SmartRecruiters Functional Lead
Job Description
Hiring: SmartRecruiters Functional Lead
Location: Nationwide – Remote / Hybrid (London, 2 days per week onsite)
Contract Length: 6 Months
We are looking for an experienced SmartRecruiters Functional Lead / Functional Consultant to act as the product and business process expert for a leading recruitment platform.
This role will work closely with HR, Talent Acquisition, Digital teams, and third-party suppliers to translate business requirements into effective functional solutions, optimise platform performance, and drive continuous improvement across recruitment processes.
Key Responsibilities
Act as the Functional Lead and Subject Matter Expert for SmartRecruiters.
Provide expert guidance on SmartRecruiters capabilities, functionality, and best practices.
Lead workshops with HR, recruitment, and business stakeholders to gather, analyse, and document requirements.
Design and implement end-to-end recruitment process improvements to enhance user and candidate experience.
Configure and maintain SmartRecruiters modules, including:
- Requisitions
- Job Advertising
- Candidate Management
- Workflows & Approvals
- Interview Scheduling
- Offer Management
- Reporting & Analytics
- Embedded AI Functionality
- MeVitae Integration
Develop recruitment dashboards, reports, and analytics to support business decision-making.
Ensure data quality, reporting accuracy, and platform optimisation.
Create functional specifications, process maps, user guides, and training materials.
Support user adoption, stakeholder engagement, and change management initiatives.
Manage relationships with third-party suppliers and service providers.
Support integrations with SAP Employee Central and other associated systems.
Essential Experience
- Significant experience working with SmartRecruiters in a Functional Lead, Functional Consultant, Product Owner, or Business Systems role.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end recruitment and talent acquisition processes.
- Experience configuring recruitment workflows and business processes within SmartRecruiters.
- Proven experience gathering, analysing, and documenting business requirements.
- Experience facilitating workshops with senior stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience managing third-party suppliers and service providers.
- Understanding of reporting, KPI development, and data management.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
Desirable Experience
Experience supporting SmartRecruiters implementations or large-scale transformation programmes.
Experience integrating SmartRecruiters with HR, ERP, and identity management platforms.
Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
Familiarity with SAP SuccessFactors and SAP Employee Central.
SmartRecruiters certification or equivalent practical experience.
If you have strong SmartRecruiters expertise and are interested in discussing this opportunity, please send me your updated CV or connect with me directly.
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