Early Careers Talent Partner

Howden Group Holdings; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

401k with company match

Volunteer days

Job summary

Howden Re in New York seeks an energetic Early Careers Talent Partner to lead university recruitment, internships, and graduate programs. You will serve as the primary brand ambassador for students and early career professionals and collaborate with the learning and development team to shape onboarding for interns and junior staff.

In this global role, you will design onboarding, manage campus relationships, coordinate events, and build scalable programs that align with Howden Re's culture of

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full lifecycle recruiting experience.
• Experience in university relations and campus recruiting.
• Ability to build strong university partnerships.
• Proven track record with high-volume pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the university attraction strategy across internship, graduate, and insight-day programs.
• Build and manage relationships with target universities and student organizations.
• Represent Howden Re at campus recruiting events, industry conferences, and early talent forums.
• Design and support fair, inclusive candidate selection and onboarding processes.

Skills

Campus recruiting

University partnerships

Stakeholder management

Full lifecycle recruiting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or similar

Job description

Howden Re is the global reinsurance broker and risk, capital & strategic advisor focused on relentless innovation & superior analytics for top client service.

About Role Working at Howden Re At Howden Re, we're on a mission to do things differently. Our no silo approach, elite team, and clear focus on innovation and relentless execution means our clients are at the heart of all we do. As a big 4 global reinsurance broker, we deliberately avoid the one-size-fits-all approach, committing to creating bespoke solutions that address the unique challenges of a modern and dynamic marketplace. Our team is empowered to drive progress, creating opportunities for career and personal development, unlocking new value for clients, fostering long-term partnerships, and using the collective power of Howden to change how the world sees risk and insurance. When you join Howden Re, you become part of a vibrant and entrepreneurial workplace culture that prioritizes collaboration, ownership, and shared success. Here, your contributions will directly impact our mission to be the global partner of choice in reinsurance and strategic advisory. Be a part of Howden Re's exciting journey. Together, we are shaping the future of reinsurance.

What we're looking for:

We are looking for an energetic and strategic Early Careers Talent Partner to join our team! In this role, you will champion our university recruitment, internship and graduate programs, serving as our primary brand ambassador for students and early careers professionals. You will also be an integral member of our learning and development team where you will help shape the onboarding and learning journey for our interns and junior employees.

Responsibilities:

Early Careers Attraction & Onboarding Partner with the central Early Careers team Lead the U.S. early careers attraction strategy across internship, graduate, and insight-day programs. Build and manage relationships with target universities, actuarial and risk management programs, student organizations Represent Howden Re at campus recruiting events, industry conferences, networking programs, and early talent forums. Design and support fair, inclusive, and effective candidate selection processes that identify future potential and business fit. Create and manage a structured onboarding and induction program that accelerates integration, engagement, and productivity. Ensure new hires establish strong connections across teams, networks, and business functions from day one. Coordinate mentoring, buddy programs, manager engagement, and cohort experiences that reinforce Howden Re's collaborative culture. Create scalable onboarding frameworks that can be adapted globally while maintaining a consistent learner experience. Experienced Talent Acquisition support as needed.

Global Early Careers Learning Journey

This is the core focus of the role. You will be responsible for the end-to-end design, delivery, and continuous improvement of Howden Re's global technical development curriculum. Develop and manage a multi-year learning journey that combines formal training, professional qualifications, experiential learning, coaching, and on-the-job development. Build and continually enhance a comprehensive reinsurance curriculum covering key industry concepts, structures, and market dynamics. Partner with business leaders and subject matter experts across broking, analytics, actuarial, capital markets, advisory, and other functions to develop engaging and relevant learning experiences. Ensure consistency, quality, and technical rigor across all program content and delivery. Align learning pathways with relevant professional certifications and qualifications, including U.S. and UK designations as well as equivalent qualifications in other regions. Manage external learning vendors and professional education partners to ensure quality, effectiveness, and value. Establish meaningful assessments, learning milestones, and progression checkpoints that demonstrate capability growth and readiness for advancement. Ensure protected learning and study time is consistently supported and honored across the business.

Learning and Talent Development Initiatives

Beyond the core early careers program, you will work with the wider learning team to drive broader capability-building initiatives that strengthen talent development across the organization. Assume ownership of assigned learning programs, projects, and operational activities, contributing to the delivery and continuous evolution of Howden Re's learning and talent strategy. Examples include: Building a scalable Reinsurance Technical Academy that supports both early-career and experienced professionals. Designing cross-regional and cross-functional cohort projects that solve real business challenges. Enhancing learning technology, digital content strategies, self-directed pathways, and LMS capabilities. Contribute to the development of skills and capability frameworks that link learning, performance, and career progression.

Measure Success and Drive Continuous Improvement

Establish and track key program metrics including retention, promotion readiness, qualification progress, learner engagement, manager satisfaction, and program participation outcomes. Analyze program data and learner feedback to identify opportunities for improvement. Deliver insights and recommendations to senior leadership that demonstrate impact and inform future investments. Continuously evolve programs to meet changing business needs and industry trends.

Qualifications:

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or similar. 5+ years of full lifecycle recruiting experience with a focus on university relations and campus recruiting. Proven ability to build and maintain strong partnerships with universities. Demonstrated success in managing high volume candidate pipelines. Progressive talent acquisition experience. The expected base salary range for this role is $120,000-140,000. The base salary range is based on level and does not include other types of compensation such as discretionary bonus or benefits.

What we offer:

A career that you define. Yes, we offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including medical, dental, vision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, unlimited PTO, 401k with company match, paid volunteer days and more. We provide an environment where new ideas are encouraged and celebrated, where people who want to have a real hand in our success thrive. We want people who want to make a difference - not just in the workplace, but in the industry and in the wider community.

EEO Statement:

We consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness, and respect. DUAL North America provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Howden Re will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Howden began in 1994, as just three people and a dog. Now there are 23,000 of us, and we're a leading global insurance group, managing $37bn of premiums for our clients. Our largest shareholder group is us - the people who work in the business, supported by three long-term, minority growth-equity partners who share our vision to build a business to last, one that will never be sold. The owner's mindset is something that's embedded in our culture; our people readily take ownership of their decisions, their actions, and their outputs. They're invested in every sense. And we all know that by working together to drive the business forward, everyone will benefit from the extraordinary results we can achieve.