Senior Campus Recruiter – Early Talent Programs

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Position Overview

The Senior Campus Recruiter will support and execute early talent hiring programs with a primary focus on internship recruitment and early‑career pipeline development. This role plays a critical executional and partnership role—collaborating closely with the Early Talent Programs Manager and business stakeholders to deliver a high‑volume, high‑quality campus recruiting experience.

This position requires strong full‑cycle recruiting expertise, confidence in stakeholder management, and the ability to translate business needs into scalable campus hiring outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Execute full cycle recruiting for early talent programs, with a primary focus on internship hiring
• Manage multiple hiring pipelines simultaneously while maintaining a strong candidate experience
• Partner with the Early Talent Programs Manager to ensure alignment across program timelines, milestones, and deliverables
• Leverage AI and emerging recruiting technologies to translate internship skill requirements into optimized sourcing, screening, and selection strategies, embedding automation to improve recruiting efficiency and strategic impact.
• Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand evolving skill needs and hiring priorities
• Provide regular updates on pipeline health, risks, and hiring progress
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for campus hiring inquiries within assigned stakeholder groups
• Coordinate and manage interview processes, including scheduling, interviewer alignment, and candidate follow‑up
• Ensure fair, consistent, and timely evaluation of early talent candidates
• Support offer process execution, including candidate communication and coordination with internal partners
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date requisition and candidate data in the Applicant Tracking System
• Ensure adherence to campus recruiting processes and compliance requirements
• Deliver a consistent, positive candidate experience across all early talent programs
• Support campus recruiting events as needed (career fairs, information sessions, and virtual engagements)
• Partner with internal teams to support onboarding readiness and hiring handoffs
• Perform ad hoc administrative duties as needed.

Required Qualifications

• 3 – 6 years of recruiting experience, with direct campus or early talent recruiting experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing high‑volume hiring pipelines.
• Strong understanding of full‑cycle recruiting, from intake through offer.
• Proven ability to lead stakeholder meetings and intake discussions.
• Travel may be required during peak campus recruiting seasons
• This role may experience seasonal workload spikes aligned to campus recruiting cycles
• Able to work a flexible schedule as workload requires.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
• Initiative to manage recruiting processes with minimal guidance.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams.
• Experience using an applicant tracking system like Handshake and Taleo is a plus.
• Comfortable learning and leveraging virtual sourcing systems and techniques including virtual interviewing platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting internship or early‑career programs at scale
• Background in technology, consulting, or professional services environments
• Familiarity with early talent lifecycle programming (internships, externships, academic‑year pipelines)

Location Requirements

Prefer Dallas – TX, Phoenix – AZ or Atlanta – GA, but open to remote anywhere in the US.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

Salary and Other Compensation

Applications will be accepted until March 5, 2026.

The annual salary for this role is $90,000.00 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.