Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job description:

About Woodside Energy

We know great results come from our people feeling valued, getting the support they need to reach their full potential as well as bring their whole self to work. We also recognize that enduring, meaningful relationships with communities are fundamental to maintaining our license to operate.

Technology and innovation are essential to our long-term sustainability. We are growing our carbon and new energy businesses using technology to reduce emissions and the carbon footprint of our products. We are working to improve energy efficiency, offset emissions, reduce emissions intensity and explore options for lower-carbon energy. Woodside led the development of the LNG industry in Australia and is applying this same pioneering spirit to solving future energy challenges.

About the Role:

Our Talent Acquisition team have a track record of delivering great results across the business. We partner with leaders from all areas of the business, and source the best talent.

We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our International Talent Acquisition Team to support across the U.S., Mexico, and Senegal.  In this role, you will be responsible for managing the full-cycle recruitment process to attract, engage, and hire top talent across various departments. You will work closely with hiring managers and HR partners to understand staffing needs and help build a strong employer brand through strategic sourcing and a seamless candidate experience. You will be able to achieve this through your excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to guide and influence to achieve outcomes, and underpinned by your market knowledge and by your demonstrated excellent service delivery.

We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and pays steadfast attention to detail.  The candidate is self-motivated and can adapt to ambiguity and can demonstrate success in agile ways of working. If you can make informed decisions, remove roadblocks, and collaborate across senior leaders to meet objectives, we invite you to join us.

This role is offered on a 12-month fixed term basis.

Duties & Responsibilities:

This role offers the ability to work across a fully integrated HR function where you will be able to guide and influence hiring decisions, have access to senior leaders and executives, and directly impact culture by hiring the people who share our vision.

On a day-to-day basis you will carry out the full range of TA responsibilities from job brief, advertising, screening, interview, due diligence, offer and acceptance.

Amongst other activities you will also get the opportunity to engage in brand-building activities and attend events on behalf of Woodside.

Stakeholder/Client Engagement

- Use data and metrics, and an understanding of the long-term business requirements, to advise on the implications of talent gaps. Support the development of recruiting processes and strategies.

- Apply deep knowledge of business and hiring managers' needs (e.g., time to hire, location, compensation) and use this knowledge to guide the development of end-to-end hiring plans aligned to the needs of the business group.

- Consults on critical talent needs and opportunities. Present and frame information in a way that speaks to the needs of the business, and influences leaders to embrace differentiated and alternative types of talent.

Data Analysis & Hiring Plans

- Analyze relevant data and trends to provide insight and set plans to meet hiring goals. Lead the implementation of a hiring plan for complex organizations or talent pools that addresses both business demand and availability of talent for short-term and long-term needs.

Candidate Attraction

- Uses deep knowledge of competitor opportunities to differentiate Woodside’s unique career possibilities, advantages, and rewards and leverages a consistent, compelling message that conveys the most significant motivators to prospective candidates.

- Tracks candidate activity and share with internal stakeholders.

Candidate Experience

- Own the candidate experience and prepare candidates for the next phase of the process.

Operational Compliance & Excellence

- Lead the optimization of policies, systems, and processes throughout the organization, and guides stakeholders on the impact of these changes.

- Maintain current documentation on candidates’ qualifications and status in the appropriate staffing or tracking system, within compliance guidelines (e.g., OFCCP , GDPR). Captures relevant data in recruiting platform and leverages data to inform meaningful insights

Skills & Experience:

We are looking for an experienced recruiter, preferably with client-side / owner / operator type organization, but we are open to considering people with agency and other in-house experiences.

You’ll be able to demonstrate full end to end recruitment, with an ability to build high-trust relationships with all stakeholders.

Demonstrated experience in sourcing diverse candidates in a tight market.

Desired experiences:

Knowledge of a range of professional roles (e.g. engineering, project controls, finance, legal etc)

Experience with Search tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter

SuccessFactors, or other large ERP systems

Degree qualifications in HR, Psych or similar would be a benefit, but not essential.

Recognition & Reward:

What you can expect from us:

- Commitment to your ongoing development, including on-the-job opportunities, formal programs, coaching and mentoring

- Industry-leading 18 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary carer and secondary carer leave entitlements

- Flexible public holidays, religious & cultural leave

- Values led culture

- Active employee community groups for gender equality, reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, and LGBTI+ staff and allies, and Neurodiversity

- Community volunteering opportunities

- A competitive remuneration package featuring performance-based incentives and above-industry superannuation contributions

Woodside is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture, which is supported by our Values. Our aim is to attract, develop and retain a truly diverse and high-performing workforce.

Diversity encompasses differences in age, nationality, race, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, intersex status, gender identity or expression, relationship status, disability, neurodiversity, cultural background, thinking styles, experience, family background, including caregiving commitments, and education. Inclusion centers on all employees creating a climate of trust and belonging, where people feel comfortable to bring their whole self to work.

We offer supportive pathways for all employees to grow and develop leadership skills.

Applications close at 

11:59pm CST on Friday 3rd October 2025.

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