Specialist, Talent Acquisition University Recruiting

We made history and now we work to transform the future for our customers our communities and our families. Youll see your work on the road every day helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

As part of our Human Resources team youll help us attract hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. Youll play a vital role in defining developing and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. Were seeking change leaders talent strategists employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams partners and businesses to do and be their best.

In this position...

The Specialist Talent Acquisition (University Relations) leads full-cycle recruiting for intern co-op and entry-level/new-grad talent managing sourcing screening selection offer rollout and onboarding with consistency fairness and compliance. This role builds strong partnerships across hiring managers HR partners university career centers and student organizations to deliver a best-in-class candidate and stakeholder experience helping the company compete like a challenger for top early-career talent.

What youll do...
Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration Partners with hiring managers and HR business partners to define intern/entry-level hiring needs and headcount plans. Collaborates with cross-functionally to align recruiting strategy with business goals intern program managers and cross-functional team heads to align recruiting strategy with business goals and ensure a seamless candidate-to-hire experience.
University & School Relationship Management Owns a portfolio of target schools building relationships with career centers academic departments and student organizations. Tracks engagement ROI and hiring outcomes by school to guide investment decisions. Represents the company at career fairs info sessions and conferences including logistics and staffing for these events.
Student & Candidate Engagement Designs engagement strategies across the student funnelinfo sessions coffee chats networking events and social outreach. Creates compelling job/internship postings conducts screening interviews potential and program requirements and supports intern cohort programming to improve full-time conversion rates.
Managing Multiple Talent Levels Coordinates recruiting simultaneously across interns co-ops and new grads tailoring sourcing and screening to each population. Manages high-volume campus cycles and coaches hiring managers on early-career processes and campus hiring timelines.
Core Operations Manages postings ATS/HCM workflows and interview logistics. Implements policies and training on campus recruiting best practices for hiring managers and HR partners. Uses data (school yield conversion rate offer acceptance etc) to optimize strategy. Maintains confidential data in compliance with applicable laws.

Youll have...

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration or a related field or equivalent experience.

• At least 5 years of relevant experience with a bachelors degree or at least 3 years with a masters degree. Experience should include HR university relations or campus recruiting with exposure to external stakeholder management and large-scale recruiting events.

• Ability to travel to campuses and career fairs including occasional evening or weekend work during peak recruiting seasons

Even better you may have...

• Masters degree in Human Resources Business Administration or a related field.

• Experience managing relationships with career centers student organizations or other external partners.

• Experience planning or managing large-scale recruiting events.

• Relevant certification such as CPTA Professional Recruiter Certification AIRS Certified or LinkedIn Talent Solutions (LTS).

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:

Immediate medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage

Flexible family care days paid parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up child care and more

Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement fertility treatments and more

Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

Tuition assistance

Established and active employee resource groups

Paid time off for individual and team community service

A generous schedule of paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Years Day

Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86600-$144900.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidates skills and experience and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope responsibility and competitive market value.

Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role taking into consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: New Hire Benefits

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color age sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability status or protected veteran the United States if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability please call 1-.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #LI-JB5