Talent Acquisition Specialist - Internal Recruitment

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world’s most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life’s moments — from everyday connections to landmark celebrations.

Bring your talent, curiosity and ambition, and strive for your personal best alongside people who challenge, support and learn from each other. Together, as one outstanding team, we keep learning, improving and raising the bar for our brands, our business and each other.

Join us and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.

Talent Engagement is Diageo’s global recruitment function, responsible for attracting, assessing, and selecting extraordinary external and internal talent. The Internal Recruiter operates within a globally standardised operating model, leveraging shared technology to deliver recruitment at scale.

The role supports hiring across multiple roles and markets and operates in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, often managing competing priorities while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

• Own the full recruitment lifecycle for internally posted requisitions, from intake and assessment, through to offer acceptance and onboarding handover
• Conduct effective intake discussions to clarify role requirements, success profiles, timelines, and diversity goals
• Screen, assess, and shortlist candidates using consistent and objective assessment methods
• Manage offer processes in line with Diageo policy, ensuring competitive and equitable outcomes

• Maintain regular communication with stakeholders, setting clear expectations and providing progress updates

• Deliver a positive, engaging, and inclusive candidate experience at every stage of the recruitment journey
• Represent Diageo’s purpose, values, and culture consistently to internal talent

• Champion inclusive hiring practices and ensure diverse candidate slates
• Ensure all recruitment activity complies with local employment legislation, data privacy, and ethical hiring standards
• Operate with discretion and confidentiality in all hiring matters

• Manage recruitment activity in line with agreed service levels, hiring plans, and performance targets
• Use recruiting data and insights to track outcomes, identify risks, and inform corrective actions
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, sharing best practice and supporting new ways of working and technology adoption

• Hiring Managers and Business Leaders
• HR Business Partners
• Talent Engagement Managers and Leaders
• TE Operations teams

• Demonstrated experience in internal recruitment delivery
• Strong consultative and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes
• Experience managing multiple requisitions across different role types or functions
• Comfortable working with advanced Recruiting technology stack

• Experience supporting regional or global hiring portfolios
• Experience working in a shared services or hub-based recruitment model

• Confident operating in ambiguity and prioritising effectively under pressure
• Collaborative, proactive, and solutions-oriented
• Acts as a brand ambassador for Diageo at all times

Success Measures

• Time-to-fill and delivery against hiring plans
• Hiring manager satisfaction and trust
• Candidate experience feedback
• Compliance with process and policy