Talent Acumen

Talent Acumen is a talent intelligence and insight specialist operating on the principle that using intelligence can up the ante in recruitment and workforce planning. Established in 2016, the company brings 50+ years of combined talent research experience to their work. Talent Acumen positions itself as an insight-led recruitment partner supporting human resources and talent acquisition teams across the United Kingdom and internationally.

The company offers three core service areas: talent insight and search providing strategic talent insight and discreet search to strengthen workforce planning through talent pipelining and competitor analysis; succession planning and confidential search for secure workforce change including market mapping and talent insight reports that clarify external landscapes and identify where key capability sits; and market insight services including reward benchmarking, competitor analysis, diversity and inclusion insights, location analysis and organisational design benchmarks.

Talent Acumen differentiates itself through a cost model based on day rates rather than placement fees, combined with their market and organisational insight reporting. The company uses real-time data gathered through direct candidate engagement rather than relying solely on databases. They provide executive search services and can perform discreet full searches from approach to offer, operating under NDA to protect client confidentiality. The company is trusted by leading organisations including FTSE 100 companies, global pharmaceutical groups and technology scale-ups.