Recruiting Programs Lead
Own and scale Applied Intuition's early career talent programs (university relations, internships, new grads) and contingent workforce program (vendors, VMS, compliance). Requires 6+ years in recruiting ops or talent programs, deep knowledge of California contingent labor laws, and strong program management skills.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own and scale early career talent program, including university relations, new grad hiring, and internship programs, building consistent, high-quality experiences across teams and locations.
- Manage the full early career recruiting lifecycle from campus and university partnerships through offer and onboarding handoff.
- Build and manage contingent worker program end to end, including vendor and staffing agency management, to ensure consistent, compliant, high-quality engagements.
- Manage contingent talent through a Vendor Management System (VMS), including requisitions, worker tracking, and spend visibility.
- Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, internal applications, and Engineering teams to ensure programs align with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
- Analyze program data and metrics (time-to-fill, pipeline health, contingent workforce spend and compliance risk) to identify trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities.
- Drive automation across both programs (requisition approvals, candidate communications, vendor onboarding, training/compliance tracking, reporting).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience in recruiting operations, talent acquisition, or people program management roles with demonstrated stakeholder management experience.
- Proven track record of building and scaling an early career talent program, including university relations, new grad hiring, and internship programs.
- Proven success building and managing a contingent worker program, including vendor/staffing agency management and day-to-day use of a VMS.
- Solid understanding of employment law and compliance requirements as they relate to contingent workforce management, particularly in California.
- Strong program management background with the ability to design and optimize processes, integrate feedback, and communicate outcomes across all levels.
- Strong analytical mindset with experience using recruiting and workforce data to drive program improvements.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with VMS platforms; Flextracks is preferred.
- Knowledge of other contingent worker types and experience working with Employers of Record (EORs).
- Experience in high-growth technology companies, particularly in automotive or autonomous vehicle industries.
- Direct involvement in scaling recruiting or talent operations from early-stage startups to larger organizational structures.
- Experience with ATS platforms that translate data to insights and actions.
- Background in change management or organizational development.
Skills
Recruiting Operations, Talent Acquisition, University Relations, Internship Programs, New Grad Hiring, Contingent Workforce Management, Vendor Management System, Vms, Employment Law, Compliance, Program Management, Stakeholder Management, Data Analysis
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