University Recruiting Lead: Build Campus Programs

Valar Atomics Inc.; New Mexico; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity ownership

Medical benefits

Unlimited PTO

Onsite lunch

PPE stipend

Career growth

Team collaboration

Job summary

Valar Atomics is seeking a Senior University Recruiter to design and own our university recruiting program from the ground up. You will shape the campus strategy, manage internship and new-grad pipelines, and build relationships with schools, faculty, and student organizations.

You will collaborate with engineering, nuclear, and operations teams to forecast headcount and roll out scalable processes, including Greenhouse and Gem configurations, with a focus on turning interns into full-time hires

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience building a recruiting program from scratch.
• Proficiency with Greenhouse or Gem and reporting.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel 30-40% of the time.

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

University recruiting

Full-cycle recruiting

Stakeholder management

Excellent communication

Travel willingness

Tools

Greenhouse

Gem

Job description

Valar Atomics is seeking a Senior University Recruiter to design and own our university recruiting program from the ground up. You will shape the campus strategy, manage internship and new-grad pipelines, and build relationships with schools, faculty, and student organizations.

You will collaborate with engineering, nuclear, and operations teams to forecast headcount and roll out scalable processes, including Greenhouse and Gem configurations, with a focus on turning interns into full-time hires