Junior HR Operations Specialist

Support the effective delivery of Recruitment Operations processes by ensuring high-quality administrative and operational support.

The role focuses on maintaining data accuracy, supporting stakeholders, and enabling a smooth and efficient recruitment experience while ensuring compliance with internal standards, procedures, and service levels.

This is a fixed-term role for approximately 6 months.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Deliver day-to-day Recruitment Operations support in line with agreed procedures, SLAs, KPIs, and customer expectations
• Proactively collaborate with stakeholders (recruiters, hiring managers, candidates) to ensure a smooth recruitment process and positive candidate experience
• Manage and maintain accurate records within recruitment and HR systems, ensuring data integrity at all times
• Support coordination and execution of key recruitment activities across the end-to-end process
• Handle candidate and stakeholder queries, ensuring timely and accurate responses and resolution
• Process and store sensitive candidate data in line with company policies and data protection standards
• Maintain and update process documentation, reports, and trackers as required
• Apply and promote best practices in Recruitment Operations processes
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and proactively suggest enhancements within own area of responsibility

About you

• Good command of English (written and spoken)
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with data accurately
• Good organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks
• Customer-focused mindset with a proactive and solution-oriented approach
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and across different functions
• Ability to follow processes, procedures, and guidelines with a high level of accuracy
• Experience in HR, recruitment coordination, administration, or shared services environment (preferred)
• Familiarity with ATS or HR systems (nice to have)
• Willingness to learn, develop, and continuously improve

About us

We're a global law firm helping our clients achieve their goals wherever they do business. Our pursuit of innovation has transformed our delivery of legal services. With offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we deliver exceptional outcomes on cross-border projects, critical transactions and high-stakes disputes.

For our people, that means a world of opportunity. You'll shape the future, have the freedom to seize opportunities, and discover your own path. Together, we unlock our potential and redefine what we can achieve.

At DLA Piper, diversity, equity, and inclusion is about creating a sense of belonging. We strive towards a workplace and culture where everyone feels that they belong, that their voice counts and that they can prosper in their career. For us, diversity is about the unique blend of talents, skills, experiences, and perspectives that make each of us an individual. We are committed to being accessible and accommodating any reasonable adjustments needed throughout the recruitment process to ensure an inclusive experience for all. If you need any support or adjustments, please let us know.

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That's why we are open to agile working.

Where local legislation permits, we will conduct relevant pre-engagement screening checks prior to your first day.