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Early Career Talent Lead

Chatham Financial
United States, Pennsylvania, Kennett Square
Jul 02, 2026
Job Description: Overview: We don't simply hire employees. We invest in them. When you work at Chatham, we empower you - offering professional development opportunities to help you grow in your career, no matter if you've been here for five months or 15 years. Chatham has worked hard to create a distinct work environment that values people, teamwork, integrity, and client service. You will have immediate opportunities to partner with talented subject matter experts, work on complex projects, and contribute to the value Chatham delivers every day. The Early Career Talent Lead is responsible for designing, executing, and continuously improving Chatham's university recruiting, and early-career talent programs. This role serves as the strategic connector between Talent Management and Talent Acquisition, ensuring Chatham attracts, develops, and retains high-potential emerging talent aligned with the firm's long-term growth strategy. This individual will oversee Chatham's employee value proposition (EVP) for university and early-career audiences, manage relationships with target universities and student organizations, and create exceptional experiences that strengthen Chatham's talent brand and conversion of interns and graduates into future leaders. In this role you will: Develop and execute a comprehensive university and early-career talent strategy aligned to Chatham's workforce planning and growth objectives. Create and execute campus branding strategies, digital campaigns, ambassador programs, and recruiting events. Lead the design, execution, and continuous enhancement of the internship and analyst development programs. Partner with leaders to create structured onboarding, learning pathways, mentorship and other developmental experiences. Develop and manage strategic partnerships (Scholars of Finance) through, sponsorships, target universities, faculty relationships, career centers, and diversity-focused initiatives that strengthen Chatham's visibility and access to world-class talent communities. Establish talent acquisition goals, conversion metrics, and program success measures. Manage program budgets, vendor relationships, university and early career investments. Evaluate market trends and competitive talent practices to continuously evolve Chatham's approach to early-career talent Your impact: Build strong relationships with Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, HR Business Partners, business leaders, Marketing, andexternal partners. Establish governance, processes, and standards that ensure consistent program execution and capability-building experiences aligned with future workforce needs. Contributors to your success: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Psychology, Education, Communications, or related field. 5-8+ years of experience in Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Early Careers, University Recruiting, Leadership Development, or related talent functions. Experience designing and managing internship, analyst, rotational, or early-career programs. Experience developing university partnerships and campus recruiting strategies. Demonstrated success building employer brand and employee value proposition initiatives. Strong project and program management skills. Strong analytical and presentation skills. Experience with Workday (preferred) About Chatham Financial: Chatham Financial is the leading independent capital markets advisor, delivering an integrated blend of expert advice and powerful technology to help you reduce risk and seize opportunity. With decades of capital markets strategy, execution, monitoring, and performance expertise, we serve as an unwavering advocate for your best interests and your innovation partner. Our technology platform unifies data across assets, debt, and derivatives, giving you unmatched agility, transparency, and insight. It's clear ahead. Our commitment is to carry that light forward in every partnership, every solution, and every market we serve. We help guide the way-giving clients the insight and momentum to move forward with confidence, no matter what lies ahead.