University Recruiter, Senior

MITRE University Recruiter Senior

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challengesand we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every dayworking for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.

MITRE is seeking an experienced University Recruiter Senior to join our team of talent strategists who connect extraordinary talent to MITRE's mission. Our University Recruiter Seniors are trusted partners to the business, responsible for managing the full recruitment lifecycle and delivering a seamless and strategic hiring experience in close collaboration with hiring teams. We're seeking a dynamic, passionate, and outgoing University Recruiter Senior to help us attract the brightest emerging minds in science, engineering, and technology. In this role, you'll be responsible for identifying and engaging top student talent from leading universities and research institutions, with a focus on individuals specializing in AI, Machine Learning, data analytics, and computer science. If you're energized by building meaningful connections and shaping the future of tech talent, we'd love to hear from you.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Identify and recruit candidates for internships, fellowships, and early-career full-time roles, managing the full-cycle recruitment process.
• Build trusted partnerships with hiring managers, providing data-driven guidance on talent availability, recruitment timelines, and sourcing strategies.
• Partner closely with the Emerging Talent Senior Manager to align on recruiting priorities, execution plans, and delivery against hiring goals, for interns / emerging talent.
• Serve as a point of contact for campus engagement, including career fairs, research symposiums, hackathons, capstone presentations, and virtual info sessions.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with academic partners, including faculty and research centers, to continue to position MITRE as a top destination for research-driven careers.
• Collaborate with business and marketing partners to co-create candidate attraction and recruitment marketing initiatives that strengthen MITRE's employer brand and attract key talent.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience through timely communication, transparency, and a high-touch, personalized recruiting approach.
• Reach out to referrals in a warm, professional manner upon receiving the resume.
• Engage in on-campus events, including career fairs, to build relationships and convert prospective candidates into applicants.
• Plan and execute engaging events on campus to attract students to MITRE.
• Leverage sourcing tools, talent events, marketing campaigns, academic partnerships, and social platforms to drive candidate engagement and build high-quality pipelines.
• Provide market insights and data on talent supply and demand, pipeline strength, sourcing channel effectiveness to identify trends, recommend adjustments, and continuously improve outcomes.
• Create formal offers in Workday system and negotiate final offers as needed.

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

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