Emerging Talent Recruiter
KLATo make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology. Group/Division KLA's Human Resources team drives business success by mobilizing our global talent to achieve both short- and long-term objectives. Our strategic areas of focus encompass HR business partnerships, learning and development, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, inclusion, and HR systems and operations. What You'll Do In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise. KLA is seeking a highly motivated, relationship-driven Emerging Talent Recruiter to join our Emerging Talent team in Milpitas, California. This role is responsible for developing and executing innovative university recruiting strategies while managing full-cycle hiring for interns and new college graduates across a variety of technical disciplines. The ideal candidate combines strong recruiting fundamentals with the ability to build long-term talent pipelines through strategic partnerships with universities, faculty, student organizations, and industry associations. This role requires significant travel during peak recruiting seasons to represent KLA on campus and at industry events. Key Responsibilities Full-Cycle Recruiting Manage full-cycle recruiting for intern and new college graduate hiring, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer development, and onboarding support. Partner closely with hiring managers and HR Business Partners to develop hiring strategies and deliver exceptional candidate experiences. Proactively source and engage top emerging talent across engineering, software, data science, supply chain, and other critical business functions. Provide market insights, pipeline updates, and hiring recommendations to stakeholders. Ensure recruiting processes align with company policies, employment regulations, and best practices. Strategic University Recruiting Develop and manage strategic recruiting relationships with key universities, community colleges, faculty, student organizations, and career centers. Serve as KLA's ambassador on campus by creating meaningful engagement strategies that enhance brand awareness and build diverse talent pipelines. Partner with hiring leaders to identify future talent needs and develop targeted sourcing strategies. Analyze recruiting metrics and market trends to continuously improve recruiting effectiveness and campus engagement. Plan and execute campus visits, information sessions, career fairs, networking events, and student engagement programs. Stakeholder Management Build strong partnerships with business leaders, hiring managers, and cross-functional teams. Influence hiring decisions through data-driven insights and talent market expertise. Collaborate with fellow recruiters to support hiring initiatives across functions and business groups. Participate in strategic workforce planning and forecasting discussions related to emerging talent hiring. Programs and Even ts Support the planning and execution of intern, co-op, and new college graduate programs. Partner with marketing and employer branding teams to create compelling talent attraction campaigns. Represent KLA at national conferences, professional associations, and industry networking opportunities. What Makes You Successful You are relationship-oriented and thrive in highly collaborative environments. You are comfortable balancing strategic talent planning with day-to-day recruiting execution. You enjoy building programs and identifying creative ways to attract top talent. You are energized by frequent travel, networking, and representing KLA externally. You bring a consu…