Talent Acquisition Specialist | Financial Services

Talent Acquisition Specialist | Financial Services

Sydney CBD | Hybrid | Korn Ferry RPO

Want to take ownership of a high-profile recruitment portfolio while working with a collaborative, people-first team?

We’re looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to support one of Australia’s leading Financial Services organisations across Home Lending and Business Banking.

You’ll manage end-to-end recruitment, partnering with senior leaders while proactively sourcing, headhunting and building talent pipelines across the market.

What you’ll bring:

- Recruitment experience across Banking, Financial Services, Lending or sales-driven environments
- Strong sourcing, headhunting and networking skills
- Confidence influencing hiring managers and senior stakeholders
- The ability to manage multiple vacancies and priorities
- A proactive, resilient and candidate-focused approach

What’s on offer:

- Hybrid working – minimum 2 days in Sydney CBD
- Supportive, collaborative team culture
- Learning and career development through Korn Ferry RPO
- Genuine focus on quality, partnership and work-life balance

Talent Acquisition Specialist | Business Banking | Korn Ferry RPO

About the role: We are partnering with a leading Financial Services organisation to appoint an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to a large-scale client account. Supporting a high-volume Business Banking portfolio, you'll play a critical role in identifying, engaging and attracting top talent in a competitive market,



delivering recruitment outcomes that directly impact business performance

Taking ownership of the full recruitment lifecycle, you'll combine market intelligence, stakeholder partnership and creative sourcing approaches to deliver exceptional recruitment outcomes and candidate experiences.

Working within a hybrid environment (minimum 2 days onsite per week), you will collaborate with a high-performing recruitment team and be present with key stakeholders in Sydney, while maintaining strong accountability and results across your portfolio.

About You:

You'll thrive on building relationships across the market, uncovering hard-to-reach talent through proactive and consistent sourcing activities, networking and creative approaches to talent attraction.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

- Proven end-to-end recruitment experience, ideally within Business Banking or similar sales portfolios
- Solid experience recruiting within Banking or Financial Services, including high-volume frontline roles
- Agency recruitment experience (highly regarded)
- Proven ability and drive for proactive headhunting and building strong talent pipelines
- An AI-curious candidate with experience using AI to uncover top talent




- Strong stakeholder management with demonstrated capability in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment
- A collaborative working style with a genuine passion for candidate care and experience
- The ability to adapt quickly and learn new systems and processes with ease
- A solid sense of ownership, accountability, and pride in delivery when partnering with stakeholders and peers
- Demonstrated resilience and comfort working through ambiguity, shifting priorities, and evolving business demands
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to align recruitment strategies to business outcomes, workforce plans, and market conditions
- Passion for representing the organization positively in-market and building long-term talent relationships

What’s in it for You?

You’ll join a highly collaborative, people-first team known for its positive culture, strong partnership ethos, and genuine commitment to work-life balance. Quality delivery, continuous improvement, and shared success sit at the heart of how this team operates.

As part of the Korn Ferry network, you will also benefit from:

- Ongoing professional learning and development opportunities
- Career development pathways within RPO
- A performance-driven yet supportive environment that recognises impact, contribution, and commitment

Next Steps:

If you are proactive in the market, organised in your execution and commercially driven in how you deliver high-calibre talent, then this could be a great opportunity for you!

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