Early Career Technical Recruiting Manager

Description
We are seeking an experienced Early Career Technical Recruiting Manager to lead our efforts in attracting top early career talent for technical roles at General Motors. This position will lead a team of talented recruiters while driving a go-to-market recruiting strategy for GM. The role will drive engagement with universities and technical institutions, manage full-cycle recruitment for internships, co-ops and entry-level positions while partnering with internal teams to build scalable early talent programs.
The Early Career Technical Recruiting Manager plays a pivotal role in shaping and executing a comprehensive strategy to attract top talent to GM. This position requires securing business and stakeholder buy-in by closely collaborating with leadership and relevant teams to ensure recruitment initiatives align with overall organizational goals. This role is responsible for building and nurturing strong relationships with strategic partners, overseeing the entire recruitment lifecycle-from identifying candidates to extending offers-and thoroughly evaluating applicants for skills & experience. Delivering a positive candidate experience through clear communication and an effective onboarding process is essential to the success of this role.
Key Responsibilities:
Campus Strategy & Engagement

• Develop and execute a targeted campus recruiting strategy focused on sourcing high-potential technical talent.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with top-tier engineering and computer science programs.
• Partner with internal organizations and student tech groups to build talent pipelines.

Team Management & Recruitment Operations

• Manage a team of high performing early career recruiters

Event Management

• Help team plan and attend career fairs, hackathons, tech talks, and on-campus recruiting events.
• Organize virtual and in-person info sessions, coding challenges, and networking events.

Data & Reporting

• Track & report on recruiting metrics including hiring outcomes
• Provide regular updates and insights to leadership on campus recruiting performance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years of experience in early career or campus recruiting (technical talent acquisition preferred)
• 5+ years of experience in managing a team of early career recruiters in the campus space
• Familiarity with technical hiring processes including coding assessments and behavioral interviews.
• Strong relationship-building skills with academic institutions and internal stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience recruiting for software engineering, data science, and / or other technical roles.
• 5+ years of experience managing a team of recruiters in the early career / campus space
• 3+ years managing people managers
• Passion for technology and early career development.

Compensation:
The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws.
The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.

• The salary range for this role is $149,000 - 199,800. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)
This role is based remotely, but if the selected candidate lives within a specific mile radius of a GM hub, they will be expected to report to the location three times a week {or other frequency dictated by your manager}.
This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
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