TA Partner, Early Careers

Volvo Group; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 73,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Generous paid time off

Matching retirement savings plans

Job summary

Volvo Group seeks an engaging Talent Acquisition Partner for Early Careers & University Relations to own full-cycle recruiting for interns, co-ops, and entry-level roles. You will partner with hiring managers and university partners to build targeted plans and improve candidate experience.

The role emphasizes data-informed decisions and compliant recruiting practices. You will manage campus and virtual recruiting activities, develop sourcing strategies, and support early-career programming.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in HR, business, communications, marketing, or related field.
• 2-5 years recruiting/university relations experience; supporting or owning recruiting processes.
• Ability to source, assess, and engage candidates; partner with hiring managers.
• Experience coordinating recruiting events or talent programs; manage multiple requisitions.
• Knowledge of ATS, recruiting metrics, Microsoft 365, and digital sourcing tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for interns, co-ops, and entry-level roles, including intake, sourcing, screening, offers, and disposition.
• Partner with hiring managers and HR stakeholders to clarify talent needs, define selection criteria, and provide market-informed recommendations.
• Build and maintain relationships with universities, career centers, faculty, student organizations, and early-talent partners.
• Plan and execute campus, virtual, and community recruiting activities to strengthen awareness and pipelines.
• Develop targeted sourcing and outreach strategies using talent communities, referrals, events, social channels, CRM capabilities, and approved AI-enabled tools.
• Track funnel health, source effectiveness, candidate experience, offer acceptance, intern conversion, and program activity; translate findings into improvements.
• Apply structured, inclusive, compliant recruiting practices and maintain data in SuccessFactors and related systems.
• Support internship and early-career programming, including communications, events, manager enablement, and conversion activities.

Skills

Sourcing & screening

Candidate engagement

Event & program management

Data analysis & storytelling

Recruitment marketing

Written communication

Project management

Process improvement

Influence without authority

Data fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, Marketing, or related field

Tools

SuccessFactors

Recruiting CRM

LinkedIn Recruiter

Handshake

Reporting tools

Generative AI

Job description

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Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

The Talent Acquisition Partner, Early Careers & University Relations owns full-cycle recruiting for interns, co-ops, and selected entry-level roles while building productive relationships with hiring leaders and university partners. The role translates workforce needs into targeted early-career recruiting and engagement plans and uses data to improve hiring outcomes and candidate experience.

What you will do

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for interns, co-ops, and entry-level talent, including intake, sourcing, screening, selection support, offers, and candidate disposition.
• Partner with hiring managers and HR stakeholders to clarify talent needs, define selection criteria, establish recruiting plans, and provide market-informed recommendations.
• Build and maintain relationships with priority universities, career centers, faculty, student organizations, and other early-talent partners.
• Plan and execute campus, virtual, and community recruiting activities that strengthen awareness, engagement, and qualified talent pipelines.
• Develop targeted sourcing and outreach strategies using talent communities, referrals, events, social channels, CRM capabilities, and approved AI-enabled tools.
• Track funnel health, source effectiveness, candidate experience, offer acceptance, intern conversion, and program activity; translate findings into practical improvements.
• Apply structured, inclusive, and compliant recruiting practices and maintain accurate data in SuccessFactors and related systems.
• Support internship and early-career programming, including communications, events, manager enablement, and conversion activities.

Who are you?

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, Marketing, or a related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in recruiting and/or university relations, including experience supporting or owning recruiting processes.
• Demonstrated ability to source, assess, and engage candidates and partner effectively with hiring managers.
• Experience coordinating recruiting events or talent programs and managing multiple requisitions or projects.
• Working knowledge of applicant tracking systems, recruiting metrics, Microsoft 365, and digital sourcing tools.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge

• Full-cycle recruiting, candidate assessment, university relations, and early-career talent practices.
• Inclusive recruiting, employment compliance, data privacy, and consistent selection practices.
• Recruiting funnels, source effectiveness, candidate experience, and program metrics.

Skills

• Sourcing, screening, and candidate engagement
• Event and program management
• Data analysis and storytelling
• Recruitment marketing and written communication
• Project management and process improvement

Abilities

• Influence without formal authority and set clear expectations with stakeholders.
• Balance candidate advocacy, business needs, speed, quality, and compliance.
• Use data and market insight to recommend actions.
• Represent the employer brand professionally in external settings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for technical, professional, manufacturing, or corporate early-career roles.
• Experience with SuccessFactors, recruiting CRM, LinkedIn Recruiter, Handshake, reporting tools, or approved generative AI.
• Experience developing university engagement plans or internship programming.
• Accountability
• Customer Focus
• Consulting
• Inclusive Mindset
• Growth Mindset
• Data Fluency
• Results Orientation
• Ability to Influence without Authority

Ready for the next move?

Working Conditions

• Travel requirement: approximately 25-40%, with seasonal peaks for campus and business-site events.
• Work environment: office, university campus, recruiting event, and occasional plant or business-site settings.
• Ability to support occasional early-morning, evening, or peak-season events.
• Valid driver eligibility and ability to travel as business needs require, where applicable.

At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company’s growth. For this position, the base pay is set at $72,600 - $89,700 annually, and where applicable, bonus eligible. The range for this role, as well as final salary offered, is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, work-related knowledge, certifications, skills, education, and experience. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

In addition to a solid package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy:

Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.

Generous paid time off.

Competitive matching retirement savings plans.

Working environment where your safety, health and wellbeing come first.

Focus on professional and personal development through Volvo Group University.

Programs that make today’s challenging reality of combining work and personal life easier.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

At Group People & Culture, a part of Volvo Group, we create the foundation and frameworks for people growth and organizational development, to drive the people agenda that enables the realization of the Volvo Group aspirations through people strategy and commitment. You will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals who work with passion, trust each other and embrace change to stay ahead.

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead,we are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net-zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world’s most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.