Senior Early Career Talent Acquisition Partner – Investment Banking

Team/Role Overview

The UK, Europe & Middle East Africa (MEA) Early Career team directly supports Citi businesses in the attraction, selection, recruitment and program management of graduate, Internship, apprenticeship and Masters of Business Administration (MBA) hires. In this role you will be managing the end-to-end early career talent acquisition delivery of the UK, Europe & MEA Investment Banking Analyst, Internship and MBA programs.

What you’ll do:

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment, onboarding and program management for early career offerings for the Investment Banking Division across UK, Europe and MEA.
• Partner with internal business stakeholders on setting the talent acquisition strategy.
• Act as a credible business expert on campus talent acquisition market trends.
• Ensure best practice and fully compliant recruitment processes are followed.
• Keep the candidate tracking system and candidate pipeline updated on a day-to-day basis.
• Plan and host interview days, assessment centres and other relevant selection/offer events.
• Attend and lead the assessment centres and wash up sessions with the relevant business stakeholders.
• Support candidate engagement activity.
• Produce candidate Management Information/statistics for both the business and early career talent acquisition colleagues.
• Ensure all Citi applicants receive an excellent candidate experience during their application journey.
• Train the supporting screening teams to ensure a clear understanding of analyst/associate profile and criteria is achieved.
• Review and innovate processes and procedures when identified to improve efficiency.
• Assist if required in any additional engagement events and programs including the spring and summer programs.
• Support program management activities to ensure onboarding, development, and engagement initiatives are executed effectively.
• Support the University Relations team by attending on-campus and in-office attraction events.  
• Be involved with wider Early Career talent acquisition projects and initiatives

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 attention to detail, organisational and prioritisation abilities.
• Strong ability to build and maintain relationships with hiring managers, internal teams and external partners across multiple countries.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage with diverse audience, from candidates to senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency in using applicant tracking systems and ability to provide insights and reports to inform decision making.
• Understanding of the banking industry and culture is an advantage.

What we can offer you:

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

By joining Citi London, 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 base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure.

• A discretional annual performance related bonus.

• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Pension Plan. 

• Paid Parental Leave. 

• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends.

• Access to an array of learning and development resources. 

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.