Specialist, Talent Acquisition (Retail - West Coast))

Pandora; California; On-site; USD 93,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Retirement savings

Learning and development opportunities

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Pandora, the world’s leading jewellery brand, is seeking a Specialist, Talent Acquisition (Retail) to lead full-cycle recruitment for assigned stores and leadership roles on the West Coast. You will partner with Retail Leadership, HR, and COEs to ensure strong hiring outcomes, onboarding experiences, and development initiatives.

Role requires 6+ years in-house TA with high-volume retail focus, travel 25–30%, and a proven ability to analyze data to improve recruiting.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of in-house Talent Acquisition experience with emphasis on high-volume retail hiring.
• Demonstrated experience hiring Store Managers and retail leadership roles.
• Experience in a global retail organization preferred.
• Ability to analyze recruiting data and translate insights into actionable business recommendations.
• Strong capability managing high-volume requisition loads (20–30 concurrent roles).

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for assigned roles with high-quality, timely hiring outcomes.
• Build strong partnerships with field leadership to anticipate talent needs and develop proactive recruiting strategies.
• Manage high-volume, seasonal, and priority hiring needs with speed and candidate experience in mind.
• Own onboarding execution with alignment to global standards and local needs.
• Collaborate with HR and COEs on onboarding effectiveness and learning adoption.
• Maintain an active market presence through store visits, recruiting events, and market walks with 25–30% travel.

Skills

High-volume retail hiring

Stakeholder influence

Talent pipeline development

Candidate experience focus

Onboarding and development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or related field

HR certifications (PHR, SHRM CP) a plus

Equivalent experience considered

Job description

As the largest jewellery brand in the world, we a give a voice to millions of people’s loves every day. Our beautiful products empower people all around the world to express themselves. We are proud to be part of their stories and the most important moments in their lives.

Where original thinking is welcomed, and can turn into positive impact in a heartbeat, we can dream big, dare to act, and deliver with care and passion. At Pandora where you can each craft far more than just an incredible career.

About The Team

Our world‑class Talent Acquisition organization is made up of thinkers, makers, and doers who ensure hiring the right talent remains at the heart of our business. The team partners closely with Retail Leadership, HR, and Centers of Excellence to deliver high‑quality hiring outcomes that support business performance across Owned & Operated stores, Shop‑in‑Shops, and retail corporate‑facing roles.

About The Role

The Specialist, Talent Acquisition is a role designed for experienced Talent Acquisition professionals seeking broader scope, deeper business impact, and continued career progression. The role maintains a strong core focus on talent acquisition, while expanding into the execution of onboarding and development initiatives within assigned territories.

This position partners closely with Retail Leadership, HR Business Partners, Learning partners, and the Talent COE to ensure strong hiring outcomes, effective onboarding experiences, and alignment to learning and development programs. The role strengthens business readiness and workforce stability while maintaining clear accountability for talent management and succession ownership with HR Business Partners.

This role is based in the West Coast.

Your Role As Specialist, Talent Acquisition (Retail)

• Lead the full cycle recruitment process for assigned roles, partnering with business leaders to deliver high quality, timely hiring outcomes.
• Develop a deep understanding of assigned markets and build strong partnerships with field leadership to anticipate talent needs, identify hiring risks, and develop proactive recruiting strategies.
• Manage high volume, seasonal, and priority hiring needs, ensuring speed, quality, and a strong candidate experience.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill markets through market mapping, direct sourcing, networking, hiring events, field recruiting, and ongoing relationship building.
• Monitor recruiting performance and talent trends, including time-to-fill, internal mobility, pipeline health, candidate conversion, and other key metrics, translating insights into recommendations for the business.
• Drive consistent, unbiased assessment and selection practices aligned to company standards.
• Partner with Compensation and HR to support offer processes and ensure competitiveness and equity.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with company policies and applicable employment laws.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, tools, and candidate experience and support implementation of enhancements
• Own new hire onboarding execution, ensuring a consistent and effective experience aligned to global onboarding standards and local needs.
• Act as a connector between Talent Acquisition, onboarding, and development efforts to ensure alignment and follow through in the field.
• Provide insights and feedback to HR and COEs on onboarding effectiveness, early tenure trends, and learning adoption.
• Maintain an active presence in assigned markets through store visits, recruiting events, market walks, and in-person partnership with field leadership, with approximately 25–30% travel expected.

Craft Your Career With Us If You Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 6+ years of in house Talent Acquisition experience, with a strong emphasis on high volume retail hiring.
• Demonstrated experience hiring Store Managers, Assistant Store Managers, and retail leadership roles.
• Experience working within a global retail organization preferred
• Proven ability to analyze recruiting data and translate insights into actionable business recommendations.
• Strong capability managing high volume requisition loads (20–30 concurrent roles) while meeting time to fill expectations.
• Expertise across diverse sourcing strategies, negotiation, and offer management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Highly organized, with strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize in a fast paced environment.
• Deep commitment to delivering an exceptional candidate experience.
• Solid understanding of local and national employment laws and compliance requirements.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, and fast paced environments
• Strong sense of accountability and confidentiality
• HR certifications (PHR, SHRM CP) a plus.

Our Benefits & Perks

At Pandora, we dare to invest in our people, care for their well‑being, support their growth, and empower them to thrive both personally and professionally.

Our comprehensive rewards package includes competitive pay, health and wellness benefits, retirement savings, learning and development opportunities, employee discounts, and paid time off.

Visit our Crafted With Care Site to explore the full range of benefits available to our employees.

Los Angeles Salary: $93,000 - $116,000 commensurate with experience

About Pandora

Pandora is the world's largest jewellery brand, specialising in the design, crafting and marketing of accessible luxury jewellery made from high-quality materials. Each piece is created to inspire self-expression, allowing people to share their stories and passions through meaningful jewellery. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 7,000 points of sale, including more than 2,800 concept stores.

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs around 39,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery with 100% recycled silver and gold. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and has set out to halve greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2030. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated revenue of DKK 32.5 billion (EUR 4.4 billion) in 2025.

Pandora’s recruitment procedures are designed to be transparent and clear for all candidates. This helps us ensure that applicants are provided with a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their competencies and skills by removing blocking factors, possible biases, and risks of discrimination. We encourage everyone applying to our vacancies to refrain from adding identity-related elements such as a photo, marital status, and age.

About Pandora NAM

The Pandora North America team in the USA and Canada consists of approximately 13,000 employees, including 180 team members in our New York & Baltimore office, 140 employees in our AME Operations facility in Glen Burnie, Maryland, 160 field-based leaders and more than 11,000 colleagues across our owned and operated stores.

Today, the USA is Pandora’s single largest market. The Pandora North American region encompasses approximately 1,590 points of sale, including around 700 concept stores, with more than 600 owned and operated by Pandora, reflecting our continued growth and strong presence across the market.