Early Careers Recruiter

Avalara, Inc.; United States; Hybride; USD 80 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Avalara is seeking an energetic Early Careers Recruiter to lead campus hiring, university relations, and early-in-career programs. You will attract interns, co-ops, and new graduates, partnering with engineering and business leaders to build a diverse talent pipeline.

In this high-visibility role, you will manage end-to-end recruiting, plan campus events, coach interview teams, and measure program ROI. Avalara offers a collaborative, global team environment and opportunities to grow in tech and

Qualifications

• 3+ to 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with emphasis on university relations.
• Proven track record building campus pipelines and engaging student talent.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication; comfortable presenting to groups.
• Experience working in a global, cross-functional team.

Responsabilités

• Drive end-to-end campus recruiting for university graduates, interns, and apprentices.
• Build and maintain relationships with target universities, career centers, student groups, and faculty.
• Plan virtual and in-person recruitment events, tech talks, hackathons, and career fairs.
• Champion diversity and inclusion in hiring practices and sourcing strategies.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and corporate hiring managers to forecast needs.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience with high-touch communication.
• Track pipeline metrics and program ROI to optimize recruitment strategies.

Connaissances

Full-cycle recruiting

University relations

Campus recruitment

Interpersonal communication

Event planning

Description du poste

What You'll Do

Avalara is seeking an energetic and passionate Early Careers Recruiter to drive our campus hiring, university relations, and early-in-career talent programs. In this role, you will be the primary champion for finding, attracting, and hiring the next generation of top-tier technical and business talent (interns, co-ops, and new graduates).

This is a high-visibility, relationship-driven role where you will partner closely with university partners, student organizations, internal engineering and business leaders, and global TA teams to build robust, diverse early talent pipelines.

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What Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Drive Full-Cycle Campus Recruiting: Manage end-to-end recruitment for university graduate, intern, and apprenticeship programs—from candidate attraction and screening to interviewing, offer management, and onboarding.
• University Relations & Partnerships: Build and maintain strategic relationships with target universities, career centers, student groups, and faculty to elevate Avalara’s employer brand on campus.
• Campus Events & Experiential Sourcing: Plan and execute virtual and in-person recruitment events, tech talks, hackathons, and career fairs to engage elite student talent.
• Champion Diversity & Inclusion: Design and implement inclusive hiring practices and sourcing strategies to attract a diverse slate of candidates for entry-level pipelines.
• Collaborate with Business Leaders: Partner with Engineering, Product, and corporate hiring managers to forecast entry-level hiring needs, define role requirements, and train interview panels on best practices for assessing early talent.
• Deliver an Exceptional Candidate Experience: Guide students through their initial corporate recruitment journey with high-touch communication, transparent feedback, and a welcoming narrative about early career growth at Avalara.
• Program Management & Metrics: Track pipeline metrics, conversion rates, and program ROI to report on hiring progress and continuously optimize recruitment strategies.

What You'll Need to be Successful

• 3+ to 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a strong emphasis on university relations, campus recruitment, or early-in-career technical/corporate hiring.
• Proven success in building campus pipelines, organizing university outreach events, and engaging high-potential student talent.
• Exceptional interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with comfort presenting to large groups of students, campus faculty, and corporate executives.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage high-volume candidate workflows, fast-moving interview timelines, and multiple concurrent campus event schedules.
• Experience working in a collaborative, global team environment and partnering effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
• A genuine enthusiasm for coaching early-career talent, understanding their career motivations, and helping them launch successful paths in tech and business.

Avalara is an AI-first Company

AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products. Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability.

• You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.
• You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.
• You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

How We'll Take Care of You

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversit y
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

What You Need To Know About Avalara

We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company - we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.