Senior Manager Talent Acquisition Campus Recruitment

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.

While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce.

We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a 401(k) match, as well as perks that support you, your family, and your finances. And if it’s career development you desire, we provide that, too! At Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business.

 The Senior Manager Talent Acquisition Campus Recruitment role will partner with senior leaders across various business units to create and drive the early engagement through early college strategy for Paylocity.  The Senior Manager will identify strategic partnerships internally and externally to develop talent pipelines and will play a key role in driving diversity initiatives and recruiting goals.    

Primary Responsibilities  

The below represents the primary duties of the position, others may be assigned as needed. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• Build and deliver a comprehensive companywide campus recruitment strategy  
• Lead the execution of global campus hiring programs, ensuring alignment with the company’s employer brand while meeting regional compliance standards and adapting to cultural, market-specific, and candidate engagement nuances across diverse geographies. 
• Partners with senior business leaders, HR Partners and workforce planning teams to align hiring forecasts and skill needs with campus capabilities.  
• Build and maintain high-impact relationships with universities of our choice including their faculty, placement offices and student organizations to position Paylocity as an employer of choice.  
• Lead a team of direct reports and brand ambassadors to execute on-campus event strategies, through direct and dotted lines. 
• Consistently track and communicate metrics proactively with leadership, to ensure the recruiting activities align with the company’s strategic objectives 
• Continuously analyze and optimize the full lifecycle of campus hiring, from brand awareness to conversion and retention, using data to drive decisions and improve process efficiency. 
• Lead a team to ensure the hiring forecasts are being met for interns and new college graduates at the undergraduate and graduate levels 
• Take a leadership role in regularly reviewing training curriculum and partner with the business unit and Learning and Development teams to improve program offerings for entry-level talent 
• Develop innovative and creative ways to attract the most diverse candidates? 
• Develop and execute with the team on the key sourcing strategies to attract talent; organize, plan and attend campus recruiting activities at schools and in other venues targeting student talent. 
• Identify and recommend new technology platforms to engage students 
• Leverage and report out market data and best practices on an ongoing basis 
• Be a creative thought partner to the Marketing teams to co-create and drive innovative early-career branding initiatives (e.g., virtual events, hackathons, ambassador programs, speaker events, social media campaigns) 
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to integrate campus recruiting with onboarding, early-career development programs, and succession planning efforts. 

Education and Experience   

• Bachelor’s Degree required   
• 7 + years experience leading companywide campus recruiting programs 
• 3 + years of experience interacting with senior leadership 
• 3+ years of experience leading teams, including direct management and cross-functional leadership through dotted-line reporting structures 
• Methodical approach to data organization and leverages storytelling techniques to convey insights, drive decisions, and engage cross-functional stakeholders 
• Previous experience in leading global cross functional initiatives is a strong nice to have 
• Being bi-lingual in Spanish is a strong nice to have 
• Demonstrated excellence in driving strategic initiatives 
• Strong skills in interpersonal communication, writing, and organization 
• Results-focused and detail-oriented  
• Highly knowledgeable on a wide variety of Talent Acquisition and HR concepts, practices and procedures 
• Strong computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint and ATS systems) 
• Ability to travel 30% plus 

Paylocity is an equal opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better. 

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers. 

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact LeaveBenefits@paylocity.com. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.

This role can be performed from any office in the US. The pay range for this position is $120,300 - $140,000/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual bonus and restricted stock unit grant based on individual performance in addition to a full range of benefits outlined here. This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via www.paylocity.com/careers.