Senior Talent Acquisition Mgr - Wholesale Banking Early Careers

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Department: Human Resources

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Regular or Temporary

Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift

1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description

Leads Wholesale Early Career Recruitment and manages a small to midsized team of experienced talent acquisition professionals. The role translates Enterprise and Wholesale talent strategies into recruiting plans for internship and full-time early career programs across Wholesale Banking. The leader will partner closely with senior business leaders, program leaders, HR partners, universities, and campus stakeholders to deliver competitive, compliant, and high-quality hiring outcomes. The leader oversees recruiting strategy, team execution, candidate evaluation, campus engagement, selection, onboarding coordination, metrics, and continuous improvement. Success requires strong knowledge of early career recruiting, financial services talent markets, and the accelerated recruiting cycles common to Investment Banking and related markets businesses.

This is a 5 day, in-office role based in Charlotte or Atlanta, with regular business and campus travel required, particularly during peak recruiting seasons.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

1. Manages a talent acquisition team within Wholesale Banking Early Talent, leading a small to midsized team of experienced professionals to meet hiring needs.

2. Leads the strategy and execution of Wholesale Early Career Recruitment, including internship and full-time recruiting plans, campus engagement, interview and selection processes, offer strategy, and hiring delivery across supported Wholesale programs.

3. Builds trusted partnerships with Wholesale executives, program leaders, HR partners, and school stakeholders to align hiring demand, recruiting timelines, school strategy, candidate profiles, interviewer readiness, and decision-making accountability.

4. Translates talent acquisition strategies defined by senior management and executives into clear team objectives, workflows, and priorities, and is accountable for timely execution of plans.

5. Oversees day to day talent evaluation and selection activities, ensuring appropriate use of assessments, testing, ranking, and reference checking, and improving consistency and quality of hiring decisions.

6. Coordinates onboarding and induction activities for new teammates within the job area, working with managers to deliver a smooth and effective new hire experience.

7. Builds and maintains pipelines for key roles in the job area by managing relationships with selected third-party recruiting agencies and local external partners, and by adapting sourcing tactics within established guidelines.

8. Provides hands on leadership, coaching, and performance feedback to recruitment managers and individual contributors, fostering accountability, collaboration, and skill development.

9. Identifies and implements moderate to significant improvements to recruitment workflows, tools, and team practices to increase efficiency, quality, and candidate experience within the job area.

10. Monitors recruitment metrics and operational reports for the team, using insights to adjust execution plans and provide meaningful input into job area and departmental planning.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.

2. Minimum of 7 or more years of experience in Human Resources or a related discipline.

3. Proficient knowledge of talent acquisition, teammate relations, benefits, compensation, and training.

4. Advanced leadership experience managing teams and recruitment operations.

5. Ability to travel up to 30%, primarily during peak recruiting seasons

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience leading university or early career recruiting for Wholesale Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, Capital Markets, or similarly competitive financial services programs.

2. Demonstrated experience managing accelerated recruiting cycles, complex stakeholder groups, multi-school strategies, and high-volume campus selection processes.

3. Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and facilitating cross-functional collaboration.

4. Certifications in HR, Talent Development, or Program Management (e.g., SHRM-SCP, PHR, PMP).

5. Experience with internal mobility, succession planning, or career pathing frameworks to support talent growth.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’