Global Early Careers Campus Recruiter

At OakNorth, we're on a mission to empower ambitious businesses and the communities they serve. Since 2015, we've lent over $21 billion across the UK and US, helped create more than 58,000 new homes and 36,000 new jobs, and supported hundreds of thousands of personal savers — all while driving economic growth in the markets we serve. We are looking for a Junior People Partner to join our People Team at OakNorth. This role provides hands-on support to our Senior People Partners across UK and US employee populations across all business lines. The role is well-suited to someone who is early in their HR career, keen to develop across a broad generalist remit, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You will get exposure to real partnering work, employee relations, performance processes, people projects, from day one We’re becoming an AI-native business in how we work, build, and grow. This means hiring high-quality interns and graduates who are energised by AI and motivated by the pace, ownership, and exposure that comes with a founder-led business. Early careers is a core pipeline into the roles that matter most at OakNorth. This role is about building that pipeline — with a clear focus on quality, retention, and long-term impact, not just hiring volume. The opportunity This is a builder role, not a maintainer. You will design and run OakNorth’s global early careers programme — spanning internships and graduate hiring across London, New York, Gurgaon, Bangalore, and Manchester. Embedded within the wider Talent function, you’ll connect early careers to experienced hiring, workforce planning, and long-term talent development. There is no finished playbook. You’ll define it — building a programme that is structured, scalable, and aligned to real business demand. What success looks like (Year 1) A clear, scalable internship and graduate programme designed Internships established as the primary feeder into high-quality hires Strong, engaged hiring manager base — aligned on bar and actively participating A forward workforce plan in place, with hiring driven by real business demand Measurable quality of hire: strong conversion, retention, and early performance. What you’ll own 🏗️ Programme design & delivery Own a two-track early careers programme: internships, Apprecnticeships, Insight week and a 1-year graduate scheme Define rotations, learning pathways, mentoring, and conversion frameworks Set clear standards and success metrics from entry through to post-programme performance Build internships as the primary feeder into graduate hiring Own the full lifecycle: Attraction → Assessment → Offer → Onboarding → Programme → Conversion → Retention Track performance, conversion rates, and long-term outcomes 🔗 Talent & business alignment Translate business hiring needs into structured early careers pipelines across: Debt Finance Engineering Product Finance & Legal Operations Partner with hiring managers to define what good looks like Build a forward-looking workforce plan based on real demand Continuously improve pipeline quality using data and insight Connect Talent, People Partners, L&D, and business leadership 🎓 Attraction & university strategy Build a focused university strategy across the UK, US, and India Prioritise depth over breadth in relationships Represent OakNorth on campus through events, partnerships, and societies Develop a compelling early careers narrative against banks, Big Tech, and startups Partner with Talent and Marketing to ensure consistent messaging 📋 Selection & assessment Design a rigorous, fair, and scalable selection process Assess for potential, not polish Implement high-signal, low-bias assessment methods Train hiring managers to assess consistently Define and track quality of hire (performance, progression, retention) Ensure strong outcomes beyond hiring — retention and development 🌍 Global coordination Align programme structure and standards across UK, US, and India Partner with local teams to adapt programmes to each market Coordinate hiring cycles, budgets, and reporting Maintain a clear global view of pipeline health 🤝 Stakeholder partnership Operate as part of the core Talent team Align early careers with experienced hiring and broader people strategy Influence hiring plans and talent investment decisions Provide clear, data-led insights on pipeline quality and ROI Priority pipelines You will build reliable, high-quality feeder pipelines into critical junior roles across the business, includding Debt Finance, Engineering, Product, Finance. legal and operations. Build a clear pathway from intern → graduate → junior role, particularly for hiring where consistency, quality, and retention are critical. AI & the future of work OakNorth is becoming an AI-native business — and how we hire should reflect that. Use AI tools to improve sourcing, assessment, and programme delivery Apply data and insight to continuously improve hiring quality Build modern, high-signal candidate experiences Engage with AI-curious and high-potential talent communities What we’re looking for Core experience A recruiter with 4+ years in early careers / campus recruiting Track record of building programmes end-to-end Experience operating within a broader Talent function Exposure to global hiring (UK, US, India preferred) Capabilities Strong instinct for quality over volume Experience measuring outcomes (performance, retention, conversion) Builder mindset — comfortable creating and iterating Able to operate at pace in a high-growth environment Credible with both students and senior stakeholders Data-driven and outcome-focused Curious about AI and its impact on hiring Culture fit Focused on long-term talent value, not short-term hiring Holds a high bar and owns outcomes Connects the dots across teams Brings energy and authenticity What this role isn’t A standalone campus role disconnected from Talent A coordination-heavy or purely operational role A people management role (initially) A role with a fixed playbook