
Senior Early Career Talent Acquisition Partner
- Job Req Id:
- 25896296
- Location(s):
- Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
- Job Type:
- Hybrid
- Posted:
- Aug. 21, 2025
Discover your future at Citi
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Job Overview
Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress
The UK, Europe & MEA Early Career team directly supports Citi businesses in the attraction, selection and program management of graduate, apprenticeship and MBA hires.
What you'll be doing:
- Manage end -to -end recruitment for intern and graduate roles, including sourcing, screening, selection, offer management and onboarding.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, and Early Career Program Leads to develop and execute talent acquisition strategies, focusing on growth opportunities, process improvements, and best practice adoption.
- Act as a credible business partner by providing recruitment campaign and program data, insights, and market trend analysis to business, Early Career teams, and wider HR communities.
- Ensure best practice and fully compliant recruitment processes are followed
- Maintain accurate recruitment and program data by ensuring candidate tracking systems and reports are consistently updated and provide timely updates to stakeholders.
- Build and maintain candidate pipelines through university career fairs, student networking sessions, and recruitment events across UK, Europe, & MEA.
- Coordinate and facilitate hiring events (interview days & assessment centers), lead on debriefing sessions and hiring decision processes with business, ensuring accurate and prompt offer management.
- Support program management activities to ensure onboarding, development, and engagement initiatives are executed effectively.
- Deliver mentoring and development support to interns, fostering their growth and engagement.
- Ensure a positive experience for both candidates and stakeholders throughout all stages of the recruitment and program lifecycle.
- Organise and host intake sessions both with Citi stakeholders and students when necessary
- Collaborate with the wider Early Career team on global projects and initiatives, and provide support as needed for events and programs, including The Spring & Summer Programs.
What we'll need from you:
- Recruitment experience required ideally within an early career /graduate recruitment function or agency
- Experience in UK, Europe & MEA intern & graduate hiring programs is an advantage.
- Demonstrated skills in managing multiple recruitment campaigns and early career programs, with strong organisational and prioritisation abilities.
- Strong ability to build and maintain relationships with hiring managers, internal teams and external partners across multiple countries.
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage with diverse audience, from candidates to senior stakeholders.
- 3-5 years of experience
- Proficiency in using applicant tracking systems and ability to provide insights and reports to inform decision making.
What we can offer you:
By joining Citi Hungary, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive compensation package and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits that support you (and your family) to be well, live well and save well:
Cafeteria Program
Home Office Allowance (for colleagues working in hybrid work models)
Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave)
Private Medical Care Program and onsite medical rooms at our offices
Pension Plan Contribution to voluntary pension fund
Group Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Access to a wide variety of learning and development programs, online course libraries and upskilling platforms, such as Udemy and Degreed
Flexible work arrangements to support you in managing work - life balance
Career progression opportunities across geographies and business lines
Socially active employee communities with diverse networking opportunities
Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.
Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.
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