Campus Program Recruiter

OpenKrill; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Match

Stock options

Health insurance

Dental & vision coverage

Unlimited PTO

Paid holidays (12)

Job summary

Agility Robotics seeks a seasoned university recruiting leader to drive a year-round campus strategy and a seamless program experience. You’ll own the full lifecycle from initial contact to onboarding, while cultivating partnerships with universities across multiple sites.

You will shape a candidate-centric program, coordinate logistics for events, and mentor managers to deliver a compelling campus experience that attracts top early-career talent in AI, engineering, and related fields.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in university recruiting or talent acquisition, preferably in high-tech, hardware, AI, or robotics environments.
• Proven track record building relationships with university career centers, research labs, student organizations, and academic leadership.
• Highly organized, proactive, and capable of managing logistics, events, and candidate tracking across multiple locations.
• Passionate about candidate experience, ensuring students leave as ambassadors for the company regardless of offers.
• Exceptional presentation and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage business leaders, campus partners, and students alike.

Responsibilities

• Own year-round sourcing: full lifecycle from initial contact through onboarding, with continuous outreach tied to academic calendars and business needs.
• Anchor key partnerships with core university partners to build a trusted pipeline across multiple sites.
• Source broadly by targeting university programs, competitions, research labs, open applications, and referrals nationwide.
• Focus on long-term impact by evaluating candidates for full-time career potential in AI, engineering and business functions.
• Provide templates and support to managers for project scoping, check-ins, and evaluations to keep mentorship front and center.
• Handle onboarding, scheduling, and program logistics across locations to ensure a smooth campus experience.
• Monitor program health by checking in with early-career hires and managers to resolve friction and track retention.
• Build cross-site culture through demos, social events, and learning sessions; manage onboarding milestones and company-wide presentations.
• Foster onsite energy by offering hands-on exposure to real systems from day one.

Skills

University recruiting

Relationship building

Program management

Candidate experience

Communication

Job description

Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we’re pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.

About The Role

You will own our university recruiting strategy and campus program experience end-to-end. This isn’t just a seasonal recruiting job—you will drive a continuous, year-round pipeline targeting early-career talent across multiple sites. Your mission is twofold: recruit exceptional campus talent across various teams and create an energized, seamless environment so top students choose Agility for their full-time careers.

About The Work

Recruiting & Pipeline Management

• Drive Year-Round Sourcing: Own the full candidate lifecycle from initial contact through full-time onboarding. Run continuous outreach to support rolling intake tied to academic calendars and business needs.
• Anchor Key Partnerships: Deepen relationships with core university partners, leveraging leadership ties to build a trusted pipeline across our footprint.
• Cast a Wide Net: Source broadly by targeting university programs, competitions, specialized research labs, open applications, and referrals to find top talent nationwide.
• Focus on Long-Term Impact: Evaluate every candidate with an eye toward full-time career potential, prioritizing high-caliber talent across AI, engineering, and broader business functions.

Program Coordination & Manager Enablement

• Support Hosting Managers: Serve as a operational partner for managers. Provide lightweight templates for project scoping, check-in cadences, and evaluations so managers can focus on mentorship.
• Streamline Operations: Handle onboarding, scheduling, and program logistics across all locations so the campus experience remains smooth and consistent.
• Monitor Program Health: Proactively check in with early-career hires and hiring managers across all sites to resolve friction early and track long-term retention.

Campus Experience & Community

• Build Cross-Site Culture: Unify our distributed locations through regular rituals, including cross-site demos, informal social gatherings, and speaker/learning sessions.
• Manage Milestone Moments: Facilitate cohesive onboarding kickoffs, mid-program check-ins, and company-wide presentations.
• Foster Onsite Energy: Help cultivate a hands‑on, highly visible environment where early‑career talent works on real systems and solves critical real-world problems from day one.

About You

• Experience: 3-5+ years in university recruiting, campus programs, or talent acquisition, preferably within high-tech, hardware, AI, or robotics environments.
• Relationship Builder: Proven track record of developing relationships with university career centers, research labs, student organizations, and academic leadership.
• Program Management Skills: Highly organized, proactive, and capable of managing logistics, events, and candidate tracking across multiple locations.
• Candidate-Centric Mindset: Passionate about candidate experience, ensuring students leave as enthusiastic ambassadors for Agility regardless of offer outcomes.
• Communication: Exceptional presentation and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage business leaders, campus partners, and students alike.

Location

This is a fully remote role with the option to work hybrid if a commutable distance from our Salem, OR, Pittsburgh, PA, or Fremont, CA offices.

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This range may change based on geographical location and may be modified in the future.

Anticipated Base Salary Range$85,000-$133,000 USD

In addition to base pay, our competitive total rewards package consists of the following for full-time employees:

• 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
• Equity: Company stock options.
• Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
• Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
• Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Time Off:
• Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
• Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
• On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
• Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
• Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
• Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
• Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
• Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.

All of our roles are U.S.-based. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.

Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.