Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, AI Infrastructure, Scale-up (Paying up to £150,000 + 10% Bon[…]

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, AI Infrastructure, Scale-up (Paying up to £150,000 + 10% Bonus + Equity)

London, Hybrid (South East England, United Kingdom)

Hawkwood is partnering with a fast‑scaling AI infrastructure company that has rapidly become a category‑defining player. In under two years the business has expanded across EMEA, and now seeks a Senior Talent Acquisition Manager to own Data Centre hiring across the region.

We recognise how challenging the job market is and strive to provide the best candidate experience.

What you’ll do:

• Lead end‑to‑end hiring delivery across EMEA data centre and infrastructure functions
• Own the evolution of the EMEA data centre team, combining hands‑on recruitment leadership with scalable team capability and hiring excellence
• Partner with senior stakeholders across construction, MEP, commissioning, operations and technical infrastructure teams
• Own hiring strategy across niche and highly competitive talent markets
• Build targeted sourcing and market‑mapping strategies for specialist infrastructure talent
• Deliver high‑quality searches across both senior individual contributor and leadership hires
• Advise hiring leaders on market intelligence, compensation trends and talent availability
• Drive structured interviewing and assessment best practice across the business
• Build scalable pipelines for recurring and business‑critical hiring needs
• Deliver a highly professional and high‑touch candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle
• Contribute to the continued evolution of talent processes, hiring standards and operational excellence across the wider Talent function

You will bring:

• Significant experience recruiting within data centre, infrastructure, construction or related technical environments
• Strong knowledge of the data centre ecosystem, including hyperscalers, colocation providers, engineering consultancies or infrastructure operators
• Demonstrated success hiring across MEP, construction, commissioning and infrastructure operations functions
• Experience building and managing a team of recruiters
• Experience operating across EMEA markets, ideally including the Nordics
• Strong capability in market mapping, direct sourcing and executive‑level stakeholder management
• Commercial judgement and confidence advising leaders on compensation, hiring strategy and market dynamics
• A structured, data‑led approach to recruitment delivery and assessment qualityCredibility operating within fast‑paced, high‑growth and technically complex environments
• A highly proactive, ownership‑led mindset with the ability to balance strategy and execution effectively

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