Strategic University & Early-Career Recruiter

Mercor; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an Early Career & University Recruiter to build university recruiting, early-career hiring, and internship programs from the ground up. You’ll own strategies to identify, attract, and hire emerging talent across engineering, ML, and business functions, developing partnerships beyond traditional channels.

This hands-on, high-ownership role requires strategic thinking, independent execution, and scalable program-building.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of recruiting experience with university/early-career focus.
• Track record building or transforming early-career programs.
• Experience recruiting engineering, CS, or ML talent.
• Creative sourcing beyond traditional campus pipelines.
• Ability to translate strategy into hands-on execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own Mercor's university recruiting and internship programs.
• Identify and engage top students through nontraditional sourcing methods.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for interns and new-grad roles across functions.
• Scale internship programs with clear selection and return-offer processes.
• Create new talent pipelines via hackathons, partnerships, and ambassador programs.
• Collaborate with leadership to align hiring plans with business priorities.

Skills

University recruiting

Tech recruiting

Sourcing creativity

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruiting

Travel willingness

Job description

Mercor is seeking an Early Career & University Recruiter to build university recruiting, early-career hiring, and internship programs from the ground up. You’ll own strategies to identify, attract, and hire emerging talent across engineering, ML, and business functions, developing partnerships beyond traditional channels.

This hands-on, high-ownership role requires strategic thinking, independent execution, and scalable program-building.