Talent Operations Executive

Join our Talent Operations team as a Talent Operations Executive and play a key role in delivering exceptional talent engagement, influencer partnerships and operational excellence across high-profile campaigns and brand initiatives. About the Role As a Talent Operations Executive, you will support the planning, coordination and delivery of talent and influencer activity across multiple campaigns, events and brand partnerships. Working closely with internal stakeholders and external talent representatives, you will help drive engagement, ensure seamless project delivery and provide valuable industry insights that support wider business objectives. This is a fast-paced and collaborative role that combines relationship management, project coordination, reporting and market awareness. Key responsibilities: Support the planning and execution of talent and influencer campaigns, activations and partnerships across multiple channels. Manage talent requirements for campaigns, events, photoshoots and gifting projects, ensuring all activity is delivered efficiently and to a high standard. Maintain talent databases, trackers, reports and project documentation, ensuring information is accurate, up to date and actionable. Monitor industry trends, social media activity and the wider talent landscape to provide recommendations, insights and benchmarking opportunities. Build and maintain strong relationships with talent, agencies, brand partners and internal stakeholders to support successful campaign delivery. This role requires flexibility across weekend, early morning & evening photoshoots, as required by the business. Depending on your role, you may be fully on-site or have a mix of on-site and home working – this is what we refer to as ‘Hybrid’. Our hybrid working policy allows colleagues to work from home for part of the week, with a minimum of three days on-site, depending on business needs. Please see our Hybrid@Harrods policy on our Career Site for more information or speak to a member of our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions regarding the requirements for this role. About You You will be a highly organised and proactive professional who thrives in a fast-moving environment and enjoys balancing multiple priorities. You will be confident working with a variety of stakeholders and have a genuine passion for talent, influencer marketing and brand engagement. With strong communication and analytical skills, you will be able to turn insights into action while ensuring projects run smoothly from concept through to reporting. You will bring a collaborative approach, excellent attention to detail and the flexibility to adapt to changing business needs. To be successful, you will have: A minimum of three years' experience within talent, influencer marketing, PR, communications or a related field. Strong knowledge of influencer marketing, social media platforms and the evolving digital talent landscape. Excellent planning, coordination and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously. About Us Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought-after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences. Our Promise to You Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you. As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business. Uniquely You Whilst our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in the potential for growth and value individual strengths. If you can demonstrate the majority of skills and strong experience to thrive in this role, we would encourage you to apply. At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional. If you want to know more about life at Harrods, search #TogetherHarrods on LinkedIn, or follow us on Instagram @togetherharrods. Additional Information: Time Type: Permanent Department: Corporate Communications (Francesco Girone)