Principal Associate - Students and Grads Event Team Lead

Principal Associate - Students and Grads Event Team Lead

With 12 different programs and over 1,000 hires, Campus Recruiting is a critical pipeline for talent at Capital One. Through proactive sourcing, innovative events, and close partnership with the business, we recruit diverse talent who will be our future leaders. Our culture and people are integral to our growth and success. We are looking for leaders who will challenge the status quo and develop their teams, all while providing a world-class candidate experience. If you are passionate about people and looking to make an impact on both our candidates and associates, then apply today! 

Event Team Lead 

The Campus Events Strategy team is seeking a Principal Associate, Event Team Lead, who will be responsible for the leadership of a team of four Event Leads. This team will be responsible for managing and overseeing university partnerships and event strategies split out by regions across several job families. As the Event Team Lead, this individual will be responsible for influencing the overall events approach within these regions as well as continuously improving event strategies and partnerships across specific regions. They should constantly survey the campus events landscape for emerging trends, and be comfortable testing and learning different approaches to reach diverse candidates. This role will have a heavy focus on people management, with direct responsibility of leading and managing a team, as well as expectations for broader team leadership. 

The Event Team Lead is responsible for developing and maintaining strong relationships with business partners and the recruiting team to create and adapt our events strategy into a meaningful candidate experience that attracts new talent to our organization and exposes them to the amazing Capital One culture. 

Responsibilities:

● Be hyper-focused on providing an exceptional candidate and associate/client experience with each and every event we host. 

● Measure impact. You will measure and track the success of the event strategy, analyze the return on the investment, and share findings with key stakeholders. 

● Be a people manager for a team spread across multiple locations (including associates, coordinators, and contractors); help with their overall career development and provide guidance and coaching to help them be successful. 

● Be a uniter. You will bring people from all over the company (from our most senior executives to our newest hires) together for a common goal and you will inspire people to want to travel with you on this journey.

● Work closely with the larger Students & Grads team to ensure a cohesive candidate experience throughout the full candidate journey. 

Here’s what you’ll need to be successful: 

● Blend of strategic and tactical thinking, creative and analytical reasoning 

● Serve as subject matter expert, contributing practitioner, thought leader, career guide and mentor to teams 

● Exceptional communication skills 

● Collaborative, team player attitude with the ability to navigate and influence the organization 

● Regularly and systematically use data to uncover opportunities, track performance, and drive decision making 

● Entrepreneurial ability to identify and prioritize opportunities in highly ambiguous contexts 

● Create and influence the broader campus events strategy across all regions 

● Track record of defining strategy, creating advocacy/alignment and being accountable for outcomes 

Basic Qualifications: 

● Bachelor’s Degree or military experience 

● At least 3 years of experience in Recruiting, Project Management, Events Management or a combination

Preferred Qualifications: 

● At least 1 year of people management experience 

● At least 4 years of experience in Campus Recruiting 

● At least 4 years of experience in planning events 

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regula