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We are committed to helping our team members find their success while maintaining the integrity of our values: building trust, fostering lasting relationships and pursuing excellence. At SouthState, individual contributions are recognized, potential is cultivated and team members are inspired to achieve their greater purpose. Your future begins here!
SUMMARY
SouthState Bank is seeking a detail-oriented, Early Career Recruiter to support the execution of our early talent strategy. This role is responsible for coordinating campus recruiting efforts, creating positive candidate experience, and supporting internship and early career development programs from recruitment through full cycle recruiting, onboarding, engagement, and offboarding. The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, collaborative, and passionate about identifying, engaging, and developing emerging talent. This role is a hybrid role model and will be in the office onsite in Tampa FL downtown 3 days a week.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Candidate Experience
Manage interview scheduling, candidate appointments, hiring manager availability, candidate invitations, interview confirmations, and related communication using Outlook and the applicant tracking system.
Prepare and process offer-related administration, background check requests, onboarding documentation, and new hire records for interns and associates.
Maintain accurate candidate records, update applicant statuses, and ensure data integrity throughout the recruiting process.
Campus & Recruiting Logistics
Coordinate and schedule on-campus and virtual recruiting events, including career fairs, information sessions, interviews, and related campus activations.
Prepare, ship, inventory, and track recruiting materials, branded giveaways, signage, and event resources to ensure brand consistency and timely execution.
Collaborate with university career centers, external vendors, and internal partners to confirm participation, logistics, and event requirements.
Prepare, submit, and track expense reports for recruiting events and program-related activities.
Create and distribute reports and updates related to recruiting activity, intern and associate progress, program effectiveness, and stakeholder needs.
Early Career Program & Development Support
Support onboarding and orientation logistics, including welcome kits, materials preparation, and distribution of onboarding resources.
Coordinate candidate travel, hotel accommodations, expense reimbursements, and other recruiting logistics for interns and associates
Manage and track intern and associate assignments, deliverables, attendance, engagement activities, and task completion.
Partner with market leaders and subject matter experts to coordinate professional development sessions, engagement touchpoints, and program events.
Monitor intern and associate feedback, survey results, attendance, and program effectiveness to identify opportunities for improvement.
Coordinate offboarding activities, including final evaluations, wrap-up deliverables, and closeout communications
Support special projects and provide general onsite support in Tampa to the early careers team
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field preferred.
3-5 years of experience in recruiting, talent acquisition or early talent development programs highly preferred.
Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a focus on service and responsiveness.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); familiarity with Workday or other applicant tracking systems highly preferred.
Demonstrated ability to work independently while also thriving in a collaborative team environment.
Willingness to travel 40% to support recruiting events and early career programming.
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS/CLASSES
Required annual compliance training, New Employee Orientation
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This position is Hybrid with onsite in an office environment 3 days a week.
Pay for this position is anticipated to be between $70,000 - $90,000, actual offers to be determined based on applicant’s skills, experience and education.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled/veterans.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field
- 3-5 years of experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, or early talent programs
- Experience coordinating full-cycle recruiting, onboarding, and offboarding
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills; ability to manage competing priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Familiarity with Workday or other applicant tracking systems
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
- Willingness to travel up to 40% for recruiting events and programming
- Ability to work hybrid model onsite in Tampa three days per week
SouthState Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SouthState Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by SouthState Bank.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid parental leave, PTO, dedicated volunteer time, and Critical Care Time are prominently included in the package, broadening time‑off support. These offerings help the total rewards feel stronger even when base pay is viewed as average.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and Roth/traditional options, and references to an employee stock purchase plan, bolster long‑term financial benefits. Retirement programs are presented as a core strength of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs plus banking product and retailer discounts add lifestyle value beyond core insurance. The breadth of ancillary perks complements standard medical, dental, and vision coverage.
SouthState Bank Insights
What We Do
SouthState is one of the leading regional banks in the Southeast – serving more than one million customers via 240+ locations in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia. We offer robust banking solutions, including consumer banking, mortgage, small business banking, commercial banking and wealth management. Our bankers care about our customers and each other – and it shows. We’re proud to have earned awards for our banking solutions, service and workplace environment. For the past three years, we’ve been ranked on the Forbes’ 100 Best Banks in America and have earned top workplace honors several years running. This is banking at its best. This is banking forward. Learn more about how we can help you meet your financial goals at www.southstatebank.com. Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender






