What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Recruiting position at Vanderbilt University?
The Director of Recruiting leads the execution of Vanderbilt’s employer recruiting strategy, ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery of internship and full-time hiring pipelines across all career pathways. Reporting to the Assistant Vice Provost for Employer Relations & Experiential Learning, this role is responsible for managing recruiting operations, optimizing employer engagement execution, and increasing student placement outcomes through structured, scalable recruiting processes.
This position translates employer relationships into measurable hiring activity — including interviews, offers, and placements — and ensures Vanderbilt is a reliable, high-performing partner for recruiting organizations.
Career Advancement & Engagement at Vanderbilt University is building a pathway-based career ecosystem that aligns academic experience, experiential learning, and employer engagement to improve student outcomes at scale. Through advising, internships, industry partnerships, and AI-enabled tools, CAE helps students explore, prepare for, and launch into meaningful careers across a broad range of industries.
This model expands access to opportunities, strengthens employer relationships, and positions Vanderbilt as a leading source of talent in a rapidly evolving workforce.
Recruiting Operations Leadership
- Oversee all on-campus and virtual recruiting activities, including interviews, events, and employer engagement workflows
- Ensure seamless execution of recruiting cycles across all pathways
Pipeline Management
- Track and manage internship and full-time hiring pipelines
- Monitor application → interview → offer → placement conversion rates
- Identify bottlenecks and improve funnel performance
Employer Experience Execution
- Ensure a high-quality, consistent employer experience across all recruiting interactions
- Standardize processes for employer onboarding, scheduling, and engagement
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Partner with Employer Relations to convert relationships into active recruiting engagement
- Collaborate with advising and experiential teams to align student readiness with recruiting timelines
Data & Performance Management
- Develop dashboards tracking recruiting activity, conversion rates, and employer engagement
- Use data to improve efficiency, predict demand, and drive outcomes
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree is necessary.
- 8–10 years in recruiting, talent acquisition, or university recruiting operations is necessary.
- Strong experience managing recruiting pipelines and employer engagement execution.
- Data-driven mindset with strong operational leadership skills.
- Ability to travel 20% of time.