Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance.  We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture.  As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.

At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any basis prohibited by the laws that govern its operations.

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

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Job Family: Talent Acquisition

How does this role contribute to our collective success?

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the talent behind AXIS’ continued growth and transformation.

The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner supports several of AXIS’ most strategically important functions, including Business Technology Services (BTS), Data & Analytics, Global Operations and Transformation. This role serves as a trusted talent advisor to business leaders, helping attract, assess and hire critical talent while providing market intelligence, talent insights and recruitment strategy guidance that supports business objectives.

The successful candidate will partner closely with hiring managers, People Business Partners and executive stakeholders to solve complex hiring challenges, build diverse talent pipelines and deliver an exceptional experience for both candidates and hiring teams.

What will you do in this role?

• Partner closely with hiring managers, People Business Partners and business leaders to understand hiring needs, business priorities, workforce plans and talent requirements.
• Lead full-cycle recruitment activity for assigned roles, including intake discussions, sourcing strategy, candidate identification, screening, assessment, offer management and onboarding handoff.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies across multiple channels including internal mobility, referrals, direct sourcing, talent communities, external outreach, agencies and recruiting platforms.
• Serve as a trusted talent advisor by providing talent market intelligence, competitive hiring insights, compensation perspective, talent availability analysis and recommendations to support informed hiring decisions.
• Partner with hiring managers on search calibration, helping define realistic and competitive hiring criteria based on market conditions and available talent pools.
• Build and maintain pipelines of talent for recurring and business-critical skill sets across technology, data, analytics, operations and transformation functions.
• Deliver a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience through consistent communication, thoughtful guidance and proactive issue resolution throughout the recruitment process.
• Conduct candidate assessments and evaluate qualifications, capabilities, experiences and alignment with organizational values and role expectations.
• Guide hiring managers through structured interviewing, candidate evaluation and selection decisions that promote consistency and sound hiring practices.
• Lead offer strategy discussions and negotiations in partnership with hiring managers, People Business Partners, Compensation and other stakeholders as appropriate.
• Monitor pipeline health, recruitment activity and key hiring metrics to identify risks, opportunities and process improvements.
• Support workforce planning discussions by identifying talent trends, competitive intelligence and external market dynamics relevant to future hiring needs.
• Manage relationships with external search firms, recruitment agencies and other service providers, ensuring effective utilization and alignment with AXIS standards.
• Participate in Talent Acquisition initiatives related to recruiting technology, candidate experience, reporting, sourcing effectiveness, process improvement and hiring manager enablement.
• Mentor and support other recruiting professionals by sharing best practices, market insights and recruiting expertise.
• Apply sound judgment when navigating complex searches, shifting business priorities and challenging talent market