Early Talent & Workforce Program Strategist
Atrium Staffing
Boston, MA
We are looking to add an Early Talent & Workforce Program Strategist to the team. The Early Talent & Workforce Program Strategist acts as a strategic extension of the Client's Talent Acquisition and Workforce Governance teams.
Salary/Hourly Rate:
$75k - $95k
Position Overview:
This role oversees all aspects of the Client's Early & Emerging Talent program while operating within the broader Atrium MSP framework to ensure alignment, risk mitigation, operational excellence, and long-term workforce planning. This individual is responsible for campus engagement, recruitment execution, stakeholder management, reporting, compliance oversight, and program optimization - ensuring the Early & Emerging Talent strategy integrates seamlessly into the Client's contingent workforce infrastructure. This is a model where the Client defines the Early & Emerging Career strategy and brand in partnership with Atrium, and Atrium integrates that strategy into a scalable, governed workforce pipeline that supports the long-term growth of the organization.
Responsibilities of the Early Talent & Workforce Program Strategist:
- Early Talent Strategy & Campus Engagement:
- Develop and execute MBA and campus recruiting strategy.
- Maintain relationships with University career services and program/club directors and professors.
- Drive year-over-year school prioritization and ROI analysis.
- Track conversion metrics from event → interview → hire → retention. event
- Align early talent hiring forecasts with broader workforce planning initiatives.
- Full Lifecycle Recruitment Oversight:
- Oversee the recruitment process from requisition intake through onboarding.
- Manage dedicated recruiters and/or supplier partnerships.
- Ensure high-quality, curated candidate slates.
- Partner with Hiring Managers on leveling, scope alignment, and compensation strategy.
- Monitor performance metrics including time-to-fill, offer acceptance rate, and yield ratios.
- Ensure onboarding readiness and a seamless candidate experience.
- MSP Governance & Risk Mitigation:
- Serve as the primary escalation point for the Early Talent program.
- Educate managers on worker classification, compliance, and policy adherence.
- Drive program adoption through training and stakeholder alignment.
- Resolve billing, onboarding, and any ad hoc issues in a timely manner ensuring client satisfaction.
- and vendor-related issues.
- Partner cross-functionally with HR, TA, Finance, Legal, and Strategic Sourcing business leaders and stakeholders.
- Monitor classification risk, tenure thresholds, and policy compliance.
- Technology & Reporting Oversight:
- Optimize VMS and ATS systems to ensure visibility, compliance, and data accuracy.
- Provide system training and ongoing user support.
- Maintain data integrity for MBA and Early Talent analytics.
- Deliver weekly, monthly, and quarterly dashboards.
- Lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs).
- Track retention, diversity metrics, conversion rates, and long-term program impact.
- Program Adoption & Stakeholder Education:
- Conduct one-on-one Hiring Manager trainings.
- Lead onboarding sessions and lunch-and-learns.
- Gather stakeholder feedback and implement continuous improvements.
- Serve as the ambassador for Early Talent within the broader workforce strategy.
- 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Early Career/Campus Recruiting, Workforce Planning, MSP Program Management, or a related function.
- Demonstrated experience managing MBA or Early Talent programs end-to-end.
- Experience operating within an MSP, VMS, or governance-driven workforce model.
- Proven ability to manage full lifecycle recruitment processes, including requisition intake, stakeholder alignment, and onboarding oversight.
- Experience partnering cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Legal, and Procurement teams.
- Track record of owning reporting, analytics, and program metrics tied to business outcomes.
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
- Bachelor's degree is required, or equivalent work experience.
- Atrium Care Package available, upon eligibility (PTO, Health benefits, Health savings account, Flexible spending accounts, Pet insurance, Paid holidays, 401(K), and Commuter benefits program).
About the Company
Atrium Staffing
Founded in 1995, Atrium is a privately held, woman-owned staffing and recruitment firm. Our mission is to find people jobs they love and create custom staffing and contingent workforce solutions for our clients’ toughest business challenges. We remain dedicated to our founding Applicant-Centric philosophy, the personalized service we offer to every client and the importance of hiring talented, hard-working internal staff who embody our core values every day! Everyone we place and every problem we solve is made that much more rewarding by the motivated, engaging people that make up our team.
Our Staffing Specialities include:
Administrative Support
Since 1995, we’ve found thousands of Executive Assistants, Receptionists, Administrative Assistants, Data Entry Professionals, Office Managers and Paralegals jobs that they love. With that much experience, you can rest assured our Recruiters will find you the right job, faster. Whether you are looking for ongoing, temporary work or a fulfilling full-time job, we work with some of the most coveted companies in the world.
Creative & Marketing
Our creative recruitment team has one goal; getting you the job you want and deserve. Whether you’re a Digital Creative, Front End Developer, Graphic Designer, Digital Marketing, Copywriter, UX Strategist or Art Director, we have the industry connections and expertise to match you with the right position. If you are a creative professional looking for an agency advocate, contact us and get started now.
Customer Experience
Our Customer Experience opportunities include job openings at the hottest companies in your area – from e-commerce, to on-demand transportation services, to the rapidly-growing meal delivery industry. Our candidates love working one-on-one with our Customer Experience Recruiters and gaining access to these cutting-edge customer service hubs. Our jobs range from Brand Ambassador to Client Retention Specialist and Live Chat Representative.
Fashion & Lifestyle
Our employment agency partners with the most in-demand brands and fashion houses in the world placing freelance and full-time talent. Whether you’re an intern trying to take the leap to employee or a fashion veteran looking to make a calculated move, we have the industry connections to get you there. Our Recruiters are Designers, Buyers and Merchandisers themselves who guide candidates through the interview process, review their portfolios and truly get to know them. We’re thorough because we want to ensure that, in the end, all of our placements are a perfect fit. No pun intended.
Finance & Accounting
Atrium is a staffing agency that represents the best finance and accounting professionals in today’s market, from entry-level Payroll Associates and Accountants, to Controllers and CFOs, who are eager for their next opportunity. Our expert Recruiters leverage their unparalleled industry experience and deep-rooted relationships with their clients, gaining you access to the top temp, temp to hire and direct hire opportunities.
Human Resources
We understand human resources because we ARE human resources. Our HR recruitment team is actively placing Benefits Specialists, HR Managers, HR Directors, HR Generalists, HR Coordinators and other Human Resource Professionals every day in jobs they love. Whether you are a recent graduate looking to break into the industry, or a seasoned HR vet, we have the connections and experience to take your career to the next level.
Real Estate
We are matching qualified Property Managers, Property Assistants, Lease Administrators, Facilities Managers, Tenant Services Coordinators and other real estate and property management professionals with temp, temp to hire and direct hire jobs every day. Our recruitment firm’s dedication to quality allows us to deliver the highest levels of service to candidates in the commercial, retail and residential real estate professions.
Scientific
At our employment agency, we find excitement in connecting talented scientific professionals with outstanding companies across the United States. Jobs can be temporary for employees to gain valuable industry experience or long-term roles that will develop or even change an employee’s career path. Much of the thrill we get out of helping someone launch or advance their career comes from the fact that our Scientific Recruiters are industry professionals. Why wouldn’t you want chemists, lab techs and compounders making the match for you?
Supply Chain & Operations
In an industry that’s so rapidly changing like Supply Chain & Operations, you need an experienced team of Recruiters that understands the nuances involved in your job search. Whether you are looking for a new opportunity as a Director of Procurement, a Manager of Supply Chain or Plant Manager – we have long-standing relationships with top firms across the nation.