Talent Acquisition Partner - Early Careers

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Talent Acquisition Partner - Early Careers

About this role

We’re looking for a solutions focused Talent Acquisition Partner to join our internal recruitment team and support our Early Careers programme, focusing on our Technology stream. This role will support in attracting and engaging top, diverse talent to our business, helping to build our future talent pipelines and play a key role in the delivery of our Early Careers programmes across the business.

What you’ll do

• Manage pipelines for high volume early careers programmes, focusing on providing additional support to candidates; including coaching calls and interview preparation

• Support the wider Early Careers team in building a powerful attraction message across all of our programme (Graduate, internships and placement) campaigns

• Partner with Talent Acquisition Leads and Hiring Managers to understand their requirements and underrepresented talent areas and use this insight to identify new channels and innovative methods to attract diverse talent to Capital One

• Represent Capital One at University Careers Fairs and other attraction events

• Build strong relationships with potential candidates and have great conversations about our culture and the roles you’re hiring for

• Support the Learning & Development team with building an engaging and inclusive onboarding plan for new joiners

• Stay current with competitor trends and market research along with the wider business imperatives and goals to give you a deeper understanding of the market and how this relates to our hiring needs

• Support Talent Acquisition Partners across key roles and business areas and proactively source diverse talent for experienced hire roles

What we’re looking for

• You have led on Early Careers or Campus recruiting before and have managed high volume pipelines in a fast paced and (preferably) regulated industry

• You’re a subject matter expert within Early Careers and able to use your knowledge to suggest/implement improvements for our processes, with a key focus on supporting those from underrepresented groups

• You build strong partnerships with your internal stakeholders, guiding them on best practices whilst feeling comfortable to challenge when necessary

• You’re able to successfully adapt to an ever changing environment, providing solutions where challenges arise

• You champion candidate experience, ensuring each journey is a positive one whilst providing coaching on our processes

• You’re extremely organised and can manage multiple priorities/hiring needs whilst being meticulous with your administrative tasks

We are committed to creating a level playing field and seek to create teams that are representative of our customers and the communities we serve.  We’d love to hear from you if you identify with a typically under-represented group in our industry and are particularly keen to hear from women and ethnic minority candidates.

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham office.  

We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home. 

We’re big on collaboration and connection, so you’ll be based in our offices 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Many of our associates have flexible working arrangements, and we're open to talking about an arrangement that works for you.

What’s in it for you

• Bring us all this - and you’ll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation

• We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers)

• Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave

• Open-plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms.

What you should know about how we recruit

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages.

We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few:

• REACH – Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies

• OutFront – to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates

• Mind Your Mind – signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all

• Women in Tech – promoting an inclusive environment in tech

• EmpowHER - network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact [email protected]  All information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment.

Who We Are

At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.

Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.