Senior Recruiter - Early Careers

Cummins•Troy, MI

4h•$69,200 - $103,800

About The Position

Cummins Inc. is seeking a Senior Recruiter – Early Careers to join its team in Troy, Michigan. The role manages full-cycle recruiting for student and early-career talent, from application through onboarding and post-offer activities, while providing an efficient, positive, and high-touch candidate and referral experience. The Senior Recruiter partners with Functional Talent Scouts, hiring managers, and other stakeholders to align recruiting strategies with business workforce needs. The role supports campus, conference, site team, referral, and other sourcing channels; assesses candidates; facilitates selection and hiring decisions; and helps develop early-talent pipelines. It also maintains accurate recruiting records and reporting and supports compliance, governance, and audit requirements. The position contributes to Early Careers programs, special projects, and strategic recruiting initiatives, with responsibilities subject to change based on business needs and Early Careers priorities. A college, university, or equivalent degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field—or equivalent experience—is required. Cummins is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities without regard to protected characteristics or statuses listed in its policy.

Requirements

College, university, or equivalent degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Ability to manage multiple recruiting priorities while balancing stakeholder needs, maintaining urgency, and delivering high-quality hiring outcomes.
Strong candidate assessment, talent sourcing, and relationship-building skills, including the ability to engage diverse talent pools and influence hiring decisions.
Effective communication, consulting, and interpersonal skills for collaboration with hiring managers, candidates, Human Resources, and business partners.
Proficiency in using recruiting data, analytics, and business insights to inform decisions, improve processes, and support operational effectiveness.
Commitment to customer focus, compliance, sound judgment, and inclusive hiring practices while adapting to evolving business needs.

Responsibilities

Manage full-cycle recruiting for student and early-career requisitions, driving candidates from application through post-offer activities and onboarding.
Partner with Functional Talent Scouts, hiring managers, and stakeholders to align recruiting strategies with workforce needs and provide guidance on student role requirements, eligibility, and recruiting processes.
Review candidate and requisition alignment, raise concerns when requirements are not met, and help resolve alignment issues between Talent Scouts and hiring managers.
Manage student candidates from campus, conferences, site teams, direct applicant sources, and other channels, ensuring timely progression and follow-up.
Provide a high-touch referral experience for student candidates by managing communications, engagement, and follow-up.
Facilitate candidate assessments, selection decisions, and hiring outcomes while following established recruiting standards.
Maintain accurate, current recruiting orderboard data, candidate and requisition updates, reporting, and applicant tracking activities.
Support functional pipeline requisitions and complete timely, accurate applicant dispositioning to meet compliance and audit requirements, including the 90-day posting requirement.
Support the Early Careers conversion process by partnering with the Conversion Coordinator on candidate mapping and alignment as student roles become available.
Ensure recruiting activities comply with Talent Acquisition processes, governance standards, and other requirements.
Contribute to special projects, strategic recruiting initiatives, and Early Careers programs based on business needs.