University Recruiting Lead — Build Campus Program & Equity

Valar Atomics; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Unlimited PTO

Free daily lunch and dinner onsite

PPE stipend

High-impact startup environment

Career growth

Job summary

Valar Atomics is seeking a Senior University Recruiter to design and own our campus recruiting program from the ground up, covering target schools, brand presence at career fairs, and intern/new-grad pipelines. You will collaborate with engineering, nuclear, and operations teams to forecast headcount and build scalable processes using Greenhouse and Gem, ultimately converting interns to full-time hires.

This foundational role requires prior university program experience, strategic thinking, and

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

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

University recruiting

Relationship building

Communication

Presentation skills

Travel willingness

Tools

Greenhouse

Gem

Job description

Valar Atomics is seeking a Senior University Recruiter to design and own our campus recruiting program from the ground up, covering target schools, brand presence at career fairs, and intern/new-grad pipelines. You will collaborate with engineering, nuclear, and operations teams to forecast headcount and build scalable processes using Greenhouse and Gem, ultimately converting interns to full-time hires.

This foundational role requires prior university program experience, strategic thinking, and