Sr. Early Careers Recruiter - Hybrid

Cigna

• $99K — $165K *
Staffing
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in recruiting or talent acquisition, especially early careers and internships.
  • Proven ability to manage complex recruiting tasks and influence stakeholders effectively.
  • Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and recruiting technology, including Workday and Phenom.
  • Knowledge of undergraduate recruiting cycles and contemporary hiring practices.
  • Capable of discerning talent market trends and addressing emerging recruiting challenges.
  • Strong skills in communication, relationship-building, and project management.
  • Willingness to travel up to 20% annually during peak seasons.

Responsibilities

  • Lead all aspects of recruiting for undergraduate programs and internships to achieve talent goals.
  • Transform workforce needs into effective recruiting strategies in collaboration with business leaders and HR.
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with campuses and organizations to build talent pipelines.
  • Leverage data and insights to refine recruiting strategies and mitigate risks in the process.
  • Assist hiring teams in implementing structured selection practices for informed hiring decisions.
  • Enhance the candidate experience through efficient communication and follow-up.
  • Organize and execute campus recruiting events while juggling multiple projects.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) plan with company contributions.
  • Company-paid life insurance and tuition reimbursement programs.
  • Generous paid time off with a minimum of 18 days per year and paid holidays.
  • Support for well-being and behavioral health initiatives.
Full Job Description
Help shape the next generation of talent. In this senior recruiting role, you will turn enterprise workforce needs into practical early careers strategies, build strong undergraduate talent pipelines, and create an engaging, consistent experience for candidates and hiring teams. You will support undergraduate leadership development programs, internships, and other early career hiring needs across the enterprise.

Responsibilities
• Lead end-to-end recruiting for undergraduate leadership development programs, internships, and other early career hiring needs, delivering strong talent outcomes across the enterprise.
• Translate workforce priorities into sourcing, attraction, assessment, selection, and offer strategies in partnership with business leaders, program managers, HR partners, and Talent Acquisition colleagues.
• Build sustainable talent pipelines through campus relationships, student organizations, professional associations, virtual channels, digital outreach, and other targeted partnerships.
• Use labor market, campus, competitor, candidate, and funnel insights to advise stakeholders, identify risks, and adjust recruiting strategies.
• Guide hiring teams in skills-based, structured, and consistent selection practices that support thoughtful assessments and informed hiring decisions.
• Strengthen the candidate and hiring manager experience through clear communication, timely follow-through, and effective offer closing.
• Plan and deliver campus and virtual recruiting events while managing multiple projects, requisitions, stakeholders, and deadlines.
• Champion a consistent employer brand and improve recruiting processes, tools, technology, and ways of working.

Required Qualifications
• At least 5 years of recruiting or related Talent Acquisition experience, including early careers, university recruiting, internships, leadership development programs, high-volume recruiting, or comparable talent programs.
• Demonstrated success leading complex recruiting work, influencing stakeholders, and managing competing priorities with close attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of applicant tracking systems and candidate relationship management platforms (Workday and Phenom), sourcing tools, interview and assessment practices, and recruiting analytics.
• Understanding of undergraduate recruiting cycles, candidate expectations, skills-based hiring, talent market trends, and emerging risks such as high application volume and candidate authenticity.
• Ability to use modern recruiting technology and emerging digital and AI capabilities responsibly, protect candidate information, and apply sound professional judgment.
• Strong consultation, relationship-building, written communication, interviewing, negotiation, organization, and project management skills.
• Ability to travel up to 20% annually, with the highest travel during peak recruiting seasons.

Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• NACE membership and active involvement in the organization is highly preferred.
• Experience recruiting for leadership development programs or enterprise internship portfolios across multiple functions or business areas.
• Experience designing campus strategies, using funnel data to improve outcomes, or introducing recruiting technology and process improvements.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 99,500 - 165,900 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

At The Cigna Group, you'll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you'll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.

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