Early Careers Recruiter

What you'll do

• We are seeking a highly organized and operationally efficient Early Careers Recruiter to join our dynamic Early Careers team, onsite in Chennai, India.
• You will be instrumental in attracting, engaging, and hiring top early talent for Viasat globally. This role involves full-cycle recruitment, scaling global programs (internships/graduate development), building university relationships, and driving brand awareness to attract the next generation of our workforce.
• Reporting to the Early Careers Manager, you must be a skilled problem-solver capable of balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Strong relationship-building with candidates, peers, and business leaders is essential for success.

The day-to-day

• Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand early career hiring needs for internships, new graduate roles, and entry-level positions in engineering, software development, and related fields.
• Manage full cycle recruitment and Early career programming for our APAC and Europe offices, notable Chennai, Hyderabad, and London.
• Develop and execute innovative campus recruitment strategies to source diverse, high-potential talent from top Indian institutes (e.g., IITs, NITs, BITS).
• Travel to campuses across India (AugustDecember peak season), host interactive sessions showcasing Viasat's satellite tech innovations, and network with students excited about real-world impact.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with university career centers, faculty, and student organizations to promote Viasat's employer brand.
• Screen resumes, conduct initial interviews, and coordinate assessment processes to identify candidates who align with Viasat's technical and cultural fit.
• Collaborate on diversity initiatives to ensure inclusive hiring practices and broaden talent pools.
• Track recruitment metrics, report on hiring progress, and contribute to continuous improvement of our early career programs.
• Ensure a seamless candidate experience from application to onboarding, working closely with global early career teams.
• Play a key role in the delivery of Viasats internship and graduate development programs, including onboarding, networking events, mentor program, performance management, and learning and development.
• Drive forecasting and strategy sessions with the business, focusing on building a talent pipeline through intern conversion.
• Conduct recruitment workflows in ATS and CRM systems.

What you'll need

• 3+ years of experience in talent acquisition.
• Bachelors degree or higher in business, human resources, communications, psychology or a related field.
• Proven experience in Early Career recruitment and large scale program management.
• Ability to work onsite at Chennai or Hyderabad location 3 days/week
• Event planning and execution.
• Strong data interpretation skills, with excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% during peak recruitment season.

What will help you on the job

• To thrive, you must have: a customer-centric approach, drive to accomplish goals, dedication to recruiting diverse talent pools, creating an inclusive hiring process, solid attention to detail, the ability to operate in ambiguity, an analytical approach, collaborative nature, and a spark of curiosity.
• Proficiency in iCIMS Applicant Tracking System, Workday, Excel, and project management software or tools.
• Exposure to global workforce planning challenges and solutions.
• University relations experience.
• Experience in tech or satellite/communications industry recruiting, giving you insight into roles like software engineering or network systems.