Campus Talent Acquisition Lead – 6 – 9 month Fixed Term Contract at Citi

Team/Role Overview

• The Citi International Early Careers Team comprises of recruiters and program managers across LATAM, Asia and the UK, Europe and Middle East and Africa. The International Early Careers team directly supports Citi businesses in the attraction, selection and program management of graduate, apprenticeship and MBA hires.

This role is covering a maternity cover ideally starting April 2026 until 31st December 2026

What you’ll do:

Business Partnership

• Partner with business internal stakeholders to drive the early career hiring strategy on a yearly basis. Responsibility for the early career programmes within Functions, Markets and Services businesses for UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa clusters.
• Manage conversations with internal stakeholders and cluster head business heads regarding headcount, hiring targets and early careers talent initiatives
• Partner closely with the global early career product heads in NAM
• Present early career updates at talent/steering committee meetings including end of year recruitment presentations. Globally representing the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa clusters when necessary
• Act as the early career talent acquisition representative and subject matter expert in relevant Talent workstreams and initiatives
• Provide and share with your business partners and the wider team early careers markets trends

Talent Acquisition

• Reporting to the Early Career Head for International (Asia, LATAM and UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa)
• Responsibility for recruitment delivery and execution of the Markets, Services (Securities Services and Treasury and Trade Solutions) and Functions programmes across UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa clusters
• Line manage a team of a team of recruiters
• Ensure your recruitment team meets core compliance and risk goals
• Global project exposure, supporting and representing UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa clusters
• Review and innovate recruitment processes and procedures to ensure consistency both globally and within the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa clusters when necessary
• Partner with the Diversity and Inclusions teams to ensure involvement and awareness of all early career diversity programmes, helping to drive D&I initiatives within your business areas
• Attend and facilitate early events when required
• Escalation point for recruitment issues.  

What we'll need from you:

• Ideally experience in a large, complex corporate organisation- open to industry background- Financial services experience not essential
• Extensive knowledge of the early careers market
• Knowledge and exposure to working across multiple countries
• Previous line management experience desirable
• Proven effective stakeholder management and influencing skills
• AI and Data analytics skills

What we can offer you:

• We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.
• By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:  
• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources