University Recruiter

Team: Employee Success - NA Location: Illinois - Chicago Employment type: Full-Time

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

As a University Recruiter at Veeva, you will be a critical growth driver for our Consultant Development Program (CDP) in North America.

In this role, you will lead top-of-funnel candidate attraction, source diverse early careeer talent, build relationships with universities, and deliver an exceptional candidate pre-boarding experience. You will operate with speed, focus, and a high level of individual accountability—embodying our core values of Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed.

What You'll Do

• Proactive Sourcing & Outreach: Identify and engage top-tier early-career talent in North America. Direct sourcing, referral channels, and targeted outreach in partnership with Talent Marketing
• Assessment & Regional Alignment: Review and process candidate applications
• Campus Partnerships & Events: Plan, attend, and execute university career events, technical fairs, and campus info sessions across target locations to position Veeva as an employer of choice
• Community & Referral Pipeline: Build and nurture a dedicated, long-term referral pipeline across internal employee networks, university alumni groups, and student organizations
• Pre-boarding & Candidate Engagement: Drive high-touch candidate engagement from offer acceptance to start date. Host monthly candidate touchpoints, facilitate cohort networking, and maximize early network visibility
• Continuous Improvement: Embody our Care, Notice, Act philosophy by continuously evaluating sourcing channels, iterating digital campaigns, and optimizing hiring processes to keep things simple and highly effective

Requirements

• Experience: 3+ years of talent acquisition experience with a strong focus on early-career or university recruiting across key markets
• Location: Must be based and work-authorized in the Midwest
• Execution Mindset: Relentless focus on execution, focus, and operational excellence. You take pride in moving fast with accuracy
• Communication: Clear, concise, and humble communication style with strong stakeholder management abilities
• Data & Process Focus: Comfortable using candidate assessment tools, tracking metrics, and driving structured weekly pipeline stand-ups

Nice to Have

• Prior experience recruiting for software, cloud, or technical consulting services
• Familiarity with universities in Midwest
• Experience partnering closely with Talent Marketing to build digital talent campaigns

Interviewing with Veeva We value your time and believe in a transparent hiring process. Here is the process you can expect.

• Follow the application process and submit your resume.
• Within 3 days, you will receive a link to a personality assessment administered by a third party, unless you have already completed it with Veeva previously.
• Once you complete the assessment, our team will review your full application package and follow up via email with our decision.
• If moving to the interview stage, the process is as follows:

1. A conversation with the hiring manager
2. A practical case exercise
3. A final conversation with our group's Senior Leader.

• Once all interviews are complete, the manager will be in touch with a final decision.

Perks & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
• Retirement programs
• 1% charitable giving program

Compensation

• Base pay: $65,000 - $100,000
• The salary range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation in addition to base salary, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.

Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at recruiter contact.