Talent Acquisition Specialist II

Location: Santa Clara, CA – B50

Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite

Shift: Monday–Friday (8:00 AM–5:00 PM or 9:00 AM–6:00 PM)

Work Schedule: 8?Hour Days

Position Overview

The Talent Acquisition team is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist II to support strategic hiring initiatives focused on early?career talent. This role provides essential operational, logistical, and analytical support across university recruiting, internship programs, and core talent acquisition processes.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast?paced, high?volume environment, demonstrate strong project execution skills, and leverage data and recruiting tools to drive effective hiring outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support early?career and university recruiting by identifying, sourcing, and engaging high?potential candidates for internship and entry?level roles
• Manage day?to?day recruiting operations, including candidate communications, interview scheduling, and coordination of recruiting tools and workflows
• Plan and execute campus recruiting events, such as career fairs, information sessions, and on?campus interviews, as well as internal Internship Program events
• Leverage data and analytics to track recruiting funnel metrics, report progress, and deliver insights that support staffing decisions, with a strong focus on university hiring performance
• Drive project execution in a matrixed environment, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time and aligned with hiring timelines
• Oversee administrative and operational processes, including the early?career talent mailbox, event calendars, budget tracking, and vendor/procurement coordination
  
  

Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 0–2 years of relevant experience preferred (1–3 years ideal)
• Experience in recruiting coordination, HR operations, or university/early?career recruiting strongly preferred
• Prior Talent Acquisition experience is a strong plus
• Proven ability to work effectively in high?volume, fast?paced, and ambiguous environments
  
  

Required Technical Skills

• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), CRM tools, and interview scheduling platforms
  
  

Preferred Technical Skills

• Experience recruiting in a technology or hardware?focused organization
  
  

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and relationship?building skills
• Strong organizational abilities with the capacity to manage multiple recruiting and sourcing projects simultaneously
• Analytical mindset with proven problem?solving capabilities
  
  

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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