Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition

Mastercard Inc.; O’Fallon (MO); Vor Ort; USD 85.000 - 132.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

401k match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Fitness facilities

Zusammenfassung

Mastercard is seeking a Senior Specialist for Talent Acquisition to support the North America Early Career team. The role focuses on university relationships, internship programs, and high-volume recruitment of technical roles, with an emphasis on delivering a positive candidate experience.

Based in O'Fallon, MO, the candidate will manage pipelines, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure data integrity across CRM/ATS while adhering to compliance. Travel may be required.

Qualifikationen

• 3–5 years of experience in university recruitment and in building and maintaining relationships with schools (career centers, professors, university leadership, student organizations).
• Analytical and able to make data-driven insights to provide recommendations to evolve the function.
• Strong project management and the ability to quickly master internal and external systems and platforms.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and presence; comfort dealing with all levels of the organization.
• Drive, energy, and passion; exhibits creativity and openness to change.
• Can implement and execute with speed and accuracy; willingness to travel as needed.

Aufgaben

• Execute high-volume early career hiring within North America, focusing on technical roles.
• Ensure representation at recruiting events and grow brand affinity at schools.
• Develop and manage pipeline of interns, direct-sourced applicants, and referrals.
• Ensure a consistent, positive candidate experience end-to-end.
• Maintain data integrity in the CRM and ATS.
• Plan and implement internship programs in coordination with Global Early Career team.
• Adhere to all compliance processes.

Kenntnisse

University recruiting

Relationship building

Data-driven analysis

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Strategic thinking

Travel flexibility

Tools

CRM systems

ATS platforms

Jobbeschreibung

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition Global Talent Acquisition caters to Experienced Hiring, Executive Hiring, and Early Career Hiring. Focusing on university relationships, the Early Career Recruiting team works to shape the future of Mastercard through initiatives and programs to attract and hire uniquely talented graduates who will contribute to Mastercard’s success.

The Senior Specialist will support the North America Talent Acquisition Early Career team. This position demands an outstanding ability to multi-task as well as superior organizational skills. It requires an individual who understands the necessity for confidentiality and professionalism at all times and is able to deliver in a fast-paced, demanding environment with the ability to adapt to change.

Working in partnership across North America and with key business stakeholders, this person will be responsible for:

• Executing on high volume early career hiring within North America, with a focus on technical roles
• Ensuring representation at recruiting events, developing and growing brand affinity at schools; identifying and collaborating with student organizations and faculty that will support our hiring strategy
• Managing a pipeline of interns, direct sourced applicants, and referrals
• Ensuring a consistent, positive candidate experience end to end
• Ensuring candidate data integrity is captured in the CRM and ATS accurately
• Planning and implementing internship program in coordination with the Global Early Career team
• Ensuring adherence to all compliance processes

Knowledge/Experience/Skills Required:

• 3-5 years of experience in university recruitment and in building and maintaining relationships with schools (includes: career centers, professors, university leadership, and student organizations).
• Analytical and able to make data driven insights to provide recommendations to continually evolve the function
• Strong Project Management and the ability to quickly master internal and external systems and platforms
• Excellent interpersonal skills and presence; comfort dealing with all levels of the organization
• Drive, energy, and passion
• Exhibits creativity, comfortable with risk taking, open to making change happen
• Can implement and execute with speed and accuracy
• Willingness to travel as needed

Ideal experiences and personal characteristics include:

• Experience in campus recruitment or university relations
• Knowledge of applicant tracking systems and CRMs a plus
• Must be ethical, have high integrity, and be passionate about attracting top talent
• Delivers with a high sense of urgency; operating with a strong customer satisfaction approach
• A self-starter who can act as a strong contributor while navigating a complex global organization

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role.

In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include:

• insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance);
• flexible spending account and health savings account;
• paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave);
• 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire;
• 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays;
• 401k with a best-in-class company match;
• deferred compensation for eligible roles;
• fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities;
• eligibility for tuition reimbursement;
• and many more.

Mastercard benefits for interns generally include:

• 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time;
• jury duty leave;
• and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

THIS POSTING RELECTS ONE OR MORE CURRENT VACANCIES ON OUR TEAM, AND MASTERCARD INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION BY 01/21/2027. If the fill date has passed, Mastercard intends to fill this position as soon as possible.

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