Advisor, Talent Acquisition, University Recruitment

Celestica International LP • Richardson, TX

10d

About The Position

The Senior Recruiter, University Relations & Early Career performs end-to-end early-talent recruitment and program administration across assigned business units and sites in the United States. The role collaborates with business leaders, HR business partners, and academic partners to attract, engage, and recruit interns, co-ops, apprentices, and new university graduates. The Advisor serves as a subject matter expert and lead recruiter for campus engagement, managing candidate pipelines, conducting campus and virtual hiring events, screening and evaluating candidates, and extending and negotiating offers to position Celestica as an employer of choice for early-career talent.

The role executes university relations and early-career recruiting strategies; develops relationships with universities and other academic and student organizations; manages the full recruitment lifecycle for campus requisitions; and coordinates internship, co-op, and rotational early-career programs. It represents Celestica at campus events and provides hiring managers and site HR teams with advice on early-career market trends, compensation benchmarks, intern project scoping, and campus timelines. The position tracks recruiting outcomes, guides junior team members, coordinates campus recruiting participants, and ensures recruitment practices and records comply with applicable legislation, company policies, and data privacy and ATS standards.

Duties are performed in a standard office or hybrid environment and involve sustained visual concentration and computer-based work. Travel of up to 20–30% is required during peak campus recruitment cycles, including fall and spring university visits, career fairs, and networking events. The position requires 5–8+ years of progressive talent acquisition or recruiting experience, including dedicated university relations, campus recruiting, or early-career program experience. A bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, communications, or a related field is typical; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of progressive talent acquisition or recruiting experience, with dedicated experience in university relations, campus recruiting, or early-career programs.
• Knowledge of university recruitment cycles, campus relations, student sourcing channels, and early-career programs such as internships, co-ops, and graduate development.
• Ability to manage full-lifecycle recruitment, candidate management, and consultative recruiting across technical, engineering, operations, and business functions.
• Ability to partner effectively with academic institutions, student bodies, hiring managers, and internal cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to conduct structured behavioral interviews and evaluate competencies and potential for entry-level and early-career roles.
• Knowledge of employment legislation, human rights regulations, and corporate staffing policies.
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems and Candidate Relationship Management tools, such as SAP SuccessFactors, SmartRecruiters, Gem, Handshake, and LinkedIn Recruiter, as well as Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Intermediate proficiency in project management, organizational awareness, interpersonal communication, and candidate experience/employer brand advocacy.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to travel up to 20–30% during peak campus recruiting cycles.
• Ability to perform sustained visual concentration and computer-based work.

Responsibilities

• Execute university relations and early-career recruiting strategies aligned with regional business needs and Celestica’s global talent acquisition roadmap.
• Build and maintain relationships with universities, colleges, technical institutions, faculty, student organizations, and diversity associations to develop early-career talent pipelines.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for campus requisitions, including application review, sourcing, behavioral and competency screening, interview coordination, candidate selection, and offer negotiation.
• Coordinate onboarding support and cohort experiences for internship, co-op, and rotational early-career programs, supporting candidate engagement and conversion to full-time roles.
• Represent Celestica at career fairs, information sessions, hackathons, and virtual events, using sourcing channels and social platforms to promote the employer brand.
• Advise hiring managers and site HR teams on early-career market trends, entry-level compensation benchmarks, intern project scoping, and campus timelines.
• Monitor recruiting metrics, including conversion rates, diversity metrics, offer acceptance rates, school return on investment, and retention, and use findings to improve results.
• Provide functional guidance to junior talent acquisition team members and coordinate campus recruiting ambassadors and participating hiring managers.
• Ensure campus recruitment practices and records comply with regional employment legislation, company staffing policies, and data privacy and ATS standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior