University Relations & Early Talent Specialist

Our mission is to build Ingredions early talent pipeline through attracting engaging and hiring university students to the US/Canada Internship Program.

The University Relations & Early Talent Specialist is responsible for full-cycle recruitment of intern & co-op roles as well as program management of the summer internship program. This role also engages with business leaders and our campus advocate teams to lead recruitment events across multiple universities and partnerships as well as fostering relationship development with students and administrators. With a focus on experience and effectiveness you will support continuous improvement of programs that elevate the development of early talent in alignment with market trends.

Core Responsibilities:

• Program Execution Plans and executes internship programming inclusive of professional development events and training sessions to include but not limited to networking sessions team building orientation capstone summit and business resource group collaboration events.

• University Relationships Represents Ingredion by conducting impactful university & professional organization engagements such as career fairs student organization presentations and information sessions. Also leads a few Campus Advocate teams to drive deep relationships with universities and reports out on partnership metrics to shape the university recruitment strategy.

• University Recruitment Marketing - Assist the University Relations Program Lead in developing a diverse university relations recruitment strategy that delivers an outstanding candidate experience and improves our ability to source identify and select early career talent to build the future leaders of our company. Manage career fair materials event/attendee tracking and campaigns to communicate our employer brand message that reflects organizational culture and values.

• E2E Talent Acquisition Source attract select and hire undergraduate and graduate students for internship and early career talent programs and deliver a memorable candidate experience throughout the process.

• Business Partnership Fosters deep relationships with internal stakeholders to understand early career talent needs of the business and adapt recruiting strategies accordingly. Ensure ongoing communication with interns and collaboration with functional area leadership.

• Metrics Reporting Prepare and maintain University Relations reports & metrics to arrive at actionable insights into the effectiveness and impact of the Intern Program.

Qualified candidates will have:

Mandatory requirements:

• Bachelors degree in HR business administration psychology or equivalent
• Strong organizational skills and able to plan prioritize and manage timelines
• Demonstrates a natural curiosity growth mindset with critical thinking and problem-solving
• Customer-centric approach with ability to build relationships with key stakeholders
• English fluency with strong written & verbal communication
• Willingness to travel up to 40% during fall recruitment season

Desirable requirements:

• Understanding of evolving early talent recruiting trends
• Knowledge of employer branding strategies
• Experience managing projects and stakeholders
• Interest in growth within University Relations and broader HR function

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race color religion age gender gender identity gender expression national origin ancestry handicap or disabilitymental or physicalmarital status sexual orientation veteran status disability resulting from military service or any other classification protected by law (protected classifications). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicants accommodation needs.

Relocation Available:

Pay Range:

This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).

Incentive Compensation:

As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.

Benefits:

Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.