Talent Acquisition Lead

Role overview

Omnicom Advertising New Zealand is hiring an experienced Talent Acquisition Lead to help shape how the organisation attracts, engages and hires great people across its agency network. This position blends strategic talent thinking with hands-on recruitment delivery, and it plays an important part in strengthening the employer brand and improving the overall hiring process.

The role sits within a group that includes well-known agency brands such as BBDO, McCann and TBWA, along with teams focused on digital experience, PR and experiential work. The business supports a portfolio of major New Zealand brands, and this opportunity offers the chance to influence hiring across a wide variety of creative, media, communications and corporate functions.

Key responsibilities

• Work with business leaders to design effective recruitment approaches and provide insight on hiring market trends.
• Own recruitment activity from start to finish across multiple agencies and job families.
• Create and maintain forward-looking talent pipelines for both current and future hiring needs.
• Promote and strengthen the employer brand across New Zealand.
• Help develop and roll out talent acquisition initiatives that align with local and global priorities.
• Coach hiring managers so they build stronger recruitment capability and deliver a consistently positive candidate journey.
• Support internal movement and career opportunities across the network.
• Use recruitment data and insights to improve hiring quality, candidate experience and speed of hiring.
• Work with the broader People team to ensure new employees have a smooth onboarding experience.
• Represent the organisation professionally in the market and build relationships with candidates and industry contacts.

What the role requires

• Minimum of five years of experience in agency recruitment or an internal Talent Acquisition role with end-to-end hiring responsibility.
• Exposure to recruitment in creative, media, digital, strategy or corporate environments is an advantage.
• Strong stakeholder management abilities, including the confidence to influence and challenge where needed.
• A commercially aware mindset with the ability to combine strategy and practical delivery.
• Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter and an applicant tracking system such as Workday or JobAdder.
• A strong commitment to improving recruitment processes and the candidate experience.
• Ability to perform well in a fast-moving and changing environment.

About the opportunity

This is a chance to do more than fill roles. You will help define how one of New Zealand’s leading communications groups attracts and keeps exceptional talent, while working closely with an experienced HR team and influencing leaders across a portfolio of respected agency brands.

About the employer

Omnicom Advertising New Zealand operates across a broad network of agencies and specialist teams. Its portfolio includes major creative brands and businesses focused on digital, public relations and experiential services, serving some of New Zealand’s most recognised and valued brands.