Recruitment Partner

Robert Walters is the world’s most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe, we deliver recruitment, recruitment process outsourcing and advisory services for businesses of all shapes and sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions, and backgrounds. We help organizations find the skills and solutions to reach their goals and assist talented professionals to power their unique potential. We offer our people incredible career opportunities as well as an inclusive culture and flexible working.

About the Role:

Responsible for the end-to-end delivery of early talent recruitment programs, from attraction and engagement through to onboarding.

We are seeking a passionate and driven Early Careers Recruiter to support our efforts to hire strong Junior talent in the Americas. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment and is committed to identifying and engaging top early talent.

You will play a key role in executing recruitment campaigns, managing candidate pipelines, and delivering exceptional candidate experience.


What you will be doing:

Recruitment & Talent Pipeline Development

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for early careers programs, including attraction, screening, assessment, and offer management.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of diverse junior talent across business units to meet current and future hiring needs.

Stakeholder Engagement & Advisory

• Build trusted relationships with hiring managers, senior leaders and other stakeholders to understand hiring needs and ensure alignment with recruitment efforts.
• Provide market insights and recruitment best practices to influence hiring decisions.
• Collaborate with hiring managers and business stakeholders to understand talent requirements and align recruitment efforts accordingly.
• Partner with Head of Early Careers, Recruitment manager, recruiters and coordinators to ensure a seamless campaign execution.

Campus Engagement & Employer Branding

• Represents the company brand at campus fairs, events and virtual sessions, ensuring consistent messaging and a compelling value proposition for early talent.
• Support the execution of outreach campaigns and digital engagement strategies to enhance employer brand visibility.
• Build strong relationships with relevant organizations including target schools (where applicable) to develop a strong talent pipeline
• Support initiatives to attract and engage diverse talent pools and ensure inclusive recruitment practices.
• Stay informed on campus recruitment trends, competitor activity, and student preferences to inform outreach strategies.

Recruitment & Selection

• Coordinate and execute all stages of the recruitment process, including application screening, interview scheduling, assessment centers, and offer management.
• Collaborate with hiring managers and business stakeholders to ensure alignment on candidate profiles and selection criteria.
• Ensure a fair, inclusive, and consistent assessment process that reflects best practices in early careers hiring.

Candidate Experience & Onboarding

• Deliver a high-touch candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle, ensuring timely communication and feedback.
• Implement structured post-offer engagement strategies to maintain candidate commitment through to onboarding and reduce reneges.
• Coordinate with HR and onboarding teams to ensure a smooth transition from offer acceptance to start date.
• Manage candidate relationships and ensure a positive and inclusive experience throughout the recruitment journey.
• Serve as a point of contact for incoming candidates, addressing queries and ensure all onboarding documentation and compliance requirements are completed accurately and on time.

Governance, Compliance & Reporting

• Maintain accurate records in the applicant tracking system (ATS) and ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
• Track & report on recruitment metrics such as time to hire, diversity and conversion rates
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process enhancements and sharing candidate feedback.
• Manage invoices, expenses, and vendor coordination as needed.

Team Coordination & Continuous Improvement

• Lead coordination efforts across onsite and offshore teams to meet recruitment milestones.
• Set daily targets, monitor KPIs, and proactively address risks or delays.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and candidate experience.
• Track and report on recruitment metrics, event ROI, and candidate pipeline health to support continuous improvement.

Who you are:

Essential:

• 3 to 5 years of experience in early careers recruitment within investment banking or financial services.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously.
• Proven experience managing high-volume recruitment campaigns for intern or graduate programs.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Passion for early careers development and delivering exceptional candidate experience.
• Proficiency in Excel, data analysis, and recruitment technologies
• Deep understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion in recruitment.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed, and regulated environment.

Desirable:

• Experience recruiting across the Americas
• Familiarity with global university engagement strategies and early careers market trends.
• Understanding of diversity and inclusion principles in recruitment.

Benefits:

• A unique opportunity to lead projects such as Employer Branding, Talent Pipelining, Recruitment Innovation, and Candidate Experience.
• A proven track record of high performance and the ability to consistently deliver excellent results is essential. In return for your dedication, you’ll receive a competitive top-tier salary along with a comprehensive benefits package.
• 401k.
• Private health insurance.
• An exceptional training and development program.
• Volunteer time off.
• The chance to participate in or qualify for our annual Global Incentive Weekend.
• Employee wellness supported through various programs.
• Numerous opportunities to advance your career, both within your country and internationally. That’s one of the advantages of working for a large global organization—one that leads the way in recruitment innovation and specializes in RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) and MSP (Managed Service Provider).

As a Disability Confident Employer, Robert Walters is committed to offering a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process to all candidates. If you require any accommodations or adjustments as a result of a disability, impairment or health condition, please do not hesitate to let me know.

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