University Recruiting Manager

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

As University Recruiting Manager, you will lead and develop a team of University Recruiters while owning the strategy and delivery of intern and new graduate hiring across Stripe. This is a high-visibility leadership role with a wide stage: you will work across every line of business and role type, partner with leaders throughout the company, and turn ambitious hiring goals into thoughtful, durable programs. You will also help lead Stripe’s global internship and apprenticeship programs, including onboarding, intern experience, and employee-relations escalations.

What it asks for · 8

• Experience designing and delivering a university recruiting strategy or major early talent initiative at a high-growth or complex organization.
• A proven record of leading and developing University Recruiting professionals. You give clear feedback, build strong teams, and help people grow their judgment and capability.
• Strong strategic thinking and the ability to bring clarity to ambiguous, multi-stakeholder problems.
• The communication and influencing skills to earn trust with leaders at every level and turn ideas into aligned action.
• A high degree of ownership, a rigorous work ethic, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment with shifting priorities.
• An appreciation for craft and beauty in the work. You care about the quality of the strategy, the programs, the candidate experience, and the operational details that make each of them work.
• A deep interest in people analytics, with experience using recruiting metrics, tools, and process data to improve decisions and outcomes.
• Experience partnering closely with hiring teams throughout the recruiting process as a trusted advisor.

What the job covers

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of full-cycle University Recruiters. Set a high bar for judgment, execution, and candidate and hiring-team partnership.
• Develop and deliver a clear early careers hiring strategy across Stripe’s lines of business and role families, translating business needs into practical recruiting plans and measurable outcomes.
• Partner with senior leaders and hiring teams across the company to understand workforce needs, influence decisions, and meet ambitious hiring goals.
• Lead global internship and apprenticeship programs, including onboarding, intern experience, program operations, and employee-relations escalations.
• Build and improve the end-to-end candidate experience in partnership with Finance, People Operations, Benefits, Onboarding, Legal, and other cross-functional teams.
• Develop thoughtful university, event, employer-brand, and employee-referral strategies that strengthen Stripe’s early careers talent pipeline.
• Use people analytics, recruiting data, and operational insights to identify patterns, measure performance, inform decisions, and improve the systems your team relies on.
• Raise the bar for how University Recruiting works at Stripe by bringing rigor, care, and a strong point of view to both the strategy and the details.

Degree language

• A high degree of ownership, a rigorous work ethic, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment with shifting priorities.

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

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• experience9×
• programs7×
• strategy7×
• university recruiting6×
• early careers5×
• leaders5×
• people5×
• build4×
• business4×
• decisions4×
• develop4×
• intern4×
• lead4×
• talent4×
• bring3×

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