Manager - Talent acquisition

Job Summary

As Manager - Talent Acquisition, one will lead the delivery and evolution of our early careers agenda, including our flagship Management Trainee and Summer Internship programmes, while helping bring Diageo s employer brand to life externally.

The role will also involve working within the Talent Acquisition function to build strong talent pipelines, improve candidate experience and other strategic functional / market projects.

This is a highly visible and collaborative role, working closely with senior business leaders, HR Business Partners, campuses, Corporate Communications and external partners. It offers a unique combination of talent strategy, programme management, stakeholder engagement and brand building - with plenty of opportunity to bring new ideas to the table.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape our campus strategy: Develop and execute Diageo India s campus engagement strategy, aligned with our business and talent priorities.
• Lead flagship early careers programmes: Own and continuously strengthen our Management Trainee and Summer Internship programmes, alongside other functional early careers initiatives.
• Create a great early careers experience: Drive engaging onboarding, induction, learning, performance and feedback experiences across the early careers journey.
• Build meaningful campus partnerships: Develop strong relationships with priority campuses and create year-round engagement that strengthens Diageo s visibility and relevance amongst students.
• Bring our leaders closer to future talent: Partner with CXOs and business leaders to create impactful campus interactions and engagement opportunities.
• Strengthen our employer brand: Partner closely with Corporate Communications and agency partners to bring Diageo s global employer brand proposition to life in India.
• Experiment and innovate: Identify new ideas, channels and partnerships that can strengthen our employer brand and early careers proposition.
• Partner across the business: Work closely with business leaders and HRBPs to ensure our early careers programmes remain relevant to evolving business and capability needs.
• Contribute beyond the role: Bring your perspective and energy to broader Talent Acquisition and HR projects and initiatives - including building succession pipelines, candidate experience more

What we re looking for

We re looking for someone with 3+ years of relevant experience who enjoys operating at the intersection of talent, people experience and brand.

You'll likely thrive in this role if you:

• Are a strong relationship builder and are comfortable engaging with senior leaders, HR teams, campus stakeholders and external partners.
• Bring a proactive, curious and forward-looking mindset, with an eye for what could make our early careers and employer brand agenda even stronger.
• Can translate ideas into action and manage multiple programmes, stakeholders, timelines and budgets with strong execution discipline.
• Have strong communication and influencing skills and can adapt your style across very different audiences.
• Enjoy creating engaging experiences and are willing to challenge established ways of doing things.
• Are comfortable with ambiguity and enjoy working in a fast-moving environment.
• Are comfortable travelling frequently, particularly during key campus and programme periods.

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