Early Talent Recruiter & Program Specialist

Sandisk; Karnataka; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandisk seeks an energetic and highly organized Early Talent Recruiter & Program Specialist to support India’s Emerging Talent Strategy. This role blends recruiting, university relations, and program management to attract, hire, and engage interns and new graduates while delivering an exceptional candidate experience across Sandisk's Internship and NCG Programs.

The successful candidate will partner with hiring managers, universities, and internal stakeholders to execute recruiting strategies,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Marketing, Communications, Engineering, or a related field.
• 1–4 years of campus recruiting, talent acquisition, university relations, HR, program management, or event coordination.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and the ability to build relationships.
• Willingness to travel across India for universities and events.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Support full-cycle recruiting for internship and new college graduate hiring across India.
• Source, screen, and engage students and recent graduates from target universities and technical institutes.
• Coordinate candidate assessments, interviews, and selection processes.
• Partner with hiring managers and recruiting teams to facilitate efficient hiring decisions.
• Ensure an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Assist with offer preparation, onboarding activities, and data tracking in ATS.
• Support campus engagement and partnership initiatives with universities.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Marketing/Communications/Engineering

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Outlook

Job description

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Sandisk is seeking an energetic and highly organized Early Talent Recruiter & Program Specialist to support our India Emerging Talent Strategy. This role combines recruiting, university relations, and program management responsibilities to help attract, hire, and engage top student talent while delivering an exceptional experience across Sandisk's Internship and New College Graduate (NCG) Programs.

The successful candidate will partner with hiring managers, universities, and internal stakeholders to execute recruiting strategies, coordinate campus engagement activities, and support the delivery of high-impact early career programs. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about developing early talent, building university partnerships, and driving program excellence in a fast-paced, global organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Early Talent Recruiting

• Support full-cycle recruiting activities for internship and new college graduate hiring across India.
• Source, screen, and engage students and recent graduates from target universities and technical institutes.
• Coordinate candidate assessments, interviews, and selection processes.
• Partner with hiring managers and recruiting teams to facilitate efficient hiring decisions.
• Ensure an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Assist with offer preparation, offer discussions, pre-boarding, and onboarding activities.
• Maintain accurate recruiting data, hiring metrics, and candidate records within applicant tracking systems.
• Support hiring demand forecasting and workforce planning initiatives for early talent programs.

University Relations & Campus Engagement

• Develop and maintain relationships with university career services teams, faculty members, student organizations, and placement offices.
• Support campus recruiting initiatives across premier engineering and business institutions.
• Coordinate campus presentations, information sessions, career fairs, hackathons, and technical engagement activities.
• Represent Sandisk at university recruiting events and student outreach programs.
• Support the execution of university partnership strategies to strengthen Sandisk's employer brand.
• Identify opportunities to expand engagement with target institutions and emerging talent communities.

Early Talent Program Management

• Support the planning and execution of Sandisk's Internship and New College Graduate (NCG) Programs in India.
• Coordinate onboarding, orientation, learning experiences, networking events, leadership sessions, and program milestones.
• Manage communications with interns, NCGs, managers, mentors, and program stakeholders.
• Partner with HR, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders to ensure successful program delivery.
• Track participant engagement, program effectiveness, conversion rates, and feedback metrics.í
• Support intern-to-full-time conversion activities and workforce planning initiatives.

Employer Branding & Student Engagement

• Promote Sandisk's employer brand through university partnerships, social media campaigns, and student-focused events.
• Collaborate with internal teams to create engaging content highlighting career opportunities and employee experiences.
• Support diversity-focused and strategic talent pipeline initiatives.
• Assist in building Sandisk's reputation as an employer of choice within the university recruiting landscape.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Engineering, or a related field.
• 1-4 years of experience in campus recruiting, talent acquisition, university relations, HR, program management, or event coordination.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook.
• Willingness to travel to universities and recruiting events across India as required.

Preferred

• Experience supporting campus recruiting or early talent programs within the semiconductor, technology, engineering, or manufacturing industries.
• Experience managing university partnerships and campus engagement initiatives.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (Avature, Workday, SuccessFactors, or similar platforms).
• Experience organizing large-scale student events, career fairs, hackathons, or internship programs.
• Knowledge of India's campus hiring landscape and relationships with leading engineering and business institutions.
• Experience analyzing recruiting metrics and program effectiveness data.

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [e-mail] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 11/26/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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