Senior Recruiter - Early Careers

Cummins Inc; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. in Columbus, IN is seeking a Senior Recruiter for Early Careers to manage full-cycle recruiting for student and early career talent. The role partners with Talent Scouts, hiring managers, and stakeholders to align talent strategies with business needs.

Responsibilities include coordinating candidate assessments, building talent pipelines, and delivering a high-touch candidate experience while ensuring recruiting data accuracy and governance.

Qualifications

• Requires college/university degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience managing full-cycle recruiting for student/early career roles.
• Strong communication, consulting, and interpersonal skills across multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for student and early career roles from application to onboarding.
• Coordinate candidate assessments, decisions, and hiring outcomes.
• Build early talent pipelines through campus programs and referrals.
• Provide high-touch referral and candidate engagement to strengthen employer brand.

Skills

Candidate assessment

Talent sourcing

Relationship-building

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor-level HR/Business degree

Job description

Senior Recruiter - Early Careers supports full-cycle recruiting for student and early career talent at Cummins Inc. in Columbus, IN.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for student and early career roles, managing candidate experience from application through onboarding.
• Partner with Talent Scouts, hiring managers, and other stakeholders to align talent strategies to business workforce needs.
• Coordinate timely candidate assessments, selection decisions, and hiring outcomes while following established recruiting standards.
• Build and strengthen early talent pipelines through campus programs, conferences, referrals, and other strategic sourcing channels.
• Provide a high-touch referral and candidate engagement experience to improve employer brand perception and talent attraction.
• Maintain accurate recruiting data, including reporting and applicant tracking, to support informed decision-making and operational effectiveness.
• Support recruiting compliance, governance, and audit needs through timely dispositioning, process adherence, and recruiting documentation management.
• Contribute to strategic recruiting initiatives and Early Careers programs that improve talent acquisition outcomes and support long‑term workforce planning.
• Manage assigned full-cycle recruiting for student requisitions, including post‑offer candidate activity.
• Partner with Functional Talent Scouts to provide guidance on student role requirements, eligibility, and recruiting processes.
• Review candidate and requisition alignment and raise concerns when requirements are not met to help resolve alignment issues between Talent Scouts and hiring managers.
• Manage students engaged through Campus, Conference, Site Teams, and other direct applicant sources to ensure timely progression and follow‑up.
• Deliver a high‑touch employee referral experience by engaging referred candidates, managing communications and follow‑up, and ensuring timely progression through the recruiting process.
• Keep the recruiting orderboard updated in real time with accurate candidate, requisition, and hiring activity information.
• Support functional pipeline requisitions and ensure timely and accurate applicant dispositioning to support requisition compliance and audit requirements, including the 90‑day posting requirement.
• Support the Early Careers conversion process by partnering with the Conversion Coordinator to drive candidate mapping and alignment as student roles become available.
• Support special projects and other strategic recruiting initiatives based on business needs.
• Ensure recruiting activities are completed accurately in accordance with established Talent Acquisition processes, compliance requirements, and governance standards.
• Responsibilities may evolve based on business needs and Early Careers priorities.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple recruiting priorities while balancing stakeholder needs, maintaining urgency, and delivering high‑quality hiring outcomes.
• Strong candidate assessment, talent sourcing, and relationship‑building skills, including the ability to engage diverse talent pools and influence hiring decisions.
• Effective communication, consulting, and interpersonal skills to collaborate across hiring managers, candidates, Human Resources, and business partners.
• Proficiency using recruiting data, analytics, and business insights to drive informed decisions, improve processes, and support operational excellence.
• Commitment to customer focus, compliance, sound judgment, and inclusive hiring practices while adapting to evolving business needs.
• College, university, or equivalent degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Education

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience) required.

• Location: Columbus, IN (onsite)
• Compensation: USD 69,200 - 103,800 per year
• Role Category: On‑site with Flexibility
• Job Type: Exempt - Experienced
• Relocation Package: No
• 100% On‑Site: No