Campus Recruiter
Lennox (NYSE: LII) delivers industry-leading climate-control solutions built on 130 years of HVAC and refrigeration expertise. We win as a team, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and sustainability. Our workplace values every employee’s voice, offering a supportive environment for career growth within a global community.
About the role
The Early Campus Recruiter attracts, engages, and hires emerging talent through internship, co-op, and entry-level programs. This role develops university partnerships, executes campus recruiting initiatives, enhances candidate experience, and builds a sustainable pipeline of future talent aligned with business workforce needs.
Responsibilities
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with universities, career centers, faculty, student organizations, and campus partners to create sustainable talent pipelines.
- Develops and executes recruiting strategies that align with current and future workforce needs across assigned business functions.
- Proactively identifies and engages early-career talent through internships, co-op programs, campus events, digital outreach, and talent communities long before graduation.
- Delivers an exceptional candidate experience through timely communication, transparency, and a streamlined recruiting process that reflects the organization's culture and values.
- Partners effectively with hiring managers, HR business partners, and business leaders to understand workforce needs and align recruiting strategies with future talent demands.
- Creates compelling employer branding content and campus marketing initiatives that increase awareness, engagement, and interest among students and recent graduates.
- Uses recruiting metrics, market insights, and program performance data to continuously improve sourcing strategies, campus partnerships, and hiring outcomes.
- Demonstrates strong project management skills by coordinating recruiting events, internship programs, interview coordination, onboarding activities, and stakeholder communications with a high level of organization and attention to detail.
- Serves as a trusted advisor to stakeholders by providing recommendations on campus recruiting trends, market conditions, and best practices.
- Focuses on building a diverse, high-quality early talent pipeline while driving intern-to-full-time conversion and long-term workforce planning objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business, Communications, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Preferred 3-5 years of campus recruiting, university relations, or early career talent acquisition experience with a demonstrated track record of successfully hiring and converting early career talent.
- Proven success in developing and managing university partnerships, internship programs, career fairs, and campus recruiting initiatives.
- Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to influence and partner effectively with hiring managers, HR teams, university partners, and candidates.
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to engage audiences ranging from students to senior leaders.
- Strong sourcing and talent attraction skills across campus, digital, and social recruiting channels.
- Demonstrated ability to create a positive candidate experience through proactive communication and responsiveness.
- Strong organizational and event management skills, including coordinating recruiting campaigns, career fairs, internships, and onboarding activities.
- Ability to interpret recruiting data, identify trends, and recommend improvements to recruiting strategies and campus partnerships.
- Knowledge of workforce planning principles and building long-term talent pipelines aligned to business needs.
- Self-starter with strong initiative, adaptability, and problem-solving skills.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Prescription drug coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short-term disability insurance
- 8 weeks paid birthing leave
- 2 weeks paid bonding leave
- Life and long-term disability insurance
- Up to 12 days paid time off, 2 paid well-being days, 1 paid volunteer day, 12 paid holidays, and 3 floating holidays per year (depending on date of hire and eligibility)
Pay
This is a salaried exempt role with a starting salary range of $66,000 - $87,000 annually, depending on geography/market and the candidate’s skills, education, experience, and other qualifications. Eligible for an annual bonus under the Company’s applicable plan. Not eligible for overtime.