Senior Recruiter - Emerging Talent

Job Description

TriNet is a leading provider of comprehensive human resources solutions for small to midsize businesses (SMBs). We enhance business productivity by enabling our clients to outsource their HR function to one strategic partner and allowing them to focus on operating and growing their core businesses. Our full-service HR solutions include features such as payroll processing, human capital consulting, employment law compliance and employee benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans and workers’ compensation insurance.

TriNet has a nationwide presence and an experienced executive team. Our stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol TNET. If you’re passionate about innovation and making an impact on the large SMB market, come join us as we power our clients’ business success with extraordinary HR.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that many potential applicants discourage themselves from applying to jobs unless they meet every single requirement. TriNet always strives to hire the most qualified candidate for a particular role, ensuring we deliver outstanding results for our small and medium-size customers. So, if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every single qualification in the job description, nobody’s perfect – and we encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

A Brief Overview

The Senior Recruiter - Emerging Talent plays a pivotal role in driving the university recruiting strategy, building strong relationships with academic institutions, and ensuring a world-class experience for both candidates and hiring partners. This role manages the full lifecycle of campus recruiting from strategy to execution, serving as a trusted advisor to business leaders, and leveraging data to influence talent decisions and drive continuous improvement across programs. In addition, this role leads and manages the annual campus strategy and budget to ensure alignment with enterprise talent priorities.

What You Will Do

• Lead full lifecycle campus recruiting efforts for assigned business units, including workforce planning, sourcing, interviewing, offer management, and onboarding.
• Develop and execute comprehensive campus recruiting strategies to attract top talent from target universities, technical programs, and diverse organizations.
• Partner with senior business leaders and HR partners to identify emerging talent needs and align recruiting strategies to business goals.
• Manage all aspects of the candidate experience, ensuring high-quality interactions and timely communication throughout the hiring process.
• Design and maintain recruiting dashboards and metrics to track pipeline health, hiring conversion rates, diversity goals, and program ROI for emerging talent recruiting.
• Lead and coordinate on-campus events, career fairs, information sessions, and other student engagement activities.
• Oversee campus programs, intern engagement initiatives, and end-to-end program management for student hires.
• Collaborate with marketing and communications teams to enhance employer branding across digital and campus channels.
• Coach team members, hiring managers, and interview teams on best practices in university recruiting and candidate assessment.
• Leverage data and insights to drive decision-making, forecast hiring trends, and continuously improve recruiting processes.
• Ensure compliance with all hiring policies, equal opportunity, and data privacy standards.
• Ensure consistent execution of emerging talent recruiting initiatives.
• Own and manage the national campus recruiting strategy and annual budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources.
• Represent the organization at high-profile campus and diversity conferences, building relationships that enhance the employer brand.
• Collaborate with Business Units, HR, Workforce Planning teams to integrate emerging talent strategies with broader workforce planning initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards
  
  
  

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required, Master’s preferred.
  
  
  

Experience Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in full lifecycle recruiting with at least 3 years focused on campus or university recruiting.
• Typically 3+ years as a team lead, building emerging talent programs.
  
  
  

Skills And Abilities

• Experience managing large-scale events, national campus strategies, and recruiting program budgets.
• Proven track record partnering with senior business leaders and driving recruiting strategies that impact business results.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to build and interpret dashboards and KPIs.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems (e.g., Oracle, Eifghtfold, iCIMS, Handshake) and CRM tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Drives process consistency, compliance, and efficiency.
• Provides direction, feedback, and mentorship to team members and peers for emerging talent recruiting strategies.
  
  
  

Travel Requirements

Minimal

Work Environment

• Work in clean, pleasant, and comfortable office or home setting. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  
  

The preferred location for this role is Atlanta, GA, and the salary range for this location is $69,200.00 to $138,500.00. All qualified external applicants will be considered for an in-office role, based in Atlanta. All qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply and consider relocation to Atlanta and may be considered for remote hire at the company’s discretion. The candidate’s final salary offer will be based on the candidate’s skills, education, work location and experience.

A candidate’s compensation may also include bonuses consistent with TriNet’s corporate bonus plan.

Additionally, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, TriNet offers permanent full-time employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, life and disability insurance, a 401(K) savings plan, an employee stock purchase plan, eleven (11) Company observed holidays, PTO and a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information about our benefits offerings: https://www.trinet.com/documents/blt5b61a1040aae1904

Please Note: TriNet reserves the right to change or modify job duties and assignments at any time. The above job description is not all encompassing. Position functions and qualifications may vary depending on business necessity.

TriNet is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact [email protected] to request such an accommodation.