Talent Acquisition Manager- Campus Recruiting & Programs Job at Cohen & Company

What You'll Do

As the Talent Acquisition Manager, you will lead the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of campus recruiting and our firm-wide internship program. Your focus will be on delivering an exceptional early talent experience and building strong pipelines of future leaders. You'll own the full lifecycle of our campus recruiting efforts-from employer branding and university partnerships to intern engagement and conversion-while managing a small, high-performing team and collaborating across the organization to ensure alignment on our early talent strategy.

Internship Program Management

• Design, execute, and continuously enhance the firm's internship program, ensuring a best-in-class experience

• Coordinate program logistics, onboarding, events, and professional development activities

Intern Experience & Engagement

• Develop and execute intern engagement strategies to strengthen connection, learning, and belonging throughout the program

• Partner with business leaders to ensure meaningful intern projects, mentorship, and performance feedback

Intern Conversion Strategy

• Create and manage an intern-to-full-time conversion process that maximizes retention of high-performing talent

• Leverage feedback and data to refine program effectiveness and conversion rates year over year

Campus Recruiting Leadership

• Oversee all campus recruiting activities across targeted universities and student organizations

• Manage and coach a team of 2 recruiters and 1 coordinator, ensuring operational excellence and consistent execution of strategy

• Represent the firm at key recruiting events, maintaining strong relationships with campus partners and student organizations

Strategy & Analytics

• Own all campus recruiting and internship program analytics and reporting (pipeline health, conversion metrics, ROI, etc.)

• Use data to identify trends, make recommendations, and inform continuous improvement

• Build dashboards and reporting mechanisms to provide visibility to key stakeholders and leadership teams

• Assist TA Director as needed with additional TA-wide analytics

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner closely with key internal TA stakeholders to ensure alignment on early talent goals and workforce planning

• Act as a trusted advisor to internal teams, sharing insights on market trends, campus engagement best practices, and competitive intelligence

Who You Are

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field.

• 6+ years of experience in talent acquisition, with at least 3 years focused on campus or early career recruiting

• Proven experience leading a recruiting team and managing internship programs

• • University/early talent recruiting experience is a plus

• Strong data orientation-comfortable using metrics to drive decisions and tell stories

• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills

• Passion for developing early career talent and creating meaningful candidate experiences

• Experience in improving processes, executing change, and overcoming challenges

• Have advanced knowledge and experience of ATS tools, preferred Workday

• Ability to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and professionalism throughout the entire recruiting process

Location:

• Akron, Cleveland, or Youngstown OH; Baltimore, MD; Buffalo or New York, NY; Detroit or St. Clair Shores, MI; Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI; Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, PA; Denver, CO

• Chicago, IL or Milwaukee, WI locations strongly preferred

• Hybrid work environment

Who We Are

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At Cohen & Co our foundational principles offer insight into how we achieve an inclusive, growth-oriented culture that fuels the success of our firm, our clients and our people. In particular, we honor our foundational principle of "great people first" by:

• Championing the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion by embracing the unique stories, backgrounds, perspectives and ideas that come from our people; and

• Offering a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package, which allows each employee to use the benefits that best suits their needs. Our offerings go beyond standard options, including time off outside of your standard PTO to give back to the community, annual discretionary merit increases and bonuses, talent development resources to tap into growth opportunities, and so much more!

Estimated Salary Range: $85,000 - $95,000

*Salaries offered to candidates are determined based on factors such as candidate's relevant skillset, experience, licensure, and certifications, as well as job responsibilities, geography, market considerations, and organizational needs. At Cohen & Co, we don't stop setting ourselves apart by offering competitive base compensation. As part of our 'great people first' foundational principle, our firm offers a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that allows each employee to design a package that best suits their needs and goes beyond standard options, including time off outside of your standard PTO to recharge and give back to the community, annual discretionary merit increases and bonuses, talent development resources to tap into growth opportunities, and so much more!

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity of thought and background to build an inclusive and energized culture and better meet the needs of our clients.

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