Early Talent Programs Specialist

Cook & Boardman, LLC; Winston-Salem, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 52.000 - 76.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cook & Boardman, LLC is seeking an Early Talent Program Specialist to partner with the Director, Talent Strategy & Analytics to build and execute CBX's early career programs, including the multi-market apprenticeship program, internship program, and the technical school recruiting playbook. This role drives day-to-day execution and program logistics for early career programs.

The role emphasizes analytics and KPI tracking, onboarding, and relationship building with technical schools and partner

Qualifikationen

• 2–3+ years of experience in early career recruiting, talent development, or workforce program coordination.
• Experience with apprenticeship, internship, or campus-to-corporate pipeline programs.
• Comfortable coordinating multi-site or multi-partner program logistics.

Aufgaben

• Drive day-to-day execution of apprenticeship program in partnership with the Director.
• Recruit candidates for apprenticeship and internship programs.
• Coordinate across partner apprenticeship markets and manage program calendars.
• Maintain program documentation, onboarding materials, and playbooks.
• Track KPIs and report turnover, offers, and time-to-fill metrics.
• Support budget tracking and vendor coordination for early talent programs.

Kenntnisse

Organizational skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Fast-paced environment

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Jobbeschreibung

The Early Talent Program Specialist works in close partnership with the Director, Talent Strategy & Analytics to build and execute CBX's early career talent programs, including the multi-market apprenticeship program, internship program, and the technical school recruiting playbook. This role drives day-to-day execution and program logistics for early career programs.

Essential Functions

• Drive day-to-day execution of the apprenticeship program in partnership with the Director
• Recruit candidates for apprenticeship and internship programs
• Serve as the primary point of contact and coordination lead across partner apprenticeship markets
• Support administration of program mechanics under DOL Registered Apprenticeship standards
• Own apprenticeship cohort tracking, documentation, and compliance recordkeeping
• Execute the regional internship program day-to-day, including recruiting and onboarding, and partner with the Talent Development team on coordination of rotation/project structure and program logistics for interns
• Support the Director in building and maintaining the matriculation pipeline strategy connecting interns to full-time roles
• Coordinate with hiring managers on intern project scoping, mentorship, and performance check-ins
• Conduct regular pulse check-ins with interns and apprenticeship participants throughout their program to surface engagement, satisfaction, and early risk signals; share findings with the Director and relevant hiring managers
• Support development and rollout of the technical school recruiting playbook for markets outside the identified apprenticeship partner markets, under the Director's direction
• Build relationships with technical school partners and help manage a repeatable engagement model
• Coordinate program calendars, timelines, and milestone tracking across all early career programs
• Support program budget tracking and partner/vendor coordination specific to early talent programs
• Maintain program documentation, onboarding materials, and playbooks
• Track and report on early career KPIs, including 90-day and first-year turnover, offer acceptance rate, and time-to-fill for critical roles
• Assist the Director with the people analytics buildout for metrics requiring dedicated administration (ramp-time pulse checks, hiring manager satisfaction, quality-of-hire correlation) as tooling and capacity allow
• Support Apprenticeship Tracking System and Candidate CRM requirements definition and rollout

Minimum Qualifications

• 2–3+ years of experience in early career recruiting, talent development, or workforce program coordination
• Experience with apprenticeship, internship, or campus-to-corporate pipeline programs
• Comfortable coordinating multi-site or multi-partner program logistics

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong organizational skills; comfortable managing a program calendar with concurrent workstreams
• Data fluency sufficient to track and report program KPIs (Excel/Power BI or similar)
• Strong stakeholder management skills; able to coordinate directly with external partner organizations, hiring managers, and leadership
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced, still-forming program environment

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this role, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and see. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, and reach with hands and arms. This role requires frequent lifting of items weighing 5–25 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. This position operates in both a professional office setting and a warehouse environment. The role routinely uses standard office equipment, including computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. Occasional travel to project sites may be required. Warehouse conditions include proximity to forklifts and other heavy machinery and the use of various tools and hardware. Employees may be subject to frequent heavy lifting and exposure to variable weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this job description are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to fulfill the essential functions of the role. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws.