Senior Recruiter - Early Careers

The Senior Recruiter - Early Careers position supports full-cycle recruiting for student and early career talent at Cummins Inc. in Columbus, IN. The role partners with stakeholders to ensure an organized, compliant process from application through onboarding while building strong early talent pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting activities for student and early career talent, supporting an efficient and positive candidate experience from application through onboarding.
• Partner with Talent Scouts, hiring managers, and relevant stakeholders to align talent strategies to business workforce needs.
• Facilitate timely candidate assessments, selection decisions, and hiring outcomes while following established recruiting standards.
• Strengthen early talent pipelines by engaging candidates through campus programs, conferences, referrals, and other strategic sourcing channels.
• Provide a high-touch referral and candidate engagement experience to support employer brand perception and talent attraction efforts.
• Maintain accurate recruiting data, reporting, and applicant tracking activities to support informed decision-making and operational effectiveness.
• Support compliance, governance, and audit requirements by completing timely dispositioning, adhering to process expectations, and managing recruiting documentation.
• Contribute to strategic recruiting initiatives and Early Careers programs that improve talent acquisition outcomes and support long-term workforce planning.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Drive student and early career recruiting through the full lifecycle, from application to post-offer activities.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders to support alignment on workforce needs.
• Support timely assessments and selection decisions while maintaining compliance with recruiting standards.
• Engage and progress candidates from multiple direct applicant sources, including Campus, Conference, and Site Teams.
• Ensure referral candidates receive proactive communication, follow-up, and timely progression through the recruiting process.
• Keep recruiting orderboard information updated to ensure candidate, requisition, and hiring activity details support operational reporting.
• Support applicant dispositioning in line with requisition compliance and audit requirements, including the 90-day posting requirement.
• Partner with the Conversion Coordinator to support Early Careers conversion by mapping and aligning candidates as student roles open throughout the season.
• Complete recruiting activities accurately in accordance with Talent Acquisition processes, compliance requirements, and governance standards.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple recruiting priorities while balancing stakeholder needs, maintaining urgency, and delivering high-quality hiring outcomes.
• Strong candidate assessment, talent sourcing, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage diverse talent pools and influence hiring decisions.
• Effective communication, consulting, and interpersonal skills to collaborate across hiring managers, candidates, Human Resources, and business partners.
• Proficiency in using recruiting data, analytics, and business insights to drive informed decisions, improve processes, and support operational excellence.
• Commitment to customer focus, compliance, sound judgment, and inclusive hiring practices, with the ability to adapt to evolving business needs.
• College, university, or equivalent degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience required.

Education

College, university, or equivalent degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience) required.

Role Details

• Location: Columbus, IN (onsite)
• Work arrangement: On-site with flexibility
• Job type: Exempt - Experienced
• Annual salary range: USD 69,200 - 103,800
• Minimum salary: $69,200
• Maximum salary: $103,800
• Relocation package: No
• 100% on-site: No
• Requisition ID: 2440321