Early Careers TA Partner | University Relations

Volvo Group; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 73,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Generous paid time off

Matching retirement savings plans

Job summary

Volvo Group seeks an engaging Talent Acquisition Partner for Early Careers & University Relations to own full-cycle recruiting for interns, co-ops, and entry-level roles. You will partner with hiring managers and university partners to build targeted plans and improve candidate experience.

The role emphasizes data-informed decisions and compliant recruiting practices. You will manage campus and virtual recruiting activities, develop sourcing strategies, and support early-career programming.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in HR, business, communications, marketing, or related field.
• 2-5 years recruiting/university relations experience; supporting or owning recruiting processes.
• Ability to source, assess, and engage candidates; partner with hiring managers.
• Experience coordinating recruiting events or talent programs; manage multiple requisitions.
• Knowledge of ATS, recruiting metrics, Microsoft 365, and digital sourcing tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for interns, co-ops, and entry-level roles, including intake, sourcing, screening, offers, and disposition.
• Partner with hiring managers and HR stakeholders to clarify talent needs, define selection criteria, and provide market-informed recommendations.
• Build and maintain relationships with universities, career centers, faculty, student organizations, and early-talent partners.
• Plan and execute campus, virtual, and community recruiting activities to strengthen awareness and pipelines.
• Develop targeted sourcing and outreach strategies using talent communities, referrals, events, social channels, CRM capabilities, and approved AI-enabled tools.
• Track funnel health, source effectiveness, candidate experience, offer acceptance, intern conversion, and program activity; translate findings into improvements.
• Apply structured, inclusive, compliant recruiting practices and maintain data in SuccessFactors and related systems.
• Support internship and early-career programming, including communications, events, manager enablement, and conversion activities.

Skills

Sourcing & screening

Candidate engagement

Event & program management

Data analysis & storytelling

Recruitment marketing

Written communication

Project management

Process improvement

Influence without authority

Data fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, Marketing, or related field

Tools

SuccessFactors

Recruiting CRM

LinkedIn Recruiter

Handshake

Reporting tools

Generative AI

Job description

Volvo Group seeks an engaging Talent Acquisition Partner for Early Careers & University Relations to own full-cycle recruiting for interns, co-ops, and entry-level roles. You will partner with hiring managers and university partners to build targeted plans and improve candidate experience.

The role emphasizes data-informed decisions and compliant recruiting practices. You will manage campus and virtual recruiting activities, develop sourcing strategies, and support early-career programming.