Talent Acquisition Lead

Ensera Design is a world-class user-centred innovation and product development consultancy, specializing in the medical and consumer health sectors with offices in Bristol, Colorado and New Jersey. As part of Ensera, we collaborate globally with contract manufacturing facilities in Europe, the USA, and Asia.

Ensera Design is entering a key phase of growth and is looking for an experienced, strategically minded Talent Acquisition Lead to take ownership of our internal recruitment capability on a 12month fixed term basis.

In this role, you’ll deliver high quality hiring across the UK and US, combining hands on recruitment of complex, niche roles with leadership of a small, fixed term talent team. You’ll also lead initiatives across recruitment process improvement and proactive talent pipeline development, shaping how we attract and hire as we scale.

You’ll work closely with hiring managers, senior leaders and the People Team, acting as a trusted partner while building a more sustainable, efficient and candidate‑focused recruitment approach.

About you

You’re an experienced talent professional who enjoys balancing strategic ownership with hands‑on delivery. You’re comfortable recruiting for specialist and technical roles, confident leading and developing others, and motivated by improving how recruitment works in practice.

You may currently be working as a Talent Acquisition Lead, Senior Talent Partner, Recruitment Manager or similar, with experience operating across multiple markets and partnering closely with senior stakeholders.

Your skills and experience

Whilst you do not need to meet all of these points, please ensure you meet the majority before applying:

• Proven experience leading end‑to‑end recruitment delivery across technical, specialist or niche roles

• Experience recruiting across the UK and ideally the US

• Confidence personally managing high priority or hard-to-fill vacancies

• Experience leading, supporting or mentoring recruiters or talent partners

• Strong proactive sourcing capability and experience building long term talent pipelines

• A clear focus on inclusive, high quality candidate experience

• Experience improving recruitment processes, frameworks or assessment approaches

• Exposure to selecting, implementing or optimising an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to advise hiring managers on market conditions and hiring strategy

• A pragmatic, collaborative approach and the ability to balance delivery with longer term improvement

The salary for this role is up to £70,000. Please note that we ask you to provide your expected salary as part of your application. This helps us understand how you view your experience against the role’s scope.

Why work with us?

Ensera Design offers interesting and varied work combined with a supportive team culture to provide a stimulating environment where you will have the opportunity to develop and learn from others. We offer flexible working policies where working patterns are agreed with our line managers, taking into account the role, needs of the individual, and the team.

We recognise that we are only as good as our people and we know how important it is to support our team.

We offer:

• Performance-related company-wide bonus.

• Flexible hybrid working in line with our core hours (Mon–Thu, 9:30am–12:00pm & 2:00pm–4:00pm; Fri, 9:30am–12:00pm).

• Private healthcare for you and your family.

• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.

• Salary exchange pension scheme.

• 25 days of annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to one working week and additional days for length of service.

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and digital wellbeing platform.

• Cycle to Work & Electric Vehicle Lease schemes.

• Death in service (x4 gross salary).

• Training and development opportunities, including dedicated learning days and regular knowledge-sharing sessions.

• A free lunch the first Monday of every month alongside our company-wide meeting.

• Free breakfast every Wednesday, and plenty of opportunities to socialise, including team-organized activities, summer and Christmas parties, and more.

About us

We are based in an iconic Grade II listed building in the heart of Bristol. Our vibrant workspace houses state-of-the-art labs, a design studio, usability suites, and collaborative meeting spaces. Nestled in a lively neighbourhood with independent shops, we’re just a short walk from Park Street, the Harbourside, and St. Nick’s Markets.

We are proud of our values:

• Find a way: We work as one team, combining our knowledge and experience to unite around a shared goal. We trust each other and do what’s needed to get things done and exceed expectations.

• Pull together: We believe anything is possible. When faced with challenges we take the initiative, using our creative spirit and determination to find bold solutions and deliver results that move us forward.

• Care: We act with integrity, take pride in our work, and support each other. We each play our part to make a positive impact for our customers, our colleagues, and our planet.

Our diverse, multidisciplinary team spans research, design, human factors, engineering, prototyping, manufacturing, and beyond. Together, we deliver cutting-edge solutions for clients ranging from global leaders to innovative start-ups, with a particular focus on medical devices, drug delivery, orthopaedics, and diagnostics.

Do we sound like a good match for you?

If you’d like to discuss the role or would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may need to make your application, we’d love to hear from you. If you think you might be the right person for us but want an informal chat first then get in touch via careers_uk@enseradesign.com.

Please note the deadline for this vacancy is 24 April 2026 although we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if we have a high level of applications. We look forward to hearing from you!

At Ensera Design we believe that designing for people means including all people, starting with the team behind the work. Our human-centred design ethos is rooted in empathy, and our values – pull together, find a way, and care – guide us in building a team that reflects the diversity of the world we design for.

We know that different perspectives lead to better ideas, stronger collaboration, and more meaningful outcomes. If you meet the skills and experience for this role, we welcome your application – whatever your background, identity, or path into design. What matters to us is that you share our belief in purposeful, people-first design.