Director, University Talent Acquisition Leader

About the role

The Role As a leader within Fidelity’s University Talent Acquisition organization, you are responsible for setting and driving the strategy to attract, engage, and hire early-career talent at scale, with a strong focus on software engineering and technical disciplines. You will lead a team of University Talent Acquisition Partners who deliver full cycle recruiting and campus engagement, ensuring alignment between business needs, university strategies, and hiring outcomes. This role blends strategic leadership, operational excellence, and external market engagement, positioning Fidelity as an employer of choice for emerging technical talent. You will partner closely with senior business and technology leaders to translate workforce needs into scalable early-career talent strategies, while building strong relationships with universities and external partners to strengthen long-term pipelines. Beyond execution, you will shape the evolution of Fidelity’s university recruiting model, helping drive innovation across campus engagement, candidate experience, and technical hiring practices—while fostering a high-performing, collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Set and lead university recruiting strategy aligned to enterprise hiring goals, with a focus on technical early-career talent pipelines.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of University Talent Acquisition Partners, ensuring performance, capability growth, and strong delivery against hiring objectives.
• Translate business and technology workforce into scalable recruiting plans across software engineering, data, cybersecurity, AI/ML, cloud, and related domains.
• Support campus engagement efforts, including career fairs, technical events, and branding initiatives to strengthen Fidelity’s presence and attract top talent.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across business, HR, and technology to influence hiring strategies, share market insights, and guide decision-making.
• Drive innovation in technical hiring, including candidate assessment approaches, interview practices, and pipeline development strategies aligned to core engineering fundamentals.
• Ensure operational excellence at scale, including process consistency, data integrity, compliance, and effective use of recruiting technologies.
• Leverage data and market intelligence to inform strategy, measure outcomes, and continuously improve hiring effectiveness.
• Champion an exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience, ensuring consistent, high-quality interactions from initial engagement through offer.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that enhance the effectiveness of university recruiting programs and elevate Fidelity’s early-career talent brand.

Requirements

The Expertise And Skills You Bring Strategic leadership in talent acquisition: Proven ability to design and execute large-scale recruiting strategies, ideally within university or early-career hiring.
Experience leading recruiting teams: Strong track record of building, coaching, and leading high-performing teams in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
Tech recruiting acumen: Understanding of key technical domains and the ability to align hiring strategies to engineering skillsets and fundamentals.
University and campus strategy: Experience building partnerships with universities, designing campus engagement strategies, and converting pipelines into hires.
Executive stakeholder engagement: Ability to influence and advise senior leaders, translating business needs into actionable talent strategies.
Operational and analytical mindset: Strong focus on metrics, process optimization, and scalable delivery models
Influence and relationship building: Ability to build trust and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders without direct authority.
Communication and executive presence: Strong storytelling, presentation, and data synthesis skills for senior audiences
Agility and judgment: Ability to navigate complexity, prioritize effectively, and make decisions in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in university or early-career talent acquisition, preferably within a tech company.
• Strong understanding of technical domains such as software engineering, data, cybersecurity, AI/ML, cloud, etc.
• Experience in building and managing teams, with a proven track record of developing and retaining talent.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a high volume of candidates.
• Experience in leveraging data and analytics to inform and optimize recruiting strategies.

Skills

• Strategic planning and execution
• Team leadership and development
• Technical recruiting expertise
• University and campus engagement
• Market research and analysis
• Operational excellence
• Data-driven decision making
• Exceptional stakeholder management
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Agility and judgment in complex environments

Benefits

Positioning Fidelity as an employer of choice for emerging technical talent.

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Fully remote positions available.