Talent Acquisition Executive Search Partner

About us

Halfords is on a journey - building the future of motoring and cycling and looking for people who want to help shape what comes next. We’re a place for co‑creators: people who want to make a real impact, take ownership and be part of something that’s still evolving.

As the UK’s leading retailer of motoring and cycling products, we’re supported by one of the country’s largest independent vehicle servicing, maintenance and repair networks through Halfords Autocentres. This breadth gives us a strong, stable foundation - and the freedom to keep innovating and growing.

That means real variety for our colleagues, along with the opportunity to learn, stretch and develop as the business moves forward. Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a team focused on delivering exceptional service - using your expertise to solve problems, guide customers and help keep the nation moving with confidence.

About the role

In a market where top leadership talent is harder than ever to secure, we’re looking for someone who thrives on complexity, challenge, and impact.

This is a high-impact opportunity to lead senior hiring across the business, partnering with executive stakeholders to identify, attract, and secure outstanding leadership talent that will shape the next chapter of our success. You’ll own the full executive search lifecycle end-to-end, from strategic briefing and market mapping through to engagement, assessment, and appointment, taking a proactive, insight-led, and highly tailored approach to every search. Working closely with the Talent Acquisition leadership team, you’ll be part of an environment where collaboration, constructive challenge, and fresh thinking are actively encouraged.

As a trusted advisor to senior leaders, you’ll influence hiring decisions at the highest level while championing diversity, delivering exceptional candidate experiences, and raising the bar for executive talent acquisition across Halfords. If you thrive in fast-paced environments, love solving complex hiring challenges, and are passionate about building diverse leadership teams that drive performance and culture, we’d love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and deliver executive search strategies across senior and leadership-level hiring
• Partner closely with senior stakeholders to shape hiring approaches and influence talent decisions
• Design and execute bespoke market-mapping and sourcing strategies to engage exceptional and diverse talent
• Deliver an outstanding candidate and stakeholder experience throughout every stage of the process
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring inclusive hiring practices are embedded into every search
• Use market intelligence, insights, and data to inform decision-making and continuously improve outcomes
• Collaborate with the wider TA team to drive alignment, share best practice, and strengthen overall talent acquisition capability
• Act as a catalyst for innovation and continuous improvement, helping evolve and modernise our executive hiring approach

About you

• Proven experience delivering executive or senior-level search, preferably in-house
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to operate credibly at senior leadership level
• A forward-thinking, solutions-led approach, with the ability to anticipate challenges and proactively design better ways of working
• A track record of identifying and attracting diverse talent through proactive and strategic sourcing approaches
• Commercially minded and data-driven, with the ability to turn insight into action
• Excellent project management and governance capability, with strong attention to detail
• Collaborative, curious, and solutions-focused, with a passion for delivering exceptional hiring outcomes
• Comfortable navigating complexity, ambiguity, and competing priorities within a fast-paced business environment

If you’re looking for a role where you can have real influence, work closely with senior leaders, and take ownership of executive search that shapes the future of the business, we’d really love to hear from you.

Reward & benefits

• A fair and competitive salary evaluated against market data, annual discretionary bonus scheme, pension, life assurance, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave.
• Commitment and dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development. We help you to own and grow your potential so you can be at your best in your current role and to support your future career aspirations.

• We offer hybrid working in our Support Centre, you will be based at our Support Centre 3 days a week with an optional 2 days working from home.
• You will have access to a wealth of employee discounts across the Halfords suite of products and services.
• Wellbeing and inclusion are at the heart of our colleague experience. We offer resources and ongoing support to enhance your wellbeing at work and active Colleague Networks supporting inclusion initiatives across Halfords.

Not sure you meet all the criteria? We'd encourage you to take the wheel and apply anyway! At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.

At Halfords, we operate a hybrid working policy with 3 days on site at our Support Centre in Redditch.