ANZ Retail Talent Acquisition Specialist

Wsa; Australia; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

WSA is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead end-to-end recruitment across ANZ store network, driving sourcing, EVP activation and early-career initiatives. You will partner with retail leaders and HR stakeholders to adopt a proactive, data-informed approach to attracting talent in Australia and New Zealand.

You will build sustainable pipelines for high-volume hires, localize EVP for ANZ, and measure impact through candidate reach and quality.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of recruitment or Talent Acquisition experience in Australia or New Zealand, gained in-house or at a recruitment agency.
• Strong understanding of the ANZ talent market, recruitment channels and local employment practices.
• Hands-on experience in employer branding, EVP activation, university and vocational school engagement, and campus or early-career recruitment.
• Experience recruiting for multi-site retail or customer-facing networks, with the ability to manage multiple roles and projects in parallel without losing quality or speed.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, comfortable acting as a trusted TA advisor and influencing hiring managers using data and market knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment across the ANZ retail network covering store staff, Hearing Care Professionals, and Store / Area Manager positions from intake and job description through sourcing, screening, interviews, evaluation and offer.
• Build and optimize sourcing strategies across job boards, direct sourcing, referrals, agencies and social media; track channel effectiveness and cost, and use recruitment data to improve hiring quality and speed.
• Develop sustainable talent pipelines for high-volume and hard-to-fill retail positions, reducing vacancy time and strengthening long-term hiring capability.
• Localize and activate WSA's Employer Value Proposition (EVP) for ANZ through employer branding initiatives including social media campaigns, careers content, in-store open days and hiring events, and measure their impact on applicant reach and quality.
• Build partnerships with universities and vocational schools and lead early-career initiatives including campus recruitment, career fairs, internships and the ANZ new graduate recruitment cycle.
• Partner with Retail / Area Managers, HRBPs, ANZ country leadership and the APAC TA team, providing consultative recruitment advice grounded in market insights and hiring data.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruitment

Employer branding

EVP activation

University engagement

Campus recruitment

Retail / multi-site hiring

Job description

WSA is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead end-to-end recruitment across ANZ store network, driving sourcing, EVP activation and early-career initiatives. You will partner with retail leaders and HR stakeholders to adopt a proactive, data-informed approach to attracting talent in Australia and New Zealand.

You will build sustainable pipelines for high-volume hires, localize EVP for ANZ, and measure impact through candidate reach and quality.