Associate, Experienced Hiring
Bain·London·United Kingdom·Human Resources & Talent
Bain is hiring a Associate, Experienced Hiring in London. Posted 2026-09-25; applications close 2026-11-24 (in 59 days).
Role details
What Makes Us A Great Place To Work
We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world’s best places to work. We are currently the top-ranked consulting firm on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list and have earned the #1 overall spot a record seven times. Extraordinary teams are at the heart of our business strategy, but these don’t happen by chance. They require intentional focus on bringing together a broad set of backgrounds, cultures, experiences, perspectives, and skills in a supportive and inclusive work environment. We hire people with exceptional talent and create an environment in which every individual can thrive professionally and personally.
Who You’ll Work With
You’ll join our General Management Consulting Recruiting and Onboarding team in London. Our team hires and onboards talent from Associate Consultant through Associate Partner level across University Hiring, Experienced Hiring, and MBA Hiring.
In this role, you’ll focus primarily on coordinating the hiring of Associate Consultants and Consultants through our Experienced Hiring channel. You’ll work closely with recruiting teammates and a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to deliver a high-quality candidate experience.
Where You’ll Fit Within the Team
This is an opportunity to gain broad exposure to recruiting in a dynamic, fast-paced, and professional environment. You’ll play an important role in keeping our Experienced Hiring processes running smoothly, supporting candidates and interview teams throughout the recruiting journey.
You’ll thrive in this role if you’re highly organized, eager to learn, and motivated to consistently deliver high-quality work.
What You’ll Do
- Quickly get up to speed and gain a strong understanding of recruiting systems and local processes.
- Support the CV screening process, keeping to deadlines and gaining screening expertise over time.
- Support the management of interview day logistics:
- Facilitate the smooth running of interview days, including scheduling, creating interview packs, and organizing catering.
- Attend recruiting events and interview days with teammates as needed, managing interview teams and being the point person to internal and external stakeholders.
- Support teammates through closing, including:
- Updating Avature and creating closing trackers.
- Supporting the organization of offeree events (e.g., planning daily agendas, coordinating all logistics, scheduling speakers, ordering gifts, booking venues).
- Preparing and sending offeree gifts.
- Ownership of the EH inbox, ensuring efficient turnaround on all candidate interactions and requests.
- Support project work on an ad-hoc basis.
- Ownership of specific candidate events and presentations, including preparation of materials, all logistics, and attending events.
- Source case study coaches and coordinate candidate coaching sessions in a timely manner.
- Support with updating and maintaining data on key systems, e.g., Avature.
- Set up and organization of Bain interview workshops, playing the lead recruiter role on these calls and fielding any questions.
- Alongside teammates, lead recruiter calls between 1R and 2R to support EH leveling recommendations.
- Manage the Hire a Friend (HAF) and referrals process for EH, including initial referral communication and ongoing outcome updates.
- Present ‘Star of the Quarter’ at an office meeting, with adequate advance notice and support in the lead up.
- Participate in “recruiter commitments” to share the load, helping other channels during peak times (interview days, events, debriefs).
- Remain flexible and be actively involved in supporting other channels/individuals as needed.
This role description may be subject to change, depending on current requirements within the business.
About You
We’re looking for someone who brings energy, a strong work ethic, and a positive attitude. You’ll be highly organized and comfortable working in a fast-paced, people-focused environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, maintaining a clear, warm, and professional style.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
- Energy and enthusiasm for in-person, people-facing work.
- The ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- Experience working in professional services.
- Familiarity with recruiting databases and applicant tracking systems.
- Comfort working in a client-facing or candidate-facing role.
The standard working hours for this role are 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. A reasonable degree of flexibility is required, particularly during peak recruiting periods, which may include evening events.
This role requires at least two days per week working from the office.
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