Talent Connection Coordinator (12-Month Fixed Term Contract)

About the Role & Team

We are looking for a Talent Connection Coordinator to join our People & Culture Team on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. This specialist role sits within the EMEA Talent Connection function, whose mission is to provide The Walt Disney Company with the most talented and diverse candidates, internally and externally, in the shortest timeframes, while delivering exceptional customer service and reducing hiring costs across the business. You will support a team of Recruiters, working directly with candidates, hiring managers and People & Culture partners to ensure a professional, timely and accurate recruitment process. You will play a key role in delivering an excellent and consistent candidate experience while managing high volumes of activity in a fast paced environment. This role is based in our London Hammersmith office, working 4 days onsite with either Monday or Friday working from home.

Values

You’ll join a team grounded in our Disney values – acting with Integrity, welcoming everyone through Inclusion, embracing boundless Creativity, working together through Collaboration and caring deeply for our Community. These values shape how we work and how we support one another every day.

What You Will Do

• Partner with Recruiters to manage interview scheduling for internal and external candidates using Outlook and Microsoft Teams.
• Coordinate interviews across international time zones, senior stakeholders, video and in‑person formats, and multiple interview stages.
• Keep candidates, recruiters and hiring managers fully informed throughout the recruitment journey, providing professional and timely communication.
• Deliver a consistently positive candidate experience through proactive, high‑quality engagement.
• Maintain accurate, real‑time records on the Applicant Tracking System and other tools including Workday, Excel, Teams and Airtable.
• Provide administrative support to the Talent Connection team, including role advertising, candidate administration, reporting and project support.
• Work at pace in a high‑volume recruitment environment as part of a team of 20 supporting Disney hiring across EMEA.
• Act as an ambassador for the Disney brand, with a strong focus on professionalism and candidate experience.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Readiness to work, or direct experience, in a busy administrative role.
• Customer‑facing attitude, with confidence communicating with candidates and hiring managers via phone and email.
• Experience using Outlook, Microsoft Teams or similar tools.
• Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• General IT proficiency to track and report on recruitment processes.
• Ability to work accurately and efficiently while managing high volumes of activity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System.
• Experience working within a large, complex corporate environment, ideally supporting international teams and/or in a recruitment or HR capacity.

The Perks

• 25 days annual leave.
• Private medical insurance and dental care.
• Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free.
• Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing.
• Excellent parental and guardian leave.
• Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney Mosaic, Disney PRIDE, our disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.