Talent Partner

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

Are you a strategic recruiter who thrives on owning the end-to-end talent acquisition lifecycle, partnering closely with business leaders, and using market insights to shape hiring strategies? Join our Talent Acquisition team as a Talent Partner, where your expertise in consultant-led recruiting, stakeholder management, and talent advisory will directly drive our ability to innovate and deliver cutting-edge solutions for global brands.

If you are a consultative relationship-builder who uses data to guide hiring decisions and is passionate about delivering a high-touch experience for both hiring managers and candidates, this role is for you.

What will your day look like?

As a Talent Partner, your role is highly strategic, consultative, and delivery-focused. You will act as a trusted advisor to our hiring managers and business leaders across Copenhagen, London, and our wider global network. At VML MAP, we look for talent across client-facing, strategic, and creative functions, alongside product, tech, and data specialisms, with a heavy focus on marketing automation.

You will own the end-to-end recruitment process for creative and client service hiring, from taking detailed briefs and advising managers on market realities, to leveraging talent insights that guide hiring conversations and delivering high-caliber candidate pipelines.

More specifically, you will:

• Lead Strategic Briefings: Lead intake/briefing sessions with hiring managers, challenging assumptions where necessary, advising on market trends, and aligning on candidate profiles and assessment strategies.
• Act as a Trusted Advisor: Use talent market insights, competitor analysis, and recruitment data to guide and influence hiring managers’ expectations, salary benchmarking, and hiring decisions.
• Drive Sourcing Strategy: Design and execute sophisticated multi-channel sourcing strategies to identify, engage, and secure top-tier, passive technical and non-technical talent.
• Manage the End-to-End Process: Own the full candidate lifecycle, ensuring high-quality screening, facilitating calibration sessions with stakeholders, and managing the offer negotiation and closing stages.
• Elevate the Candidate & Stakeholder Experience: Champion a seamless, professional, and inclusive experience for both candidates and hiring managers, ensuring transparency, feedback, and engagement at every touchpoint.
• Optimize ATS & Reporting: Utilize our Applicant Tracking System (Greenhouse) to track pipeline health, drive data integrity, and generate reporting that offers clear visibility to business leaders.

Who are you going to work with?

You'll join our collaborative and supportive Talent Acquisition team within VML MAP. Working alongside experienced recruitment and HR professionals split across Copenhagen and London, you will operate with high autonomy while contributing to a dynamic, growth-oriented environment. Our team values connection, belonging, and the power of differences, fostering an environment where your strategic input is highly valued. This is your chance to shape how we hire across our global locations.

What do you bring to the table?

You are a consultative, proactive, and results-oriented Talent Acquisition professional. You possess the confidence to manage senior stakeholders, the data-savviness to guide hiring conversations, and a deep understanding of the tech and digital marketing landscape.

More specifically, you have:

• 5+ years of recruitment experience in a full-lifecycle Talent Partner, Executive Search, or Senior Consultant role, preferably within a fast-paced agency, tech, or creative agency environment.
• Strong Stakeholder Management: Proven experience partnering with, influencing, and guiding hiring managers, with the ability to lead briefing sessions and consultatively manage expectations.
• Data-Driven Approach: Ability to leverage talent market insights, salary data, and recruiting metrics to advise business leaders and optimize hiring strategies.
• Technical Recruitment Expertise: A strong background in hiring for technical, product, and digital marketing roles (e.g., Software Engineers, Marketing Automation Specialists, Product Managers, Data Scientists).
• Advanced Sourcing Skills: Mastery of proactive sourcing techniques (including advanced LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean, X-ray searching, and talent mapping) to engage passive talent.
• Excellent Communication: Exceptional presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, with a track record of closing high-quality candidates.
• ATS Expertise: High proficiency with modern Applicant Tracking Systems, preferably Greenhouse, and a strong commitment to data-driven recruiting.

A leader in personalized customer experiences

VML MAP is a world-leading Centre of Excellence that helps businesses humanize the relationship between the brand and the customer through hyper personalization at scale, marketing automation and CRM. With the brain of a consultancy, the heart of an agency and the power of technology and data, we work with some of the world's most admired brands to help them on their transformation journey to becoming truly customer-centric. Together, we are 1000 + technology specialists, data scientists, strategic thinkers, consultants, operations experts, and creative minds from 55+ nationalities.

A global network

We are part of the global VML network that encompasses more than 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 60+ markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences.

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WPP (VML MAP) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. 

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