Early Talent Relationship Manager

About the role

Welcome to Gallagher - a global community dedicated to empowering businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive. As an Early Talent Relationship Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future workforce of a global organization by leading our nationally recognized internship and early career programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead early talent strategy for the Eastern U.S., helping shape the future talent pipeline for Gallagher.
• Partner with senior business leaders to identify workforce needs and develop innovative recruiting and development strategies.
• Build and strengthen relationships across divisions to drive alignment, engagement, and accountability for early talent initiatives.
• Oversee regional campus recruiting strategies, university partnerships, and talent attraction efforts.
• Lead workforce planning activities, including internship and early career hiring targets, allocation planning, and performance tracking.
• Analyze program data and participant outcomes to continuously improve recruiting effectiveness, program impact, and ROI.
• Deliver exceptional internship and career development experiences that inspire and retain high-potential talent.
• Collaborate with leaders and program participants to provide coaching, development opportunities, and career guidance.
• Champion innovative ideas that enhance the candidate, intern, and early career employee experience.

Requirements

• Passion for attracting, developing, and retaining emerging talent.
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills with the ability to engage everyone from interns to senior executives.
• Experience leading large-scale talent, recruiting, HR, or development initiatives across multiple stakeholders.
• An analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data to drive decisions and improve outcomes.
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while balancing strategy and execution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in recruiting, talent management, HR business partnering, organizational development, or workforce planning.
• Experience supporting university recruiting, internship programs, early careers, or talent development initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% throughout the Eastern U.S.
• Financial services, insurance, or professional services experience is a plus.

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools.
• Knowledge of industry trends and best practices in talent development.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Medical/dental/vision plans starting from day one.
• Life and accident insurance.
• 401(K) and Roth options.
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA).
• Paid parental leave.
• Digital mental health services (Talkspace).
• Flexible work hours.
• Training programs.
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops, and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing.
• Charitable matching gift program.

Pay

The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours.

Schedule

Full-time position available.