VP, Head of Early Career Recruiting and Development

Job Description Summary

Leads analysis of business needs and labor market developments; oversees development and execution of recruitment and talent acquisition policies.

Job Description

The VP, Head of Early Careers (Campus Recruiting), is responsible for setting the strategy to build a pipeline of future leaders for the organization. This leader will work across all business lines to identify campus talent needs and work to create and implement an efficient talent acquisition strategy to recruit into campus and pipeline programs. Extensive contact with internal and external resources and senior management is required.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• As part of the Bank’s Global Talent Acquisition leadership team, advocate for campus recruiting strategies and provide input on cross-Talent Acquisition matters, including people, process, and technology.
• Provide strong leadership to campus recruiters to effectively deliver the campus strategy.
• Lead team responsible for undergraduate and graduate degree recruiting to source talent for summer internship and full-time.
• Analyze and present key performance metrics and provide market insights to key stakeholders to drive enhancements to recruiting strategies.
• Set strategy, proactively manage budget, and partner on operational processes.
• Determine best practices, processes, and policies to build and shape the future direction of campus recruitment efforts.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key business leaders and HR partners. Advise on optimal use of early talent pipeline and retention strategies.
• Build internal and external partnerships to ensure a diverse source of early talent across university partners and partnership organizations. Develop and implement strategies to broaden our pipeline.
• Leverage data and analytics to proactively evaluate the effectiveness of sourcing channels.
• Stay current with advancements in technology, platforms, and vendors supporting the build of early talent pipelines.
• Ensure candidates receive a best-in-class experience at all touch points throughout the recruitment process.
• The ability to build strong and influential relationships across all levels of an organization with a results-driven approach.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• A continuous learner with demonstrated successes in staying agile and comfortable navigating through complexity.
  
  

Knowledge of

• Talent Acquisition experience and knowledge of campus recruiting practices, processes and technologies.
• Strong consulting and project management skills with the ability to quickly assess situations, identify gaps, clearly articulate what needs to be done, and mobilize others in the right direction.
• Excellent analytical and data analysis skills with the ability to think through problems and recommend solutions while understanding downstream impacts.
• The ability to build strong and influential relationships across all levels of an organization with a results-driven approach.
• Excellent communication, presentation and facilitation skills.
• A continuous learner with demonstrated successes in staying agile and comfortable navigating through complexity.
  
  

Skill in

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Communication and influencing, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
• Relationship building, influencing, effective communication at all organizational levels, project management, change management, and problem-solving.
• Creating and maintaining relationships with business units and cross-functional teams within HR to ensure that agreed levels of effective service are delivered.
• Business acumen and knowledge.
• Diagnostic, advisory, and consulting skills.
• Developing plans and clear actionable steps in support of an overall business and campus recruiting strategy.
  
  

Ability to

• Build effective communication by active listening and seeking to understand; ask others for input and feedback, including those with different backgrounds, experiences and points of view.
• Identify new ways for campus recruiting to support the business strategy.
• Engage, inspire and influence people.
• Leverage relationships for the mutual benefit.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with internal associates and external contacts at all levels.
• Organize, manage, and track multiple detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
• Balance conflicting resource and priority demands.
• Keep all appropriate parties up-to-date on decisions, changes, and other relevant information and articulate reasons behind decisions.
  
  

Education/Previous Experience

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree; potentially a Master’s Degree with 15+ years of campus recruiting experience; 8-10+ years of managerial experience
• OR ~
• Any equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training.
  
  

Licenses/Certifications

• None required.
  
  

Travel Required

• Yes, 50 % of the Time
  
  

Education

Bachelor’s: Human Resources Management, Bachelor’s: Organizational Behavior Studies, Bachelor’s (Required)

Work Experience

General Experience - More than 15 years

Certifications

Salary Range

$175,000.00-$205,000.00

Travel

Less than 25%

Workstyle

Remote

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.

We Expect Our Associates At All Levels To

• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
• Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm
  
  

At Raymond James – as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.