From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of great character, and in 250 years, nothing’s changed. We’re the world’s leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons. And our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It’s why we trust them with our legacy. And it’s why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.
We’re looking for graduates who are both focused and far-sighted; those who can do a brilliant job right now without ever losing sight of the horizon. You’ll be an authentic, energetic, team-spirited person who follows your instincts, takes educated risks, and looks to champion, influence and inspire at every turn.
We are looking for graduates in Finance, Marketing and HR.
Finance Graduate Programme
Finance depends on quality information. Having it at the right time, using in the right way, and harnessing it to help our business to grow and evolve
This is finance at its fully immersive. From preparing accounts to statutory and regulatory reporting, planning, budgeting, and forecasting to risk management, you’ll learn everything you need to know to really fly.
And you’ll also learn how to see the story behind the figures. What they say about our current performance and what might be over the horizon.
You’ll be involved in things like planning where and when to market our brands, and whether to launch new products and campaigns. Your astute analysis and appreciation for risk verses rewards will guide others’ thinking and drive our sales.
Everything here points to a real job with key responsibilities so you’re contributing from day one. And there’ll be a great support structure in place to help ensure you go far. But you’ll have control over your career as you build relationships, seek out opportunities and chase your ambitions.
Marketing Graduate Programme
Kick off your marketing career as a torchbearer for some of the world’s most iconic brands.
Imagine how exciting it would be to be responsible for marketing some of the world’s most iconic and best-selling brands. On this programme you’ll be involved in creating exciting and powerful stories to make our existing brands even stronger, and perhaps even launching new ones. Developing creative platforms that will be activated all over the world, you’ll be able to demonstrate your passion to bring our brands to life.
Brilliant marketers in Diageo understand how to sell our brands, by adding value to our customers and delivering amazing experiences to our consumers so our graduates also have an opportunity to spend a year in Sales. During your three years, you will work on iconic and innovative brands, and be inspired to excel in three exciting areas that help you to build the foundations of your Commercial & Marketing capability before specializing in an area such as Digital Marketing or Brand Management.
HR Graduate Programme
Our 1000+ talented people are our biggest asset and the heart of Organisation. Their development, growth and future will be in your capable hands. Celebrating life every day, everywhere is Diageo’s mission, and in HR, it’s our role to create the working environment that allows us to succeed in this challenge. We’re here to champion an inclusive culture and develop an inspiring and meaningful employer brand. Both need to be rooted in our purpose, our relationships with each other, and our determination to win.
You’ll be joining a team of talent builders who find high-caliber people and help them excel. You’ll develop talented employees in every corner of the business, and equip them with the right personal, professional, and functional skills to anticipate – and respond to – the challenges that the future will throw at us. Acting as a performance partner to the business is a job, you’ll become familiar with. HR plays an important role in the professional lives of all Diageo employees. And because this is an extraordinary company, we go to extraordinary lengths to ensure potential is realized.
Ultimately, during your programme, you’ll use your skills to keep our employees inspired, engaged and full of energy to fulfil their roles. This will involve building relationships with key stakeholders who deliver business-critical change. Collectively, this experience – alongside formal training and mentoring – will hone your leadership skills and give you the opportunity to realize your potential in a specialist area within HR.
The key behaviors we want you to have:
- We’re looking for graduates who not only have the capability to succeed in our organization today but also have the potential to be our leaders of tomorrow. Full of energy, enthusiasm and optimism in everything you do. Following your instincts and standing up for what you feel is right.\
- You’ll have the opportunity to work collaboratively while showing your confidence and conviction to challenge people, in pursuit of finding the best and most innovative solutions for Diageo. Your drive and agility will be applied to overcome challenges and to develop yourself as you progress through the programme.
- You’re able to build strong relationships in order to learn and grow together, as well as to influence and inspire others to always do better. Many of these relationships will be core to your success now and in the future as you progress through the organization.
In addition to the behaviors above you’ll need:
- Obtained a minimum bachelor’s degree in any business-related field (Business, Finance, Marketing or Human Resources)
- Should have graduated within the last 2 years.
- Fluency in English
- Excellent numerical & analytical ability
- Demonstrates a high level of curiosity
Diversity statement
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.
We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.
Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.
