Senior University Recruiter: Build Campus Programs & Equity

Socket.dev; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Equity ownership

Comprehensive medical benefits

Unlimited PTO

Free daily lunch and dinner onsite

Generous PPE stipend

High-impact startup environment

Job summary

Valar Atomics is seeking a Senior University Recruiter to build and own our university recruiting program from the ground up. Design the full campus recruiting strategy and run it as a scalable function across target schools, internships, and new-grad pipelines.

The ideal candidate has built a university program before, thrives without a playbook, and can balance long-horizon relationship building with urgent technical hiring needs. This foundational role shapes Valar's campus presence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including demonstrated ownership of a university or early-career recruiting program
• Experience building a recruiting program or process from the ground up, without an existing playbook to inherit
• Track record of developing school and faculty relationships that convert into hiring pipelines
• Proficiency with an ATS/CRM (Greenhouse, Gem, or similar) and comfort building reporting to track program health
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience representing a company to student audiences
• Willingness to travel regularly for campus visits and career fairs (approx. 30-40%)

Responsibilities

• Design and launch Valar's university recruiting strategy from scratch, including target school selection, campus event calendar, and brand presence at career fairs and info sessions
• Build and own the end-to-end internship and new-grad hiring pipeline, from sourcing and screening through offer and close
• Establish and manage relationships with career services offices, faculty, and student organizations at priority schools
• Partner with hiring managers across engineering, nuclear, and operations teams to forecast intern and new-grad headcount needs and calibrate candidate profiles
• Build the systems and processes (Greenhouse and Gem configuration, candidate tracking, conversion reporting) needed to run university recruiting at scale
• Develop a return-offer and conversion strategy to turn interns into full-time hires
• Track and report on program metrics (applications per school, conversion rate, offer-accept rate, cost per hire) and use them to prioritize school investment
• Represent Valar Atomics as an ambassador on campus, communicating the mission and technical work to student audiences

Job description

Valar Atomics is seeking a Senior University Recruiter to build and own our university recruiting program from the ground up. Design the full campus recruiting strategy and run it as a scalable function across target schools, internships, and new-grad pipelines.

The ideal candidate has built a university program before, thrives without a playbook, and can balance long-horizon relationship building with urgent technical hiring needs. This foundational role shapes Valar's campus presence.