People & Culture Graduate program

Castrol is one of the world’s leading lubricant brands, serving customers and consumers in the automotive, marine, industrial and energy sectors. Castrol brands are recognised globally for their premium quality and high performance, shaped by the company’s commitment to innovation and cutting-edge technology. With products sold in more than 150 countries, Castrol has helped keep things moving on roads and racetracks, air, sea, and space for over 125 years.

Whether you're just starting out or ready for your next big move, you're in the right place to explore an exciting career with Castrol.

Job description

About Castrol

Castrol is one of the world's leading lubricant brands, serving customers and consumers across the automotive, marine, industrial and energy sectors. Recognised globally for premium quality and high performance, Castrol has helped keep things moving on roads and racetracks, in the air, at sea and in space for more than 125 years.
With products sold in more than 150 countries, we combine a proud heritage with a continued commitment to innovation and cutting-edge technology.

About the Graduate Programme

At Castrol, our people are central to how we grow our business, serve our customers and build for the future. Our People & Culture team partners with the business to attract, develop, engage and retain the talent we need to succeed.
As a People & Culture Graduate, you will join a three-year development programme designed to build strong P&C foundations and prepare you for a long-term career in the function. Through a series of cross-functional rotations, you may gain experience across P&C Partnering, Centres of Expertise such as Talent and Reward, and Operations & Advisory.
Each assignment will give you the opportunity to contribute to real business and people priorities, build practical P&C capability and understand how different parts of the function work together to support the business.

What You Will Experience

A structured three-year development journey through cross-functional P&C rotations.
Experience across areas such as P&C Partnering, Talent, Reward, Operations & Advisory, and other P&C disciplines.
Opportunities to build broad P&C capability and deeper expertise through meaningful assignments.
Exposure to business priorities and insight into how P&C contributes to organisational performance.
Ownership of real work, supported by experienced P&C colleagues, line managers and programme leadership.
Potential international exposure where relevant to your development and business needs.
Continuous learning through experience, feedback, challenge and formal development opportunities.

What You May Work On

Your assignments will reflect programme priorities, your development needs and business requirements. They may include opportunities to:
Partner with the business on organisation, workforce and people priorities.
Use people data and insight to understand challenges and develop practical recommendations.
Contribute to talent, capability, performance, reward, culture or employee experience initiatives.
Support organisational change and transformation activities.
Help translate people priorities into clear and deliverable actions.
Explore how P&C solutions need to adapt across different markets and business contexts.

What We Are Looking For

Essential

- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Organisational Behaviour or another relevant discipline.

- A strong academic track record from a recognised university.

- 1-2 years relevant working experience following graduation

- A genuine interest in building a long-term career in People & Culture.

- Strong intellectual curiosity, learning agility and critical thinking, with the ability to explore issues beyond the surface.

- Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn data and information into meaningful insight and practical recommendations.

- Commercial curiosity and an interest in how people, organisation and culture contribute to business performance.

- Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to engage stakeholders professionally.

- The ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively across different cultures, perspectives and working styles.

- Adaptability, initiative, maturity and resilience, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and change.

- Willingness and flexibility to relocate for selected assignments where required.

- Strong English communication skills and the confidence to work in a multicultural business environment.

Desirable

- Relevant internships, placements, projects or early-career experience in P&C, consulting, business or a related field.

- Experience studying, living or working in a multicultural environment.

- Evidence of leadership, initiative or meaningful contribution through university, community or professional activities.

Mobility and International Exposure

- Mobility is an important element of the programme. You should be open to relocating for selected assignments where this supports your development and aligns with business needs.

- Depending on assignment availability, programme priorities and applicable mobility requirements, opportunities may include experience in another market, such as other countries in AsPac. Specific locations are not guaranteed and will be determined through individual development and rotation planning.

Your Future at Castrol

Your three-year journey is designed to build broad P&C capability, commercial understanding and the confidence to operate across different parts of the function. By the end of the programme, our ambition is for you to have developed strong P&C foundations, meaningful cross-functional experience and the potential to take on a substantive P&C role within Castrol.

Privacy

The Castrol entity recruiting for this role is the data controller for the personal information you provide. We use it to assess your application and to manage the recruitment and onboarding process. We may share it with service providers who support our recruitment, and it may be transferred to other Castrol entities internationally under appropriate safeguards. We keep it only for as long as necessary. For details of how we use your information and your data protection rights, contact  privacy.response@castrol.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to Castrol recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.).

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.