Global Talent Acquisition Partner

At Costa Coffee, we are what we craft. We’re reimagining coffee experiences in over 50 countries and counting, as a key part of the Coca-Cola System. Whether you get your coffee in a store, from a machine, at home, or on the go – we’ve got you covered.

Join us as a strategic Talent Acquisition Partner, where you’ll work in close partnership with functional leaders and Senior People Partners to shape hiring plans that deliver long-term business success. This is a high-impact role for someone who can influence at senior level, translate business priorities into talent strategies, and help raise the bar on how we attract and select great people.

Our teams make a difference. Whether that’s working on new tech for the perfect pour, helping our teams grow, creating award-winning campaigns, crunching the numbers, or developing the latest exciting menu item; together, we stir up success.

We may be a global brand, but we haven’t forgotten our roots. That’s where the Costa Foundation and our fantastic community agenda come in. Whatever your role, you can help us change lives in coffee growing communities and help your local community too.

We also want to help you grow in your career through amazing experiences, our apprenticeship scheme, and development programmes. At Costa, you can go beyond the day-to-day.

And as a Talent Acquisition Partner, there’s never been a better time to join.

So, why Costa?

We didn’t become a global coffee brand by sitting back. When you work here, you join a community that values passion, progression and integrity, with some pretty brilliant perks to sweeten the deal:

• Own a piece of Costa’s success by becoming a share owner in Coca-Cola with our Share Investment Plan (SIP)
• A smart pension that saves you money on tax and national insurance, and matches your contributions up to 10%
• The Costa Financial Support Fund, supporting team members who find themselves in unexpected financial pressure
• 50% discount in all Costa-owned stores, and 25% off in other participating stores
• Private medical cover thanks to our Private Healthcare scheme

And that’s not all. Explore even more of our perks here: https://costaperks

We’re passionate about being a great place to work, where you can bring your unique self into our mix. We firmly support diversity, equity and inclusion, and continue to work with our teams to shape the future of our culture and values: Disciplined to Deliver, Passion for Progress, Win with Warmth, Courage to Challenge and Trusted Team Players.

What you’ll do

Being a Talent Acquisition Partner is about so much more than bringing our coffee to the world. It’s your chance to stir up real success – which means you’ll be:

• Partnering closely with functional leaders and Senior People Partners to shape workforce plans and turn business priorities into clear, actionable hiring strategies
• Acting as a trusted advisor on role design, hiring decisions, market realities and talent risks, bringing insight and challenge to support better outcomes
• Leading end-to-end hiring across your portfolio, ensuring a high-quality, inclusive and well-governed approach from brief through to offer
• Building proactive pipelines for critical and recurring roles, using market mapping, talent intelligence and targeted attraction strategies to stay ahead of demand
• Coaching stakeholders to strengthen interviewing capability, improve decision quality and continuously raise the standard of hiring across the business

Who you are

It’s your unique ingredients we’re interested in:

• An experienced in-house Talent Acquisition professional with a strong track record of partnering senior stakeholders in a fast-paced, complex environment
• Deep expertise in technology recruitment, with proven success hiring in competitive global technology markets across the UK and international markets
• A credible and commercially minded advisor who can influence with confidence, build trust quickly and challenge constructively when it matters
• A strategic thinker who connects business goals with talent priorities and uses insight, judgement and data to shape the right approach
• A trusted team player with an agile approach, always ready to jump in, adapt quickly and do what it takes to keep things moving

Where you’ll work:

Right now, our Support Centre teams work flexibly, blending home working with in-person time whenever it matters most – whether that’s a team moment, a creative session, or simply coming together to share ideas.

We’re excited to be moving into a new home for our brand in St Albans in January 2027 – an inspiring space from which our Support Centre teams will work three days a week to connect and collaborate in-person to bring our bold ambition to life.

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