Global Early Careers Campus Recruiter

At OakNorth were on a mission to empower ambitious businesses and the communities they serve. Since 2015 weve lent over $21 billion across the UK and US helped create more than 58000 new homes and 36000 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

Were 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 OakNorths global early careers programme spanning internships and graduate hiring across London New York Gurgaon Bangalore and Manchester.

Embedded within the wider Talent function youll connect early careers to experienced hiring workforce planning and long-term talent development.

There is no finished playbook. Youll 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 youll 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 were 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 isnt
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

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1