Job Description

The Director of Recruiting leads the execution of Vanderbilt’s employer recruiting strategy, ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery of internship and full-time hiring pipelines across all career pathways. Reporting to the Assistant Vice Provost for Employer Relations & Experiential Learning, this role is responsible for managing recruiting operations, optimizing employer engagement execution, and increasing student placement outcomes through structured, scalable recruiting processes.
This position translates employer relationships into measurable hiring activity — including interviews, offers, and placements — and ensures Vanderbilt is a reliable, high-performing partner for recruiting organizations.

Career Advancement & Engagement at Vanderbilt University is building a pathway-based career ecosystem that aligns academic experience, experiential learning, and employer engagement to improve student outcomes at scale. Through advising, internships, industry partnerships, and AI-enabled tools, CAE helps students explore, prepare for, and launch into meaningful careers across a broad range of industries.

This model expands access to opportunities, strengthens employer relationships, and positions Vanderbilt as a leading source of talent in a rapidly evolving workforce.

Duties and Responsibilities

Recruiting Operations Leadership

Oversee all on-campus and virtual recruiting activities, including interviews, events, and employer engagement workflows
Ensure seamless execution of recruiting cycles across all pathways

Pipeline Management

Track and manage internship and full-time hiring pipelines
Monitor application → interview → offer → placement conversion rates
Identify bottlenecks and improve funnel performance

Employer Experience Execution

Ensure a high-quality, consistent employer experience across all recruiting interactions
Standardize processes for employer onboarding, scheduling, and engagement

Cross-Functional Coordination

Partner with Employer Relations to convert relationships into active recruiting engagement
Collaborate with advising and experiential teams to align student readiness with recruiting timelines

Data & Performance Management

Develop dashboards tracking recruiting activity, conversion rates, and employer engagement
Use data to improve efficiency, predict demand, and drive outcomes

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree is necessary.

8–10+ years in recruiting, talent acquisition, or university recruiting operations is necessary.
Strong experience managing recruiting pipelines and employer engagement execution.
Data-driven mindset with strong operational leadership skills.
Ability to travel 20% of time.

At Vanderbilt University , our work - regardless of title or role - is in service to an important and noble mission in which every member of our community serves in advancing knowledge and transforming lives on a daily basis. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, on a 330+ acre campus and arboretum dating back to 1873, Vanderbilt is proud to have been named as one of “America’s Best Large Employers” as well as a top employer in Tennessee and the Nashville metropolitan area by Forbes for several years running. We welcome those who are interested in learning and growing professionally with an employer that strives to create, foster and sustain opportunities as an employer of choice.

We understand you have a choice when choosing where to work and pursue a career. We understand you are unique and have a story. We want to hear it. We encourage you to apply today so that you might become a part of our story.

Vanderbilt University is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Director of Recruiting & Employer Engagement