University Recruiter

Veeva Systems, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Veeva Systems is seeking a University Recruiter to drive the Consultant Development Program across the United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain. You will lead top-of-funnel candidate attraction, build relationships with European institutions, and deliver an exceptional pre-boarding experience with speed and accountability.

You will work to attract early-career talent across Western Europe, partner with Talent Marketing, and continuously improve sourcing channels and hiring processes in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 3+ years of talent acquisition experience with a focus on early-career or university recruiting across European markets.
• Location: based and work-authorized in the United Kingdom.
• Execution mindset with speed and accuracy in delivery.
• Clear, concise, and collaborative communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Proactive sourcing and outreach across Western Europe, including direct sourcing and referrals.
• Assess and process candidate applications and coordinate with regional teams.
• Plan and run university career events, tech fairs, and campus info sessions in target locations.
• Build and nurture long-term referral pipelines across internal networks and alumni groups.
• Drive high-touch candidate engagement from offer to start date, and organize cohort networking.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

As a University Recruiter at Veeva, you will be a critical growth driver for our Consultant Development Program (CDP) across the United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain.

In this role, you will lead top-of-funnel candidate attraction, source diverse early careeer talent, build relationships with leading European institutions, and deliver an exceptional candidate pre-boarding experience. You will operate with speed, focus, and a high level of individual accountability—embodying our core values of Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed.

What You'll Do

• Proactive Sourcing & Outreach: Identify and engage top-tier early-career talent across Western Europe. Direct sourcing, referral channels, and targeted outreach in partnership with Talent Marketing
• Assessment & Regional Alignment: Review and process candidate applications
• Campus Partnerships & Events: Plan, attend, and execute university career events, technical fairs, and campus info sessions across target locations to position Veeva as an employer of choice
• Community & Referral Pipeline: Build and nurture a dedicated, long-term referral pipeline across internal employee networks, university alumni groups, and student organizations
• Pre-boarding & Candidate Engagement: Drive high-touch candidate engagement from offer acceptance to start date. Host monthly candidate touchpoints, facilitate cohort networking, and maximize early network visibility
• Continuous Improvement: Embody our Care, Notice, Act philosophy by continuously evaluating sourcing channels, iterating digital campaigns, and optimizing hiring processes to keep things simple and highly effective

Requirements

• Experience: 3+ years of talent acquisition experience with a strong focus on early-career or university recruiting across European markets
• Location: Must be based and work-authorized in the United Kingdom
• Execution Mindset: Relentless focus on execution, focus, and operational excellence. You take pride in moving fast with accuracy
• Communication: Clear, concise, and humble communication style with strong stakeholder management abilities
• Data & Process Focus: Comfortable using candidate assessment tools, tracking metrics, and driving structured weekly pipeline stand-ups

Nice to Have

• Prior experience recruiting for software, cloud, or technical consulting services
• Familiarity with regional university ecosystems across Western Europe
• Experience partnering closely with Talent Marketing to build digital talent campaigns

Interviewing with Veeva

We value your time and believe in a transparent hiring process.Here is the process you can expect.

• Within 3 days, you will receive a link to a personality assessment administered by a third party.
• Once you complete the assessment, our team will review your full application package and follow up via email with our decision.
• If moving to the interview stage, the process is as follows:
  1. A conversation with the hiring manager
  2. A practical case exercise
  3. A final conversation with our group's Senior Leader.
• Once all interviews are complete, the manager will be in touch with a final decision.

Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

As an equal opportunity employer, Veeva is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and growing a diverse workforce. Diversity makes us stronger. It comes in many forms. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, sexual orientation, age, disability and life experience shape us all into unique individuals. We value people for the individuals they are and the contributions they can bring to our teams.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].