Senior Manager, Early Career Recruiting

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Senior Manager, Early Career Recruiting

We are seeking a Senior Manager of Early Career Recruiting to lead and evolve our U.S. early career recruiting strategy, building scalable talent pipelines that support Blue Origin's long-term workforce needs.

This leader will oversee a high-performing team responsible for recruiting interns, campus full-time hires, participants in our new graduate rotational programs, and apprenticeships. The role requires a combination of strategic vision, operational excellence, and hands-on leadership to deliver exceptional recruiting outcomes and candidate experiences.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in early career recruiting, experience leading recruiting teams, and a proven ability to develop innovative approaches to attracting and hiring emerging talent in highly technical and competitive markets.

This position will partner closely with business leaders, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, University Relations, and other stakeholders to align early career recruiting efforts with Blue Origin's business priorities and future workforce requirements.

Responsibilities

- Lead and develop a team of early career recruiters responsible for U.S. internship, campus full-time, new graduate rotational program hiring, and apprenticeships across engineering, technical, business, and operational functions.

- Develop and execute a comprehensive U.S. early career recruiting strategy aligned with Blue Origin's workforce plans, business objectives, and long-term talent pipeline needs.

- Establish annual recruiting plans, hiring goals, university engagement priorities, and resource allocation strategies to ensure consistent execution across early career programs.

- Build, coach, and develop a high-performing recruiting team, establishing clear expectations, performance standards, and opportunities for professional growth.

- Partner with business leaders, hiring managers, HR Business Partners, and Talent Acquisition leadership to understand emerging talent needs and translate workforce requirements into actionable recruiting strategies.

- Lead recruiting execution for apprenticeship, internship, and new graduate rotational programs, ensuring strong alignment between candidate selection, program requirements, and organizational talent needs.

- Oversee campus recruiting activities, including career fairs, information sessions, technical engagement events, and other university partnerships, ensuring resources are directed toward activities that deliver measurable hiring outcomes.

- Collaborate with employer branding, communications, and university engagement partners to strengthen Blue Origin's presence among students and recent graduates through compelling storytelling, digital engagement, and targeted recruiting campaigns.

- Establish and monitor key recruiting performance indicators, including pipeline health, hiring progress, offer acceptance rates, time to fill, candidate experience, university recruiting effectiveness, and recruiting return on investment.

- Leverage recruiting analytics, market intelligence, and industry benchmarks to continuously improve recruiting strategies, operational efficiency, and hiring outcomes.

- Drive process improvements and scalable recruiting practices that enhance candidate experience, hiring manager engagement, and recruiter productivity.

- Manage recruiting budgets, vendor relationships, event investments, and other resources to maximize program effectiveness and operational efficiency.

- Represent Early Career Recruiting in cross-functional planning discussions, providing strategic insights, recommendations, and regular performance updates to senior leadership.

- Champion a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement while supporting Blue Origin's Leadership Principles.

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience (including military).

- 10+ years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition, including significant experience in university recruiting, campus hiring, or early career talent acquisition.

- 5+ years of experience leading recruiting teams, including direct people management, performance management, coaching, and professional development.

- Demonstrated success developing and executing early career recruiting strategies supporting multiple business functions or locations.

- Experience managing large-scale internship, university recruiting, or new graduate hiring initiatives in a complex or rapidly growing organization.

- Strong understanding of the U.S. university recruiting landscape, academic recruiting cycles, campus engagement strategies, and emerging talent market trends.

- Proven ability to establish recruiting metrics, evaluate performance, and use data to influence business decisions and improve outcomes.

- Experience partnering with senior business leaders and influencing stakeholders across multiple organizational levels.

- Excellent communication, organizational, project management, and relationship-building skills.

- Ability to manage competing priorities, lead through ambiguity, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

- Ability to travel domestically as required to support university recruiting activities, business partnerships, and team engagement.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience leading early career recruiting teams in aerospace, engineering, advanced manufacturing, technology, or other highly technical industries.

- Experience managing recruiting strategies across multiple U.S. locations and business units.

- Demonstrated success scaling internship and new graduate recruiting programs while maintaining high standards for candidate quality and experience.

- Experience supporting rotational development programs and collaborating with program leaders to align recruiting and participant selection with long-term workforce needs.

- Experience developing strategic university partnerships that improve talent pipeline quality, hiring outcomes, and return on recruiting investment.

- Strong understanding of employer branding, digital recruiting campaigns, student engagement, and innovative sourcing strategies.

- Experience using applicant tracking systems, candidate relationship management platforms, and recruiting analytics tools to improve recruiting operations.

- Demonstrated ability to develop recruiting forecasts, manage budgets, and optimize investments across university recruiting channels.

- Experience implementing recruiting process improvements, automation, or new technologies to improve recruiting efficiency and candidate engagement.

- Proven ability to build collaborative relationships across Talent Acquisition, HR, business leadership, and university partners.

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Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Benefits

• Benefits include:  Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.