importance of a Skilled Talent Acquisition Director
In an environment marked by evolving workforce expectations, skills shortages, and increased competition for top talent, the role of Talent Acquisition Director has never been more business-critical. This is the individual responsible not only for filling roles, but for shaping how the organisation attracts, engages, and secures the talent it needs to thrive — now and in the future.
A high-performing Talent Acquisition Director leads the design and execution of a proactive, inclusive, and data-informed recruitment strategy. They build trusted relationships with hiring managers, improve speed and quality of hire, and ensure the talent acquisition function contributes directly to business success. Their remit spans strategic workforce planning, employer branding, diversity hiring, process improvement, and candidate experience.
In sectors such as professional services, tech, healthcare, education, logistics, and the public sector, they often lead large teams and manage complex recruitment pipelines across volume, specialist, and executive hiring. Increasingly, they are also responsible for digital tools, assessment frameworks, EVP development, and partnerships with RPO or agency providers.
How Adderleys Can Help
At Adderleys, we understand that appointing a Talent Acquisition Director is about finding more than a recruiter — it’s about securing a strategic partner who can translate business needs into an effective and future-focused hiring strategy. Since 1991, we’ve supported organisations across the UK in recruiting exceptional people leaders through a robust and insight-led executive search process. Here's how we support successful appointments in this space:
Strategic Talent Planning: We identify candidates with experience in workforce forecasting, skills gap analysis, and building long-term hiring strategies to support business growth and transformation.
Employer Brand and EVP: Great talent leaders understand that attraction starts with reputation. We prioritise individuals who can define and communicate a compelling employer brand, improving reach and engagement across target candidate audiences.
Recruitment Operations and Technology: From applicant tracking systems (ATS) to CRM tools, data dashboards, and recruitment automation, we assess candidates on their ability to optimise systems, drive efficiency, and enable smarter hiring decisions.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: We look for leaders who embed inclusive practices at the heart of hiring — building diverse talent pipelines, mitigating bias, and ensuring representation at all levels of the business.
Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement: We ensure candidates can work across business functions and influence senior stakeholders — bringing credibility, insight, and challenge to the table.
Our Unique Approach
At Adderleys, we bring national reach, deep market knowledge, and access to a wide network of senior talent professionals across sectors. Unlike firms focused only on London, we have a strong track record of appointing people leaders in regional markets, where talent planning must be adapted to the realities of local skills availability and employer competition.
We work with scale-ups, established corporates, PE-backed businesses, and not-for-profits at all stages of growth — from building in-house talent teams for the first time to transforming legacy recruitment models into agile, insight-driven functions. Our candidate network includes Talent Acquisition Directors, Heads of Resourcing, and senior talent partners with experience in digital hiring, international recruitment, volume delivery, and executive sourcing.
At Adderleys, we believe great businesses are built by great people — and that starts with great hiring. We’re here to help you appoint a Talent Acquisition Director who will lead with impact, shape the future of your workforce, and turn recruitment into a true strategic asset.