The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist for Disney Cruise Line to enhance the recruitment experience for candidates. This role involves supporting the recruitment process, collaborating with multiple recruiters, and ensuring timely candidate progression while maintaining data integrity in HR systems.
Responsibilities
- Enhance the ship/island candidate experience and address recruitment process gaps to achieve operational excellence
- Specialized Line of Business support to include resume review, offer support and interview support
- Collaborate with multiple Recruiters to support the full life cycle professional recruitment process
- Perform resume screening for a variety of operational ship/island roles from front-line shipboard Crew to Officer/Island Leader roles; assist with candidate pre-screening in the Applicant Tracking System
- Monitor open requisitions using reporting systems and audits to promptly assign candidates
- Monitor and manage global candidate pools to ensure timely candidate progression
- Ensure positions are assigned and hired within the agreed upon timeframe by targeting hiring deadlines
- Proactively communicating with Recruiter and Labor Manager when embarks may be delayed
- Develop relationships and collaborate with critical business partners to support the job offer process
- Handle the timely and accurate processing of complex hires and system transactions in the Applicant Tracking System, HR System of Record, Document Tracking System, and other Disney Cruise Line-specific systems as needed
- Leverage various systems to proactively maintain data integrity
- Complete technical actions in our applicant tracking system
- Assist Recruiters with operational and recruitment projects
- Support DCL professional recruitment if needed
- Assist with special projects as needed
Skills
- Minimum 1 year of experience in Human Resources/Talent Acquisition or related support team experience
- Ability to think creatively and take initiative to resolve issues for quality candidate and hiring leader experiences
- Technical understanding of HR systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential to ensure accuracy throughout the recruitment process
- Diplomacy, strong business acumen, integrity and ability to handle confidential information
- Proficiency with reporting and analytical tools like Excel, Access, SharePoint, etc
- Competency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and SharePoint
- Aptitude to quickly learn
- Organized with strong attention to detail, accuracy, follow-through
- Ability to be flexible, proactive, highly organized, and able to easily shift priorities
- Ability to take initiative; be resourceful in finding information and asking questions
- Able to work independently, with limited or no supervision at times
- Ability to build positive and productive relationships
- Ability to interact with multiple levels of leadership in a professional manner
- Ability to multi-task effectively in a fast-changing environment
- Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making skills
- Experience with ATS and HRIS
- Proven experience working in and international environment with international partnerships
Benefits
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered
Company Overview
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows. It was founded in 1923, and is headquartered in Burbank, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://thewaltdisneycompany.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
The Walt Disney Company has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 7 in 2026, 82 in 2025, 62 in 2024, 95 in 2023, 130 in 2022, 30 in 2021, 40 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.