Talent Acquisition Consultant - Early Talent
About The Position
As a Talent Acquisition Consultant – Early Talent, you will play a meaningful role in building UMB’s talent pipelines and helping people launch rewarding careers. You will lead early talent and university recruiting, coordinate UMB’s Internship Program, manage recruitment for the Commercial Banker Development Program, and build relationships with schools, community organizations, workforce development programs, students, hiring managers, and business leaders. This is a highly collaborative role for someone who enjoys connecting people to possibility—and knows how to turn those connections into strong, future-focused talent pipelines. This role is based at UMB's headquarters in Kansas City, MO, with a hybrid schedule.
Requirements
- Five or more years of experience consulting with hiring managers, leading full-cycle recruitment, early talent programs, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience.
- Experience coordinating or attending career fairs, campus events, networking events, or other hiring programs.
- A proactive and confident communicator who can independently manage recruiting priorities across multiple departments.
- Highly organized and comfortable leading cross-functional projects with internal and external partners.
- Build trust easily and enjoy developing meaningful relationships with hiring managers, students, community partners, and colleagues.
- Comfortable using LinkedIn, Indeed, social media, applicant tracking systems, and other sourcing platforms to identify, attract, and engage talent.
- Energized by early talent recruiting and motivated by the opportunity to help people take the next step in their careers.
- A high school diploma or equivalent.
Responsibilities
- Build early talent pipelines
- Develop and execute recruiting strategies for internships, development programs, and other early talent opportunities.
- Build relationships with colleges, universities, workforce development programs, community organizations, and early talent partners.
- Identify opportunities to connect a diverse array of students and emerging professionals with education, career exploration, and opportunities at UMB.
- Represent UMB at career fairs, campus events, networking programs, and other hiring events.
- Consult with hiring managers and business leaders to understand workforce needs and anticipate upcoming talent requirements.
- Conduct in-depth phone interviews and assess candidates for alignment with UMB’s business needs, culture, and opportunities.
- Present qualified candidates to hiring teams and partner with Talent Acquisition colleagues to move candidates through the recruitment process.
- Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders across the organization.
- Create targeted sourcing strategies to identify both active and passive candidates.
- Use LinkedIn, Indeed, social media, applicant tracking systems, and other recruiting tools to build talent pipelines and engage prospective candidates.
- Develop authentic, compelling outreach that helps candidates understand the opportunities available at UMB.
- Support a thoughtful, inclusive candidate experience from first conversation through selection.
- Coordinate and manage UMB’s Internship Program and other early talent programs across the business.
- Organize timelines, communications, events, stakeholder responsibilities, and candidate touchpoints.
- Lead cross-functional projects and collaborations with external partners to strengthen early talent programs over time.
- Track activity, outcomes, and opportunities to improve recruiting effectiveness.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k) matching program
- Annual incentive pay
- Paid holidays
- Comprehensive company sponsored benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, and other insurance coverage
- Health savings accounts
- Flexible spending accounts
- Dependent care accounts
- Adoption assistance
- Employee assistance program
- Fitness reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Associate wellbeing program
- Associate emergency fund
- Various associate banking benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
