Early Careers/Campus Recruiter - 12 Month FTC

Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Title and Summary
Early Careers/Campus Recruiter - 12 Month FTC
MUST HAVE EARLY CAREERS / CAMPUS RECRUITMENT EXPERIENCE
Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
About the Team
At Mastercard, Global Talent Acquisition spans:• Experienced Hiring• Executive Search• Campus Recruitment• Diversity Hiring
Our Campus Recruiting team plays a critical role in shaping the future of the organisation by attracting, engaging, and hiring high-potential early careers talent across Europe.
This 12 month maternity cover role will support the delivery and ongoing evolution of our EMEA campus hiring strategy, ensuring:• Strong university partnerships• Diverse talent pipelines• A best-in-class candidate experience
Role Overview
The Senior Specialist, Campus Recruiting (EMEA) is responsible for:• End-to-end execution of campus hiring across Europe• Partnering closely with business stakeholders, HR, and global TA colleagues
This role requires:• Strong project management capability• Stakeholder influence• Operational rigour in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
Key Responsibilities
Campus Hiring Delivery• Own and deliver the full lifecycle campus recruitment process across assigned European markets• Manage pipelines across:
- Internships
- Graduate programmes
- Direct sourcing
- Referrals• Deliver hiring outcomes aligned to workforce planning and diversity objectives• Ensure a seamless and positive candidate experience from attraction through to offer• Support the onboarding experience for graduates across Europe
University & Market Engagement• Build and maintain strategic relationships with:
- Target universities
- Career services
- Faculty
- Student organisations• Represent Mastercard at campus events and external engagements• Strengthen employer brand visibility across key markets• Identify and activate new partnership opportunities to diversify talent pipelines
Internship Programme Execution• Plan and coordinate the annual internship programme in partnership with:
- Global Campus team
- Local HR stakeholders• Ensure structured:
- Onboarding
- Engagement
- Conversion strategies• Maximise return on early careers investment
Data, Governance & Process Excellence• Maintain accurate and compliant data across CRM and ATS platforms• Track hiring metrics and provide data-driven insights to improve:
- Attraction channels
- Event ROI
- Conversion rates• Ensure adherence to:
- Regional compliance standards
- Global hiring processes
Experience & Capability
Essential• Demonstrated experience in:
- Campus recruitment
- University relations
- Early careers hiring• Proven ability to manage:
- Multiple requisitions
- Diverse stakeholder groups• Strong analytical capability with the ability to translate data into actionable insights• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging at all levels• Strong project management discipline with high attention to detail• Ability to operate with pace, adaptability, and discretion in a complex, global environment
Preferred• Experience working across multiple European markets• Familiarity with:
- Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
- CRM platforms• Experience supporting structured internship or graduate programmes
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.