Senior University Relationships Lead

Fidelity•Boston, MA

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Senior University Relationships Lead, you will serve as the strategic liaison between Fidelity and our university partners across graduate, undergraduate, and community colleges throughout Fidelity’s regional footprint. In alignment with Fidelity’s workforce strategy and various business plans, you will develop and maintain impactful relationships with our target university career services, deans, faculty, and students, alumni, and professional student organizations to provide access to top students and establish a mutually beneficial long-term collaboration. In this role, you will lead the planning and execution of hybrid campus engagement and recruiting strategies across regions. You will play a critical role in partnering with key leaders and internal stakeholders across Fidelity’s regional offices to support our early career hiring needs, including co-op and full-time programs. The position also includes recruiter responsibilities such as managing requisitions, assessing candidates, and supporting selection processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 5-7 years of recruiting/talent acquisition experience.
Proven success in the development of talent attraction and retention strategies.
Demonstrated experience with all campus recruiting lifecycle components including sourcing, qualifying and assessing students, networking, university trends and relationship management.
Experience in managing large-scale recruitment events and presentations.
Experience building new, strategic school relationships aligned to business needs.
Ability to interpret data and trends to inform decisions and optimize strategies.
Strong understanding of recruitment laws and compliance.
Proficient in computer programs (i.e. Microsoft Office) and applicant tracking systems (i.e. Workday).
Demonstrated use of technical applications and social media tools for recruitment such as LinkedIn and Handshake.
Exceptional communication, presentation, and influencing skills with all audiences.
Proven track record of building and sustaining strong partnerships with universities and internal business stakeholders.
Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to lead through ambiguity, adjust to evolving business needs, and influence without authority.

Responsibilities

Serve as the strategic liaison between Fidelity and university partners.
Develop and maintain impactful relationships with university career services, deans, faculty, students, alumni, and professional student organizations.
Lead the planning and execution of hybrid campus engagement and recruiting strategies across regions.
Partner with key leaders and internal stakeholders to support early career hiring needs (co-op and full-time programs).
Manage requisitions, assess candidates, and support selection processes.