Role Overview

The International Talent Acquisition Project Specialist plays a key role in strengthening Howden's global Talent Acquisition (TA) capability. You will support the Group International TA Lead in delivering strategic initiatives that improve processes, technology, governance, and reporting across multiple regions.

In this hybrid role, you will lead and coordinate cross-functional projects while also supporting some international end-to-end recruitment activities. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced TA professional who wants to blend hands-on recruitment with high-impact project work across Group internationally.
Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Process Excellence

• Coordinate and manage global TA projects, monitoring milestones, risks, and deliverables including building and maintaining accurate project reports and dashboards.
• Support the implementation and embedding of best-practice processes across the full TA lifecycle including critical projects such as EU Pay Transparency Directive.
• Ensure compliance with established governance frameworks and reporting standards.
• Provide data-driven insights to inform decision-making and help measure TA performance.
• Create and deliver engaging communications that drive adoption and behavioural change.

Technology Enablement and Change Management

• Support the rollout, optimisation, and adoption of TA technologies such as Workday ATS and LinkedIn Recruiter & Insights.
• Facilitate and deliver training, ensuring smooth integration with broader HR systems.
• Support the rollout of new processes, tools, and operating models across multiple countries.

Stakeholder Engagement and Vendor Management

• Work closely with TA teams, HR Business Partners, and external partners across jurisdictions to support effective project delivery including managing ad-hoc niche / confidential recruitment when needed.
• Monitoring agency usage and assisting in managing relationships with third-party vendors including assessing service delivery and ensuring compliance with SLAs and governance requirements.

Person Specification

• Strong understanding of recruitment processes and TA technology platforms.
• Experience in coordinating or delivering projects within Talent Acquisition or HR.
• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple global priorities.
• Analytical mindset with experience producing insights from data and reporting.
• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable working in a role which will face ambiguity at times.
• Familiarity with Workday ATS and LinkedIn Recruiter tools.

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity - there is no one Howden type. Instead, we're looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

• Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new
• We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges
• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond

Reasonable adjustments

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.

If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it's the right fit for you, send us your application - if your profile fits the role's criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.

*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.