Emerging Talent Acquisition Partner

General Motors; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking an Early Career Talent Acquisition Partner to support internships, co-ops, new graduates and other early-career hiring across GM's technical and business units. You will partner with hiring managers, HR, ECT program leaders, and other TA teams to deliver a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate thrives in a collaborative, organized, candidate-focused role, with strong communication, recruiting judgment, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in HR, business, communications, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, recruiting, HR, or related field.
• Experience managing multiple requisitions in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience with sourcing, screening, interviewing, offers, or related recruiting activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organization, follow-through, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to travel periodically for university recruiting events, team meetings, or other business needs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers and HR to understand workforce needs, clarify role requirements, define target candidate profiles, and align on recruiting strategy and timelines.
• Manage assigned requisitions through the full recruiting lifecycle, including sourcing, applicant review, candidate assessment, interviews, selection, offers, and pre-employment activities.
• Recruit early-career talent across a broad range of technical, non-technical, business, and functional roles aligned to GM’s evolving workforce needs.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines through university relationships, career fairs, student organizations, conferences, referrals, direct sourcing, and talent community engagement.
• Support targeted campus and virtual engagement strategies that align with GM’s hiring needs and priority talent markets.
• Partner with hiring managers and interview teams to support consistent, structured, and timely assessment processes.
• Coordinate with recruiting coordinators, sourcers, ECT program managers, Talent Marketing, HR partners, and other cross-functional stakeholders to keep hiring activity moving and ownership clear.
• Deliver a positive candidate experience through clear expectations, timely communication, interview preparation, thoughtful follow-up, and ongoing engagement through the offer and start process.
• Support intern conversion, returning intern, graduating intern, co-op, and new college graduate hiring activities as assigned.
• Maintain accurate and timely recruiting activity, candidate status, and requisition information in Workday and other Talent Acquisition systems.
• Use recruiting data and market insights to identify bottlenecks, communicate risks, and recommend practical improvements to recruiting plans and processes.
• Represent GM at university events, student programs, professional conferences, and other talent engagement activities as needed.
• Demonstrate GM Behaviors by owning outcomes, moving with urgency, leading as one team, committing to customers, being inclusive, and speaking fearlessly.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Organization

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/Communications

Tools

Workday

Applicant Tracking Systems

LinkedIn

Handshake

Job description

General Motors is seeking an Early Career Talent Acquisition Partner to support internships, co-ops, new graduates and other early-career hiring across GM's technical and business units. You will partner with hiring managers, HR, ECT program leaders, and other TA teams to deliver a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate thrives in a collaborative, organized, candidate-focused role, with strong communication, recruiting judgment, and