University Recruitment Manager: Early Talent Programs

UNKNOWN; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Owens & Minor in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Manager of University Recruitment to design and execute the organization's early career talent strategy, focusing on internship and new graduate hiring programs. You will lead campus partnerships, university engagement, internship programs, and build pipelines across business areas while ensuring a positive candidate and intern experience.

This role combines strategic program coordination with full-cycle recruiting responsibilities and offers growth into

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Higher Education, or related field.
• 5–8 years in talent acquisition or university recruiting.
• Experience leading internship/rotational programs.
• Experience with Workday or similar ATS.
• Willingness to travel ~30%.
• Healthcare, distribution, logistics or manufacturing experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and executing the organization's campus recruiting strategy aligned to workforce planning needs.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting activities for intern and new graduate hiring programs.
• Build and maintain relationships with targeted colleges, universities, technical schools, and student organizations.
• Coordinate campus recruiting activities including career fairs, information sessions, networking events, classroom presentations, and virtual recruiting events.
• Partner with business leaders to identify future hiring needs and develop talent pipelines for entry-level positions.
• Maintain a campus recruiting calendar and manage all recruiting activities throughout the academic year.
• Evaluate recruiting outcomes and recommend improvements to increase program effectiveness.
• Track intern performance and identify candidates for conversion into full-time opportunities.
• Coordinate the end-to-end internship program experience from recruiting through program completion.
• Support intern onboarding, orientation, engagement activities, and performance checkpoints.

Skills

Public speaking

Stakeholder management

Project management

Talent acquisition

Campus recruiting

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Higher Education/Communications or related field

Tools

Workday ATS

Job description

Owens & Minor in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Manager of University Recruitment to design and execute the organization's early career talent strategy, focusing on internship and new graduate hiring programs. You will lead campus partnerships, university engagement, internship programs, and build pipelines across business areas while ensuring a positive candidate and intern experience.

This role combines strategic program coordination with full-cycle recruiting responsibilities and offers growth into