Strategic Talent Partnerships Program Manager

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: Strategic Talent Partnerships Program Manager

The Strategic Talent Partnerships Program Manager will drive Elanco’s Global Student Programs including internships, externships, and key association partnerships which fuel our future talent pipeline and build internal capabilities for our business.

This will include maximizing the student/intern experience while building Elanco’s employer brand and identifying talent needs of the future.

 The Program Manager will own the continuous improvement and evolution of key partnerships (University, other professional organizations) to continue to differentiate Elanco and make it a destination for up-and-coming talent.

Your Responsibilities:


* Provide direct leadership and execution of the US Student programs (internships, externships, academic workers and key association partnerships) while establishing and scaling best practices to inform and accelerate the maturity of student programs around the globe


* Plan, Execute and Manage the campus/student programs strategy with a focus on creating an exceptional program experience for participants and ambassadors, while demonstrating an agile command of the campus/student programs resource budget.


* Build robust early‑talent pipelines: establish campus strategies for interns and fulltime hires; partner with key universities and organizations.


* Oversee end‑to‑end recruiting for student programs: creative sourcing, rigorous interviewing/assessment, influencing and closing candidates; ensure outstanding candidate experience.


* Measure and optimize program performance: monitor KPIs (including business impact) and iterate to improve outcomes.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):


* Education: Bachelor’s Degree or High School Diploma / GED with equivalent level of experience


* Experience: 5 Years of professional experience in any combination of Campus Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development or Marketing


* Top 2 skills: Excels in leading in ambiguous environments and without authority; Demonstrated ownership of broad talent programs

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