Early Careers Talent Acquisition Partner

Capital One; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Capital One in London is hiring an Early Careers Talent Acquisition Partner to attract and engage top diverse talent and to build future pipelines for Graduate and Internship programmes. The role supports the Early Careers delivery across the business with a strong focus on inclusive practices.

The position is based in London with a hybrid pattern (3 days in-office Tue-Thu and 2 days remote). You will partner with TA Leads and Hiring Managers to attract talent and run university engagement

Qualifications

• Experience leading Early Careers or Campus recruiting.
• Experience sourcing diverse talent and placing diverse candidates.
• Excellent communication skills and responsiveness to candidates and managers.
• Highly organised with ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage candidate enquiries and provide positive candidate experience.
• Build and manage pipelines for high-volume Early Careers programmes.
• Support university partnerships and campus events to attract diverse talent.
• Collaborate with TA Leads and Hiring Managers to understand requirements and diversify channels.
• Represent Capital One at careers fairs and insight days.
• Assist onboarding plans and keep in touch with new joiners.

Skills

Early Careers recruiting

High volume pipelines

Communication skills

Organised

Job description

White Collar Factory (95009), United Kingdom, London, London Early Careers Talent Acquisition Partner Job Title: Early Careers Talent Acquisition Partner Location: London - Hybrid Working Pattern: 3 days in-office (Tuesday-Thursday) and 2 days remote.

Our Mission

We’re on a mission to be a force for good in lending. Throughout our almost 30-year history, we’ve consistently been recognised as a great place to work; in 2026, Capital One was officially ranked 9th in the UK’s Best Workplaces™ list. Hear from our team about what it’s like working at Capital One UK.

About the role

We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Partner to join our internal recruitment team and support our Early Careers program. This role will support in attracting and engaging top, diverse talent to our business, and helping to build our future talent pipelines and play a key role in the delivery of our Early Careers programmes across the business. This role will support in attracting and engaging top, diverse talent to our business, and helping to build our future talent pipelines and play a key role in the delivery of our Early Careers programmes across the business.

What you'll do

• Manage candidate enquiries, reasonable adjustment requests and working with internal teams to provide a positive candidate experience.
• Manage pipelines for high volume early careers programmes focusing on providing additional support to candidates including coaching calls, interview preparation and facilitating in-person interviews.
• Support the wider Early Careers team in building a powerful attraction message for both our Graduate and Internship campaigns.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition Leads and Hiring Managers to understand their requirements and underrepresented talent areas then use this insight to identify new channels and innovative methods to attract diverse talent to Capital One.
• Represent Capital One at University Careers Fairs and other attraction events; support in the set up and running of bespoke insight days.
• Build positive relationships with potential candidates and have great conversations about our culture and the roles you’re hiring for.
• Support the Learning & Development team with building an engaging and inclusive onboarding plan for new joinersand deliver keep in touch events and activies for incoming hires.
• Stay current with competitor trends and market research along with the wider business imperatives and goals to give you a deeper understanding of the market and how this relates to our hiring needs.
• Support Talent Acquisition Partners across key roles and business areas and proactively source diverse talent for experienced hire roles.

The skills and experience you'll need

• You have led on Early Careers or Campus recruiting before and have managed high volume pipelines in a fast paced and (preferably) regulated environment/industry or financial services/tech.
• You have previous experience in successfully sourcing talent, particularly those from underrepresented groups and can demonstrate success in being able to place diverse candidates successfully.
• You’re highly organised and can manage multiple priorities/hiring needs.
• It would be great if you’ve previously handled high volume pipelines or had experience in hiring early careers programmes as well.
• You’ve got great communication skills and are highly responsive to candidates and hiring managers so that we deliver an excellent recruitment experience.
• You’re comfortable building trusted relationships and networks internally and externally, partnering with the business and internal employee resource groups to drive referrals and attending external events to promote Capital One and attract diverse talent.
• Lastly, we want you to bring yourself to work!

Capital One is a diverse environment, full of amazing talent – we want you to feel comfortable and empowered as part of the team We are committed to creating a level playing field and seek to create teams that are representative of our customers and the communities we serve. We’d love to hear from you if you identify with a typically under‑represented group in our industry and are particularly keen to hear from women and ethnic minority candidates.

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position based in our London (Shoreditch/Old Street) office. We embrace a hybrid approach to work. You'll spend three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday), with Monday and Friday being dedicated work-from-home days. Our offices are designed to inspire and support you. At our Nottingham head office, you'll find an on‑site gym, restaurant and dedicated Learning Loft. Our London office boasts a rooftop running track and coffee bar.

What’s in it for you

We invest in the growth of our people alongside our business. You will have extensive opportunities to learn and develop your career, including access to up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications. In addition to career development, our comprehensive benefits package is designed to grow with you, ensuring your wellbeing is prioritised at every stage of your career:

• Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes
• Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure. Need more? You have the option to buy 5 additional days.
• Access premium care through our private medical insurance.
• Family Support: We champion your milestones with enhanced parental leave.

What you should know about how we recruit

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. We empower our associates to do great work by creating an inclusive culture—one that values diverse perspectives, fostering collaboration and encouraging innovative ideas—and a place where associates of all backgrounds can thrive by bringing their most authentic selves to work. We call this our Culture of Belonging, and it rests at the heart of our business. Our associate‑led Business Resource Groups were created to help support our diverse population and include over 10 groups across our offices. Because each Business Resource Group is as unique as the population it serves, they offer a range of activities, networking opportunities, special events and learning programmes to associates.

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