SmartRecruiters Functional Lead


Company:	Triumph Consultants Ltd
Salary:	£513.49 to £513.49 a day
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Greater London
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	29 Aug 2026
Closing date:	27 Sept 2026

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Summary

What's involved with this role:

Recruitment: SmartRecruiters Functional Lead/Recruitment Specialist

Ref: 7790

Inside IR35

Pay Rate to Candidate: Competitive day PAYE rate, with flexible holiday pay

Hours: 37 hours per week

Length of Contract: 6 months

Location/Working Arrangements: Remote/Hybrid London 2x a week onsite

Job Responsibilities:

Our Client is seeking an experienced SmartRecruiters Functional Lead to act as the product and business process expert for our recruitment platform. The successful candidate will work closely with our Resourcing SMEs, Digital teams and third-party suppliers to translate business requirements into a functional design which maximises the value delivered by the SmartRecruiters platform. They will configure SmartRecruiters, delivering a solution to effectively support our recruitment services which is compliant within a Central Government framework and integrates to SAP Employee Central.

The role combines functional system expertise, stakeholder management, process improvement and supplier management.

Key Responsibilities

Functional Ownership

Act as the functional lead and subject matter expert for SmartRecruiters.

Provide expert advice on SmartRecruiters best practice and capabilities.

Ensure platform configuration supports recruitment policies, processes and legislative requirements.

Business Process Improvement

Lead workshops with HR and recruitment stakeholders to understand business requirements.

Design and implement improved end-to-end recruitment processes.

Analyse recruitment processes and recommend opportunities for automation and optimisation.

Configuration & Solution Design

Configure and maintain SmartRecruiters modules including:

Requisitions

Job Advertising

Candidate Management

Workflows

Approvals

Interview Scheduling

Offer Management

Reporting and Analytics

Embedded AI functionality

MeVitae integration for redaction of personal details to provide management of ‘blind’ sifting to minimise bias within the selection process.

Assess impacts of configuration changes and ensure appropriate governance is applied.

Create functional specifications and other associated documentation as per our policies

Reporting & Data

Develop meaningful recruitment dashboards and reports.

Ensure data quality, consistency and compliance across the platform.

Analyse recruitment performance metrics and provide recommendations for improvement.

Support organisational reporting requirements and workforce planning activities.

Training & Adoption

Support in the development of training materials and knowledge articles.

Deliver workshops and user training sessions for key business users.

Support user adoption and change management activities.

Governance & Compliance

Ensure recruitment processes comply with employment legislation and organisational policies.

Support audit, security and GDPR requirements.

Maintain documentation, process maps and configuration records.

Essential Skills & Experience

Significant evidenced experience working with SmartRecruiters in a functional, 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 ability to gather, analyse and document business requirements.

Experience leading workshops with senior stakeholders.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Experience managing third-party suppliers and service providers.

Understanding of data management, reporting and KPI development.

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

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Desirable Skills & Experience

Experience of SmartRecruiters implementation or major transformation programmes.

Experience integrating SmartRecruiters with HR, ERP and identity management platforms.

Knowledge of Civil Service recruitment processes.

Experience working within Agile delivery environments.

Familiarity with SAP SuccessFactors.

Relevant SmartRecruiters certification or equivalent experience.

Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.

Job Ref: 7790

Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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