University Recruitment Specialist

We’re looking for a strategic, detail-oriented, and creative University Recruitment Specialist to attract, engage, and hire the next generation of talent at Colgate-Palmolive. This high-impact role blends early career recruiting, internship program management, and brand-driven campus engagement.

In addition to recruiting top student talent, you’ll lead recruitment event planning, manage vendor relationships, build school strategy, and co-create branded experiences with partners across Talent Attraction, Corporate Communications, HRBPs, and Social Media.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute North America’s full-cycle recruiting and pipeline strategy for internships and leadership programs (e.g., Global Marketing Development Program, Global People Lead and, and Summer Internship Programs) in partnership with business leads, HRBPs, and career centers.

• Oversee North America undergraduate recruitment strategy from onboarding and engagement events to intern communications and senior leadership involvement.

• Implement and scale a data-driven school strategy, monitoring event ROI and applicant conversions to inform sourcing and resource allocation.

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with career s66ervices, diversity groups, alumni, and internal stakeholders to support recruitment and align with business priorities.

• Equip business leaders and HR partners with tools and best practices for identifying, assessing, and engaging top talent and lead cross-functional meetings to drive consistency and synergies.

• Represent Colgate’s brand and values as an employer of choice across internal and external platforms including career fairs, conferences, social media, and content campaigns

• Oversee candidate communications, the recruitment process, survey design and continuous process improvement, tracking key metrics to inform strategy.

• Track metrics, monitor budgets, and analyze data to measure program effectiveness and inform strategy, partnering with People Analytics and other HR teams as needed.

• Manage vendor relationships and oversee budgets for campus recruitment, events, and branded collateral (Handshake, LinkedIn, Glassdoor).

• Support global talent attraction initiatives such as global EVP messaging, careers site branding, and LinkedIn/Indeed market intelligence.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 3+ years of experience in human resources with at least 1+ year of experience with campus recruiting or internship program management

• Proven experience managing recruitment events, communications, and candidate engagement

• Familiarity with vendor coordination, procurement processes, and budget tracking

• Strong project management and communication skills across multiple stakeholder groups

• Proficiency with ATS and CRM platforms (e.g., Paradox, Handshake, RippleMatch)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting rotational or leadership development programs

• Exposure to employer branding, social media, and/or content marketing

• Experience writing award submissions or positioning a company for early talent recognition

• Strong grasp of early talent market dynamics and campus trends