Senior Early Talent Recruiter

What You'll Be Doing

• Own Grow's end-to-end early talent strategy and programs, spanning campus recruiting, offer management, candidate engagement, internship delivery, and return offer planning.
• Lead full-cycle recruiting for engineering interns, developing campus strategies, building university partnerships, driving events, and managing the recruiting process from sourcing through offer acceptance.
• Build and scale a year-round University of Waterloo co-op program across multiple academic terms, establishing a sustainable pipeline of top engineering talent.
• Partner with Engineering leadership to design and operate a high-quality internship program, ensuring every intern has meaningful project scope, dedicated mentorship, and strong manager support.
• Drive program strategy and continuous improvement through data, using recruiting funnel health, conversion metrics, intern performance, and return offer outcomes to inform decisions and measure impact.
• Build scalable processes, systems, and playbooks that enable the early talent program to grow while maintaining an exceptional candidate and intern experience.

You'll Be a Good Fit If You

• Have 6+ years of recruiting experience with significant ownership of early talent hiring, including leading at least two full campus recruiting cycles from strategy through program execution.
• Have built, scaled, or significantly evolved an internship or co-op program, with experience across recruiting, program operations, intern experience, and evaluation.
• Bring strong program management skills, balancing long-term planning with flawless execution across multiple recruiting cycles, stakeholders, and competing priorities.
• Use data to drive decisions, continuously improving recruiting outcomes, program quality, and operational efficiency through clear metrics and thoughtful analysis.
• Embrace AI and modern recruiting technologies to work more efficiently, improve candidate experience, and scale programs without adding unnecessary complexity.
• Enjoy building from first principles, creating strategy, establishing operating rhythms, and turning ambiguous opportunities into repeatable, high-impact programs.

Compensation & Benefits

Base Compensation: $114,000–$144,000 USD annually (varies by experience, qualifications, and location).

Full Time Employee Benefits:

• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus life and disability coverage.
• Parental Leave & Family Support: Up to 18 weeks paid leave and a new child stipend.
• Financial Wellness: 401(k) program and equity opportunities.
• Meals & Home Office Support: Stipends for home office setup and ongoing funds for meals.
• Time Off to Recharge: Flexible PTO, 12 paid holidays, and a full winter break week.
• Wellness & Development: Annual stipends for personal & professional growth.
• Mental & Physical Health Support: No-cost access to therapy, weekly flexible self-care hours, and memberships to wellness apps (One Medical, Headspace, Talkspace).
• Extra Perks: Pet insurance discounts, commuter benefits, and global travel assistance.