Lorien was initially engaged by a ‘Big 4’ consultancy and accounting business as their RPO partner for all technology-focused permanent recruitment. Before the appointment, the client already had in place an outsourced solution for their contingent workforce and also their non-IT business services recruitment with two generalist talent solution providers.

However, the firm identified a need for a tech specialist recruitment partner to help them achieve their strategic IT and digital aspirations and to transform their brand into an employer of choice for technology, in the way it was for accountancy.

Within the Lorien account team structure client-facing activities, continuous improvement initiatives and some candidate-facing activities were delivered by a co-located Account team, whilst sourcing and additional coordination activities were conducted by dedicated heads based offsite in London. Our team also had continual access to the Lorien shared support teams and the Impellam Group network. We also proactively managed a small and motivated PSL of niche suppliers who are engaged at the earliest stage where they are in a strong position to meet the requirement.

We took a key focus on supporting the firm’s strategic I&D initiatives. Two examples include our ‘Tech Meets Talent’ programme and our work on Women in Technology and Black Heritage Talent programme, which fits in with the firm’s wider diversity agenda.