Director – University Talent Acquisition

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Director, University Talent Acquisition Leader at Fidelity overseeing early-career talent acquisition strategies and operations. Leading a team focused on technical disciplines and university engagement.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeDurham • North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set and lead university recruiting strategy aligned to enterprise hiring goals, with a focus on technical early-career talent pipelines.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of University Talent Acquisition Partners, ensuring performance, capability growth, and strong delivery against hiring objectives.
Translate business and technology workforce needs into scalable recruiting plans across software engineering, data, cybersecurity, AI/ML, cloud, and related domains.
Support campus engagement efforts, including career fairs, technical events, and branding initiatives to strengthen Fidelity’s presence and attract top talent.
Partner with senior stakeholders across business, HR, and technology to influence hiring strategies, share market insights, and guide decision-making.
Drive innovation in technical hiring, including candidate assessment approaches, interview practices, and pipeline development strategies aligned to core engineering fundamentals.
Ensure operational excellence at scale, including process consistency, data integrity, compliance, and effective use of recruiting technologies.
Leverage data and market intelligence to inform strategy, measure outcomes, and continuously improve hiring effectiveness.
Champion an exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience, ensuring consistent, high-quality interactions from initial engagement through offer.
Lead cross-functional initiatives that enhance the effectiveness of university recruiting programs and elevate Fidelity’s early-career talent brand.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strategic leadership in talent acquisition: Proven ability to design and execute large-scale recruiting strategies, ideally within university or early-career hiring.
Experience leading recruiting teams: Strong track record of building, coaching, and leading high-performing teams in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
Technical recruiting acumen: Understanding of key technical domains and the ability to align hiring strategies to engineering skillsets and fundamentals.
University and campus strategy: Experience building partnerships with universities, designing campus engagement strategies, and converting pipelines into hires.
Executive stakeholder engagement: Ability to influence and advise senior leaders, translating business needs into actionable talent strategies.
Operational and analytical mindset: Strong focus on metrics, process optimization, and scalable delivery models
Influence and relationship building: Ability to build trust and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders without direct authority.
Communication and executive presence: Strong storytelling, presentation, and data synthesis skills for senior audiences
Agility and judgment: Ability to navigate complexity, prioritize effectively, and make decisions in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process

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Hard Skills & Tools

recruiting strategytechnical recruitingdata analysisprocess optimizationcandidate assessmentinterview practicespipeline developmentmetrics measurementcompliancescalable delivery models

Soft Skills

strategic leadershipteam buildinginfluencerelationship buildingcommunicationexecutive presenceagilityjudgmentstorytellingpresentation skills