Early Talent Relationship Manager

Gallagher; New York (NY); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision plans

401(K) and Roth options

Educational expense reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Gallagher is seeking an Early Talent Relationship Manager to lead the Eastern United States’ internship and early career programs. You will partner with business leaders to shape a robust talent pipeline, manage campus strategies, and drive development initiatives across a growing organization.

You will build cross‑divisional relationships, analyze program data, and deliver meaningful experiences that attract and retain high‑potential talent.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in recruiting, talent management, HR business partnering, organizational development, or workforce planning.
• Experience supporting university recruiting, internship programs, early careers, or talent development initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% throughout the Eastern U.S.
• Financial services, insurance, or professional services experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the early talent strategy for the Eastern U.S., helping shape the future talent pipeline for Gallagher.
• Partner with senior business leaders to identify workforce needs and develop innovative recruiting and development strategies.
• Build and strengthen relationships across divisions to drive alignment, engagement, and accountability for early talent initiatives.
• Oversee regional campus recruiting strategies, university partnerships, and talent attraction efforts.
• Lead workforce planning activities, including internship and early career hiring targets, allocation planning, and performance tracking.
• Analyze program data and participant outcomes to continuously improve recruiting effectiveness, program impact, and ROI.
• Deliver exceptional internship and career development experiences that inspire and retain high‑potential talent.
• Collaborate with leaders and program participants to provide coaching, development opportunities, and career guidance.
• Champion innovative ideas that enhance the candidate, intern, and early career employee experience.

Skills

Relationship building

Stakeholder management

Analytical mindset

Project management

Talent strategy

Recruiting strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Early Talent Relationship Manager — Eastern United States

Overview

We are seeking an Early Talent Relationship Manager to lead early career talent strategy across the Eastern United States. In this highly visible role, you'll help shape the future workforce of a global organization by driving our nationally recognized internship and early career programs, partnering with business leaders, and creating pathways that connect top talent to rewarding careers.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Lead the early talent strategy for the Eastern U.S., helping shape the future talent pipeline for Gallagher.
• Partner with senior business leaders to identify workforce needs and develop innovative recruiting and development strategies.
• Build and strengthen relationships across divisions to drive alignment, engagement, and accountability for early talent initiatives.
• Oversee regional campus recruiting strategies, university partnerships, and talent attraction efforts.
• Lead workforce planning activities, including internship and early career hiring targets, allocation planning, and performance tracking.
• Analyze program data and participant outcomes to continuously improve recruiting effectiveness, program impact, and ROI.
• Deliver exceptional internship and career development experiences that inspire and retain high‑potential talent.
• Collaborate with leaders and program participants to provide coaching, development opportunities, and career guidance.
• Champion innovative ideas that enhance the candidate, intern, and early career employee experience.

What Makes You Successful

• Passion for attracting, developing, and retaining emerging talent.
• Strong relationship‑building and influencing skills with the ability to engage everyone from interns to senior executives.
• Experience leading large‑scale talent, recruiting, HR, or development initiatives across multiple stakeholders.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data to drive decisions and improve outcomes.
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment while balancing strategy and execution.

Preferred Experience

• 5+ years of progressive experience in recruiting, talent management, HR business partnering, organizational development, or workforce planning.
• Experience supporting university recruiting, internship programs, early careers, or talent development initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% throughout the Eastern U.S.
• Financial services, insurance, or professional services experience is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one.
• Life and accident insurance.
• 401(K) and Roth options.
• Tax‑advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA).
• Educational expense reimbursement.
• Paid parental leave.

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace).
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function).
• Training programs.
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing.
• Charitable matching gift program.
• And more…
• The benefits summary above applies to full‑time positions. If you are not applying for a full‑time position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.

We Value Inclusion and Diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non‑conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer‑employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.