GE Vernova is a planned, purpose-built global energy company and we’re focused on accelerating the path to a more sustainable future, supporting the global energy transition with a deep commitment to innovation. Our mission is to electrify the world while simultaneously decarbonizing it, and we need the next generation of bright, passionate talent to help us get there.
Role Summary:
The University Relations and Recruiting Engagement Lead EMEA will serve as the primary owner for a portfolio of ~20 strategic university partnerships within EMEA. In this role, you will be the face of GE Vernova at your partner institutions, driving long-term talent pipelines, fostering executive engagement, and managing the operational lifecycle of campus recruiting. You will work cross-functionally to align university strategies with GE Vernova’s global business needs.Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Partnership Management: Act as the dedicated account manager for a portfolio of ~20 universities, fostering deep relationships with career services, faculty, and student organizations.
- Recruitment Strategy & Execution: Design and implement comprehensive recruitment plans tailored to each institution. This includes coordinating on-campus events, career fairs, and targeted engagement campaigns to build a robust candidate pipeline.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with university recruiters to track hiring metrics, ensure high-quality candidate flow, and meet regional hiring targets.
- Campus Team Development: Build and lead a "GE Vernova Campus Team" for each university. This involves recruiting, training, and managing internal employees of various levels—including senior executives serving as University Champions—to drive brand advocacy and recruitment success.
- Budget & Operational Oversight: Own the regional university budget, including forecasting, tracking spend, and ensuring a strong ROI on partnership investments.
- Branding: own all branding needs (booths, swag, toolkits) to ensure successful recruiting experiences in the region
- Travel: Serve as a regional ambassador. This role requires significant travel (up to 75% during peak recruiting seasons in region) to attend campus events and meet with university stakeholders.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
- Experience: Strong experience in University Relations or Campus Recruiting
- Strategic Capability: Proven experience managing universities as strategic, long-term partners rather than purely transactional recruiting sources.
- Operational Excellence: Demonstrated ability to manage complex budgets and track metrics for a high-volume portfolio of institutions.
- Leadership & Influence: Strong experience in mobilizing and managing internal teams, including working with and preparing executive-level stakeholders for campus engagements.
- Communication: Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to navigate diverse institutional cultures.
- Mobility: Ability and willingness to travel up to 75% of the time during peak recruiting seasons.
- Experience managing an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and leveraging data analytics for process improvement.
- Passionate about developing early career talent and promoting diversity and inclusion in hiring practices.
** This is a fully remote position based in the UK and/or France, offering the flexibility to work from home while collaborating with stakeholders across the business.
Additional InformationRelocation Assistance Provided: No
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
- Strong experience in University Relations or Campus Recruiting
- Proven experience managing universities as strategic, long-term partners
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex budgets and track metrics for a high-volume portfolio
- Experience mobilizing and managing internal teams and preparing executive-level stakeholders for campus engagements
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 75% during peak recruiting seasons
- Experience managing an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and leveraging data analytics for process improvement
- Passion for developing early career talent and promoting diversity and inclusion in hiring
GE Vernova Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GE Vernova and has not been reviewed or approved by GE Vernova.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan includes company matching contributions and additional company retirement contributions, with access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings beyond a basic match.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is available with flexible, continuous or non-continuous usage, and is complemented by adoption resources and Work/Life Connections guidance. Maternity leave is described as extended relative to typical workplace norms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include 12 paid holidays, permissive time off for many salaried roles, and dedicated personal, illness, and caregiving time for U.S. new hires. Some hourly roles start with a defined PTO bank, while other roles may offer unlimited time off.
GE Vernova Insights
What We Do
GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.
Why Work With Us
Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.
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