Technical Recruiter (Early Career)

Headway; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Headway is hiring a Technical Recruiter to lead our campus recruiting program as we grow engineering teams for our next stage of growth. You’ll own university presence—from events to offers—and serve as Headway’s primary face to campus talent across technical disciplines.

As part of the Engineering Recruiting team, you’ll partner with hiring managers and the broader TA team to drive predictable hiring outcomes in a high-growth environment with a high talent bar nationwide.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including campus or university recruiting.
• Experience with campus or internship programs in-house, agency, or relevant roles.
• Strong focus on delivering an excellent candidate experience.
• Proven ability to build university relationships and run campus events.

Responsibilities

• Own campus recruiting end-to-end, from event programming to offer close.
• Manage summer internship program, including hiring, project scoping, onboarding, and evaluations.
• Build relationships with universities, career centers, and student organizations.
• Plan and run campus events (info sessions, fairs, hackathons) with ROI focus.
• Partner with HR and Recruiting Programs on infrastructure like return offers and start dates.
• Support full-cycle searches for new grads and interns, from sourcing to closing.

Skills

Campus recruiting

Event planning

Stakeholder management

Candidate experience

Relationship building

Job description

• Headway is hiring a Technical Recruiter to build and run our campus recruiting program as we grow the engineering teams powering our next stage of growth
• You’ll own the day-to-day execution of our university presence — from event programming to offer close — and serve as Headway’s primary face to campus talent across technical disciplines
• As a member of the Engineering Recruiting team, you’ll operate as a talent partner and collaborator with hiring managers and the broader TA team, driving predictable hiring outcomes in a high-growth environment with a high talent bar
• Your work will directly shape Headway’s ability to deliver for providers and patients nationwide
• Drive Headway’s campus recruiting execution end-to-end: managing event logistics, candidate pipelines, offer positioning, and conversion — working in partnership with TA leadership
• Manage the summer internship program end-to-end: driving intern hiring, coordinating project scoping with managers, supporting onboarding, running community programming throughout the summer, and facilitating performance evaluation and return-offer decisions
• Build initial relationships with universities, career centers, and student organizations, with a focus on technical disciplines across our target school list
• Run our campus event programming — info sessions, career fairs, hackathons, and diversity-focused events — with a sharp eye on ROI and a bias toward doubling down on what works
• Partner with HR and Recruiting Programs on the surrounding infrastructure — return offer processes, post-offer engagement, and start-date conversion — that turns campus hires into long-term Headwegians
• Support full-cycle searches for new grad and intern roles, spanning aggressive top-of-funnel sourcing and strategic close motions in late stages
• Act as a strategic and adaptable partner to hiring managers, quickly refining approach and process as needed to accelerate progress
• Ensure every candidate follows a consistent, structured, inclusive process that raises the hiring bar and improves consistency across teams
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience through every step of the process

Manage multiple workstreams with structure, balancing high volume with attention to detail and predictable execution — especially across a program with seasonal spikes Operate as a strategic and positive partner to your stakeholders, maintaining progress and acting as a true collaborator even in moments of ambiguity Think creatively about sourcing and outreach to find and engage top early-career technical talent Can break down complex programs into clear execution plans, diagnosing challenges and proposing solutions proactively Have a track record of building and managing university relationships and running campus event programs that actually convert Bring 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including meaningful time in campus or university recruiting (in-house, agency, or relevant experience even if you didn’t carry the TA title) Communicate clearly and with presence, whether aligning with hiring managers, pitching Headway on campus, or guiding candidates through the process Care about candidate experience and community-building, not just pipeline throughput