Talent Acquisition Operations Apprentice

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It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world’s leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.

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Talent Acquisition, Operations Apprentice

The Talent Acquisition team at UMG UK is responsible for attracting, engaging and hiring the talent that will shape the future of our business and the wider music industry. Working across labels, commercial teams and corporate functions, the team delivers a modern, inclusive and business-aligned hiring approach that balances strategic partnership with operational excellence.

As part of the People, Inclusion & Culture function, Talent Acquisition plays an important role in building the capability UMG UK needs to thrive. This includes delivering exceptional candidate and hiring manager experiences, strengthening workforce planning, embedding inclusive hiring practices and creating meaningful entry routes into the business through Early Careers programmes.

The Talent Acquisition, Operations Apprentice is an important part of this model. The role supports the smooth day-to-day running of recruitment activity while providing an accessible and developmental entry route into the music industry and the Talent Acquisition profession.

The Role

The Talent Acquisition, Operations Apprentice provides essential operational and administrative support across the Talent Acquisition function, helping to ensure recruitment activity runs smoothly, accurately and professionally.

Reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition, you will support key areas of Talent Acquisition delivery, including interview scheduling and coordination, candidate communications, ATS data integrity, offer administration, reporting and dashboards, and recruitment marketing activity.

The role offers a blend of operational coordination and data-focused responsibility. Alongside supporting day-to-day recruitment activity, you will develop an understanding of how recruitment systems, data, reporting and dashboards are maintained and used to support the Talent Acquisition team and wider business.

This is a developmental opportunity designed to provide hands‑on experience across Talent Acquisition Operations while building your skills, confidence and understanding of how a modern in-house recruitment function works.

You will play an important part in creating a seamless candidate journey and maintaining high standards of organisation, communication and process support across the team.

We are looking for someone who is highly organised, proactive and eager to learn, with a genuine interest in people, recruitment and the music industry. You will bring strong attention to detail, a positive approach and a willingness to get involved in a range of…