Military & Early-Career Talent Acquisition Partner

Woodward, Inc.; Fort Collins (CO); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Stock contribution

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Woodward, Inc. is seeking an Early Career Talent Acquisition Partner to build sustainable pipelines across manufacturing and technical fields. You will collaborate with schools, military programs, and community partners to create awareness of opportunities and guide candidate pathways into Woodward.

The role focuses on workforce development and veteran hiring, with a hybrid schedule and 40-50% travel, requiring strong relationship skills and strategic sourcing across programs.

Qualifications

• Experience in talent acquisition or early career programs, military recruiting, workforce development, or related talent programs.
• Experience managing full-cycle recruiting for internships, early careers, technical, manufacturing, or military-connected talent.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence business leaders, hiring managers, HR partners, academic contacts, military organizations, and external partners.
• Experience planning and executing recruiting events, career fairs, candidate engagement programs, or talent attraction initiatives.
• Strong project management, organization, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using an ATS, recruiting CRM, sourcing tools, and recruiting data to manage pipelines and report outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with high schools, technical and trade schools, community colleges, and workforce development organizations.
• Lead military recruiting initiatives and partnerships with veteran organizations.
• Build targeted talent pipelines for manufacturing, skilled trades, and critical talent segments.
• Coordinate talent community engagement activities, hiring events, and industry outreach.
• Track pipeline health and partnership effectiveness to ensure a strong candidate pool.
• Collaborate with HR and hiring leaders to translate workforce needs into recruitment strategies.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Early career programs

Military recruiting

Workforce development

Stakeholder management

Event planning

Project management

Sourcing strategies

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

Recruiting CRM

Sourcing tools

Job description

Woodward, Inc. is seeking an Early Career Talent Acquisition Partner to build sustainable pipelines across manufacturing and technical fields. You will collaborate with schools, military programs, and community partners to create awareness of opportunities and guide candidate pathways into Woodward.

The role focuses on workforce development and veteran hiring, with a hybrid schedule and 40-50% travel, requiring strong relationship skills and strategic sourcing across programs.