Campus Recruitment & Programs Lead

Colgate; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Basic life insurance

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

401(k) with company match

15 vacation days

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Colgate invites applications for a University Recruitment Specialist to lead campus recruiting across North America, manage internship programs, and drive brand-aligned campus engagement. You will partner with HRBPs and career centers to craft pipelines, events, and communications that attract top graduates.

You’ll oversee undergraduate recruitment, budget and vendor relationships, and collaborate with Talent Attraction, Corporate Communications, and Social Media to elevate Colgate’s employer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3+ years HR experience with campus recruiting or internship program management.
• Proven experience managing recruitment events, communications, and candidate engagement.
• Familiarity with vendor coordination, procurement processes, and budget tracking.
• Strong project management and communication skills across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Proficiency with ATS and CRM platforms (e.g., Paradox, Handshake, RippleMatch).

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute North America’s full-cycle recruiting and pipeline strategy for internships and leadership programs in partnership with business leads, HRBPs, and career centers.
• Oversee North America undergraduate recruitment strategy from onboarding and engagement events to intern communications and senior leadership involvement.
• Implement and scale a data-driven school strategy, monitoring event ROI and applicant conversions to inform sourcing and resource allocation.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with career services, diversity groups, alumni, and internal stakeholders to support recruitment and align with business priorities.
• Equip business leaders and HR partners with tools and best practices for identifying, assessing, and engaging top talent and lead cross-functional meetings to drive consistency and synergies.
• Represent Colgate’s brand and values as an employer of choice across internal and external platforms including career fairs, conferences, social media, and content campaigns.
• Oversee candidate communications, the recruitment process, survey design and continuous process improvement, tracking key metrics to inform strategy.
• Track metrics, monitor budgets, and analyze data to measure program effectiveness and inform strategy, partnering with People Analytics and other HR teams as needed.
• Manage vendor relationships and oversee budgets for campus recruitment, events, and branded collateral (Handshake, LinkedIn, Glassdoor).
• Support global talent attraction initiatives such as global EVP messaging, careers site branding, and LinkedIn/Indeed market intelligence.

Skills

Campus recruiting

Event coordination

Vendor management

ATS/CRM tools

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Paradox

Handshake

RippleMatch

Job description

Colgate invites applications for a University Recruitment Specialist to lead campus recruiting across North America, manage internship programs, and drive brand-aligned campus engagement. You will partner with HRBPs and career centers to craft pipelines, events, and communications that attract top graduates.

You’ll oversee undergraduate recruitment, budget and vendor relationships, and collaborate with Talent Attraction, Corporate Communications, and Social Media to elevate Colgate’s employer