AVP, Early Careers Manager

Axos Bank

Target Range:

$80,000.00/Yr. - $100,000.00/Yr.

Actual starting pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.

Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Cash Bonus Target: 7.5%

Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Restricted Stock Units Bonus Target: 7.5%

These discretionary target bonuses may be awarded semi-annually based upon your achievement of performance goals and targets.

About This Job

The AVP, Early Careers Manager sits at the intersection of operational program leadership and strategic improvement — not one or the other. You’ll day-to-day provide oversight of five early careers programs (four rotational tracks and the summer internship), and partner closely with senior HR leadership to identify, propose, and implement program improvements that earn senior leadership buy-in.

You’re not setting strategy unilaterally. You’re building the analysis, making the case, and executing approved changes. This is a growth role — structured for someone who is operationally strong, intellectually curious, and ready to develop their strategic voice with experienced HR leadership behind them.

Responsibilities:

• Own day-to-day leadership across all five programs: participant check-ins, rotation scheduling, onboarding, milestone tracking, and issue resolution
• Manage offer processes, headcount, and candidate pipelines in coordination with Talent Acquisition and Early Careers Specialist
• Lead annual summer internship from intake through conversion decisions
• Work with senior HR leadership to identify gaps, surface opportunities, and build data-backed recommendations for enterprise leadership review and approval
• Implement approved program changes and keep stakeholders informed throughout
• Partner with HRBPs on performance concerns, rotation decisions, and participant development conversations
• Collaborate with business unit leaders on program alignment — with direction from senior HR leadership
• Build and maintain a KPI framework across all programs
• Translate data into interpreted insights and leadership-ready summaries
• Coordinate university partnerships, campus events, pipeline tracking, and offer process from sourcing to close
• Refine the Axos culture-fit profile and target school strategy in partnership with HR leadership
• Provide mentorship and program leadership to an Early Careers Specialist: set expectations, provide feedback, delegate effectively, and develop their capabilities over time
• Identify and flag repetitive processes for simplification or automation; implement approved improvements using Symba, Workday, and available tools
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
• 4–6 years in early careers, university recruiting, rotational programs, or talent program coordination. Operationally strong with a readiness to grow into strategic HR work with leadership guidance.
• Hands-on program operations experience: scheduling, participant management, stakeholder coordination, issue resolution
• Ability to build clear, data-supported summaries and recommendations for a senior audience
• Experience tracking program outcomes (retention, satisfaction, conversion, or similar) and turning them into insights
• Strong campus recruiting knowledge: university relationships, pipelines, offer process
• Comfortable in a collaborative environment
• Proficiency with ATS or program platforms (Workday, Symba, or comparable)
• Familiarity with rotational program design: competency frameworks, progression milestones highly preferred
• Experience mentoring or supervising a junior team member
  
  

Axos Employee Benefits May Include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave, 3 weeks’ Vacation, and Holidays (about 11 a year)
• HSA or FSA account and other voluntary benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with Employer Match Program and 529 Savings Plan
• Employee Mortgage Loan Program and free access to an Axos Bank Account with Self-Directed Trading
  
  

About Axos

Born digital-first, Axos delivers financial tools and services that allow individuals, small businesses, and companies to access and manage their money how, when, and where they want. We’re a diverse team of dynamic, insightful, and independent innovators who are excited to provide technology-driven solutions that offer unbeatable value to our customers.

Axos Financial is our holding company and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "AX" (NYSE: AX).

Learn more about working at Axos

Pre-Employment Background Check and Drug Test:

All offers are contingent upon the candidate successfully passing a credit check, criminal background check, and pre-employment drug screening, which includes screening for marijuana. Axos Bank is a federally regulated banking institution. At the federal level, marijuana is an illegal schedule 1 drug; therefore, we will not employ any person who tests positive for marijuana, regardless of state legalization.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Axos is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Job Functions and Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit for extended periods of time. Manual dexterity and coordination are required while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard and mouse, calculator, telephone, copiers, etc.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

E-Verify and Right to Work Notices

Axos participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States. The E-Verify program is an internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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