Early in Career Talent Outreach Manager - Contractor

• *Own Every Moment at NetApp**

At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure—delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud.

Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real\-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins.

• *Job Summary**
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The Talent Outreach Manager accelerates NetApp’s early‑in‑career hiring strategy by building high‑impact partnerships with top universities and non‑traditional talent sources. In this highly visible role, you serve as a NetApp ambassador—designing data‑driven outreach strategies, leveraging AI‑enabled tools, and delivering programs that strengthen our brand and build diverse candidate pipelines across internships and full‑time early in career roles.

• *Job Requirements**
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• Serve as the primary relationship manager for career centers, faculty, student organizations, and key campus stakeholders at partner schools throughout India and the APAC region
• Develop and implement university recruiting strategies based on market intelligence, AI\-driven insights, and competitive benchmarking
• Build diverse talent pipelines by creating outreach initiatives that engage women and underrepresented groups early in their academic careers
• Plan and execute impactful events such as career fairs, tech talks, club activities, on\-campus interviews, and virtual programs using digital tools to boost engagement and broaden reach
• Design and maintain school scorecards, dashboards, and ROI analyses using advanced analytics tools to optimize partnership strategies
• Monitor brand perception at target schools through surveys, focus groups, and sentiment analysis; collaborate with recruiters and program managers to transform insights into actionable plans
• Identify and track high\-potential students using AI\-enhanced sourcing tools and CRM systems to develop future\-ready talent pipelines
• Lead core school ambassador teams including executive sponsors, alumni, and interns to ensure coordinated brand presence and sustained relationship management
• Oversee campus team preparation, event execution, and post\-event reviews to guarantee consistent, high\-quality outcomes
• Act as a relationship\-focused liaison for internal stakeholders and external university partners to foster trust and smooth collaboration

• Previous university or college recruiting experience is highly preferred but not mandatory.
• Strong skills in planning, project management, and operational execution are essential and will be evaluated during the interview process.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) is required.
• Experience collaborating with cross\-functional internal and external stakeholders is important.
• Ability to work flexible hours according to event and campus schedules is necessary.
• Willingness to travel across India for multiple events during the year.
• Proven capability to leverage AI tools and data analytics to shape strategy and assess performance.
• Outstanding communication skills coupled with a passion for providing an exceptional experience to candidates and partners.

At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in\-office and/or in\-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.

• *Equal Opportunity Employer:**

NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.

• *Why You'll Thrive at NetApp**

At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment—you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure.

NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise\-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security.

• *Our culture**

We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do.

If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment \- make your next move your best one. now.

• *Submitting an application**

To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application.