Engineering University Recruiter - Early Talent

Nooks; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nooks is seeking a builder to own our early talent strategy, from campus branding to hiring our annual class of exceptional new graduate software engineers. You’ll shape programs, partnerships, and the recruiting engine that makes Nooks a destination for top engineering students.

Beyond campus recruiting, you’ll help expand partnerships with universities, craft memorable events, manage the recruiting process, and ensure each new graduate has an outstanding onboarding experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting experience with ownership of university or early career hiring.
• Experience building or scaling campus recruiting in a high-growth tech company.
• Proven success hiring top engineering talent from leading universities.
• Strong understanding of engineering recruiting and technical hiring.
• Experience building employer branding initiatives for technical students.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end university recruiting strategy and execution.
• Develop campus strategy across 4–6 top engineering universities.
• Build relationships with career centers, professors, student organizations, and campus communities.
• Create employer brand for early talent through events, talks, hackathons, sponsorships, content, and engagement.
• Design and manage annual new graduate recruiting program: sourcing, interview scheduling, offers, candidate experience.
• Partner with Engineering leadership to define hiring goals, interview processes, and evaluation standards.
• Build internship and new graduate programs that scale with the company.
• Create exceptional candidate experiences reflecting Nooks' culture and values.
• Plan and execute campus visits, information sessions, technical events, and networking opportunities.
• Track recruiting metrics and optimize funnel conversion.

Skills

University recruiting

Campus strategy

Relationship building

Employer branding

Project management

Analytics

Ambiguity tolerance

Early talent focus

Job description

Nooks is seeking a builder to own our early talent strategy, from campus branding to hiring our annual class of exceptional new graduate software engineers. You’ll shape programs, partnerships, and the recruiting engine that makes Nooks a destination for top engineering students.

Beyond campus recruiting, you’ll help expand partnerships with universities, craft memorable events, manage the recruiting process, and ensure each new graduate has an outstanding onboarding experience.