University Relations & Recruiting Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Northrop Grumman is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security, seeking a University Relations & Recruiting Talent Acquisition Business Partner to support campus recruitment programs. The role involves full life-cycle recruiting, collaborating with universities, and leveraging talent market intelligence to drive effective sourcing strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Manage full life cycle recruitment for regional and site specific college and intern hiring requisitions
• Collaborate with Enterprise and Sector UR&R to create talent strategies and participate and attend events at focus Universities
• Proactively conduct targeted searches for top talent at our focus Universities
• Leverage on campus efforts to generate a strong candidate pool for regional and site specific hiring events
• Maintain ongoing contact with top college and intern talent from focus universities and update candidate activity in the applicant tracking system (ATS) to ensure data integrity
• Analyze UR&R metrics
• Identify and implement process improvements that drive operating excellence
• Conduct candidate screens of top talent from our focus Universities
• Drive the recruiting process to include: partnering with hiring managers to write compelling job descriptions, ensuring proper classification and level, source and screen candidates, conduct/coordinate interviews, make recommendations to hiring managers and work with partners and support staff to extend offers, driving negotiations as needed

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree with 2 or more years of experience with recruiting, sourcing, recruiting support, HR or closely related experience; OR a Master's degree
• Ability to occasionally travel around the region to assist with events, and in support of the business
• Experience with UR&R recruiting
• Excellent planning and organizational experience
• Experience managing multiple high priority projects effectively in a high volume, fast-paced service environment
• Experience with server-based applicant tracking systems, ideally Workday and Eightfold