Job Description :

About us

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.

About the Function:

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Working with us
Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you, so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

Our purpose is crafting iconic drinks chosen for life’s moments. And it’s our people, with their different experiences, perspectives and talents, who make that possible.

We value diversity in its broadest sense and want everyone to feel they can belong, contribute and strive for their personal best. You’ll work alongside people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives — challenging, supporting and learning from one another as one outstanding team.

Together, we’re constantly learning and improving, combining the strength of our people, capabilities and iconic brands to raise the bar, grow and win. Wherever you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute, make an impact and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.

Ready to bring your best? This could be your opportunity.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application.

Recruitment Scam Warning

Protecting candidates is very important to us. All communications regarding your application will come from an email address ending in @diageo.com. In our recruitment process, we'll never ask for money. Role Purpose

The Internal Recruiter is accountable for the end-to-end delivery of internally posted recruitment activity for assigned functions, geographies, or talent segments within Diageo. The role ensures the attraction, assessment, and hiring of diverse, high-quality talent aligned to Diageo’s Performance Ambition and Talent Strategy.

Acting as a trusted internal advisor, the Internal Recruiter partners closely with hiring managers and HR to translate workforce plans into effective hiring outcomes, while delivering a consistent, high-quality candidate experience that strengthens Diageo’s employer brand.

Context & Scope

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.

Key Accountabilities

Recruitment Delivery
• 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

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

Candidate & Employer Brand Experience
• 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

Inclusion, Diversity & Ethics
• 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

Performance & Continuous Improvement
• 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

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

Experience, Skills & Capabilities

Essential
• 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

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

Behavioural Expectations
• 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

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Gurugram

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2026-09-25