Owns a portfolio of ~20 university partnerships across the Americas, designing recruitment strategies, driving campus events and executive engagement, managing budgets and hiring metrics, building campus teams, and traveling extensively to meet regional hiring goals and ensure sustained talent pipelines.
Job Description SummaryAbout GE Vernova:
GE Vernova is a planned, purpose-built global energy company and we’re focused on accelerating the path to a more sustainable future, supporting the global energy transition with a deep commitment to innovation. Our mission is to electrify the world while simultaneously decarbonizing it, and we need the next generation of bright, passionate talent to help us get there.
Role Summary:
The University Relations and Recruiting Engagement Lead will serve as the primary owner for a portfolio of ~20 strategic university partnerships within their assigned region (Americas, EMEA, or APAC). In this role, you will be the face of GE Vernova at your partner institutions, driving long-term talent pipelines, fostering executive engagement, and managing the operational lifecycle of campus recruiting. You will work cross-functionally to align university strategies with GE Vernova’s global business needs.Job Description
Application Deadline: June 16, 2026
GE Vernova is a planned, purpose-built global energy company and we’re focused on accelerating the path to a more sustainable future, supporting the global energy transition with a deep commitment to innovation. Our mission is to electrify the world while simultaneously decarbonizing it, and we need the next generation of bright, passionate talent to help us get there.
Role Summary:
The University Relations and Recruiting Engagement Lead will serve as the primary owner for a portfolio of ~20 strategic university partnerships within their assigned region (Americas, EMEA, or APAC). In this role, you will be the face of GE Vernova at your partner institutions, driving long-term talent pipelines, fostering executive engagement, and managing the operational lifecycle of campus recruiting. You will work cross-functionally to align university strategies with GE Vernova’s global business needs.Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Partnership Management: Act as the dedicated account manager for a portfolio of ~20 universities, fostering deep relationships with career services, faculty, and student organizations.
- Recruitment Strategy & Execution: Design and implement comprehensive recruitment plans tailored to each institution. This includes coordinating on-campus events, career fairs, and targeted engagement campaigns to build a robust candidate pipeline.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with university recruiters to track hiring metrics, ensure high-quality candidate flow, and meet regional hiring targets.
- Campus Team Development: Build and lead a "GE Vernova Campus Team" for each university. This involves recruiting, training, and managing internal employees of various levels—including senior executives serving as University Champions—to drive brand advocacy and recruitment success.
- Budget & Operational Oversight: Own the regional university budget, including forecasting, tracking spend, and ensuring a strong ROI on partnership investments.
- Branding: own all branding needs (booths, swag, toolkits) to ensure successful recruiting experiences in the region
- Travel: Serve as a regional ambassador. This role requires significant travel (up to 75% during peak recruiting seasons in region) to attend campus events and meet with university stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Experience: Minimum 5–7 years of professional experience in University Relations or Campus Recruiting.
- Strategic Capability: Proven experience managing universities as strategic, long-term partners rather than purely transactional recruiting sources.
- Operational Excellence: Demonstrated ability to manage complex budgets and track metrics for a high-volume portfolio of institutions.
- Leadership & Influence: Strong experience in mobilizing and managing internal teams, including working with and preparing executive-level stakeholders for campus engagements.
- Communication: Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to navigate diverse institutional cultures.
- Mobility: Ability and willingness to travel up to 75% of the time during peak recruiting seasons.
Application Deadline: June 16, 2026
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