The Role
Manage end-to-end experienced-hire recruitment for the UK (ML3 and below). Partner with hiring managers and HR ecosystem to build pipelines, conduct briefs and assessments, manage offers/regrets, ensure compliance and DEI, deliver high-quality candidate and stakeholder experience, drive continuous improvement, and contribute to global recruiting projects.
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Job Family Group:
Human Resources JobsWorker Type:
RegularPosting Start Date:
June 30, 2026Business Unit:
Human ResourcesExperience Level:
Experienced ProfessionalsJob Description:
What’s the role
As a Recruiter supporting the United Kingdom (UK) for Experienced Hires, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Shell’s future by identifying, attracting, and securing exceptional talent. You will manage the full recruitment lifecycle for ML3 and below positions, ensuring that every hire strengthens our competitive edge and supports our business ambitions.
What you’ll be doingTranslating Strategy into Action:
Know your Market:
In addition, employees are expected to maintain reasonable flexibility to adjust their working hours when required to engage with candidates, hiring managers, or stakeholders across time zones. Flexibility may include work outside of the standard shift.
We encourage employees to share if they have specific flexible working requirements. Flexibility will mean different things to different people, and we are interested to know what might be needed to help you succeed and be at your best. We will endeavor to accommodate those requirements with consideration both for what is required in the role and taking the lead from a local country policy perspective.What we offerYou bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
- Partner across the IR/HR ecosystem and with Hiring Managers to understand business priorities, talent strategies, and resourcing needs, converting them into actionable recruitment plans.
- Deliver hires with speed, quality, cost efficiency, and uncompromising compliance, while advancing Shell’s DEI aspirations.
- Operating primarily within a designated Primary Market (United Kingdom (UK)), you will also flex across additional markets as business resourcing needs evolve. This may require working across time zones to ensure seamless delivery against KPIs and service expectations.
- Lead the full Experienced Hire resourcing process, ensuring seamless, high-quality, and compliant delivery.
- Conduct job briefs, assessments, and manage offer and regret processes to achieve strong Hiring Manager satisfaction.
Know your Market:
- Develop deep understanding of business and country requirements and cultural enablers within the United Kingdom (UK) market.
- Work with Sourcer to build and nurture pipelines for key skill pools, ensuring a steady flow of high-quality candidates.
- Represent Shell and our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) confidently in all interactions.
- Create a world class candidate experience that converts talent into successful hires.
- Build strong, trusted relationships with Business Leadership Teams, HR, and Talent Advisors.
- Work across skills and lines of business to achieve shared resourcing goals.
- Collaborate and work as One team with IR/HR Eco system for End-to-End delivery of resourcing, specifically with Sourcers, Marketing, Assessment Management, Hire and Onboard, HR Advice, Policy and Benefits and Pay teams.
- Actively contribute to the global community of Recruiters.
- Participate in and at times lead, local, regional, and global resourcing improvement projects.
- Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities across processes and tools.
Strictly adhere to and safeguard compliance and uphold high standards of data quality and integrity. - Champion globally standardised resourcing processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- 8+ years of end-to-end recruitment experience supporting UK and/or European markets, with strong expertise in recruitment techniques, tools, and talent strategies.
- Solid understanding of UK/EU HR policies and local employment legislation.
- Proven relationship building skills, with the ability to convert candidates and influence a range of stakeholders.
- Strong team player who fosters inclusive, supportive collaboration.
- Skilled in navigating challenging conversations and market dynamics with confidence and professionalism.
- Ability to use data and insights to monitor performance and shape strategy.
- Ability to multitask effectively across multiple roles and priorities.
- Expected digital and data savviness to analyse resourcing trends in market and self-manage KPIs.
- Resilient, agile, adaptable and able to operate in a fast-changing business and talent landscape.
- Demonstrated commitment to compliance, data quality, and housekeeping practices.
- A strong curiosity to learn and demonstrated ability to nurture a psychologically safe and inclusive environment within which teams and individuals can thrive.
In addition, employees are expected to maintain reasonable flexibility to adjust their working hours when required to engage with candidates, hiring managers, or stakeholders across time zones. Flexibility may include work outside of the standard shift.
We encourage employees to share if they have specific flexible working requirements. Flexibility will mean different things to different people, and we are interested to know what might be needed to help you succeed and be at your best. We will endeavor to accommodate those requirements with consideration both for what is required in the role and taking the lead from a local country policy perspective.What we offerYou bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
- Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
- Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
- Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
- Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
- Achieve your balance in a value-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
- Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
- Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are among the best in the world.
- Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
- Join an organization to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
- Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and
- international teams.
- Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs.
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DISCLAIMER:
Please note: We occasionally amend or withdraw Shell jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. Before applying, you are advised to read our data protection policy. This policy describes the processing that may be associated with your personal data and informs you that your personal data may be transferred to Shell/Shell Group companies around the world. The Shell Group and its approved recruitment consultants will never ask you for a fee to process or consider your application for a career with Shell. Anyone who demands such a fee is not an authorised Shell representative and you are strongly advised to refuse any such demand. Shell is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Skills Required
- 8+ years of end-to-end recruitment experience supporting UK and/or European markets
- Solid understanding of UK/EU HR policies and local employment legislation
- Proven ability to build relationships and influence hiring managers and stakeholders
- Experience delivering full-cycle experienced hire recruitment (sourcing, assessment, offer management)
- Ability to use data and insights to monitor performance and shape resourcing strategy
- Digital and data savviness to analyse resourcing trends and manage KPIs
- Strong communication skills and ability to navigate challenging conversations
- Commitment to compliance, data quality, and recruitment housekeeping practices
- Ability to multitask across multiple roles and priorities in a fast-changing environment
- Demonstrated ability to foster inclusive, psychologically safe team environments
- Willingness to work defined shift pattern (12pm-9pm) and hybrid model (three days per week in office); flexible hours to engage across time zones
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The Company
What We Do
Shell is a global energy company with around 87,000 employees in more than 70 countries. We work together to power progress through more and cleaner energy solutions. We serve more than 30 million customers at almost 46,000 retail service stations every day. Our strategy is to accelerate the transition of our business to net-zero emissions, purposefully and profitably. #PoweringProgress
