Job Description

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Early Careers Lead

About this role

We're looking for a passionate early careers professional to manage and continuously evolve our internship, graduate and placement programmes, including the attraction, selection and development journey.


As the Early Careers Lead, you will play a key role in the shaping and influencing of our Early Talent strategy - driving enhancements whilst ensuring a seamless yet impactful experience for our early careers intakes.


You will work closely with the business leaders and wider HR teams, ensuring that the early talent strategy is aligned to our overall business goals, whilst also leading on attraction and retention initiatives to ensure we continue to have a best in class offering.

What you'll do

Own the delivery, management and continuous improvement of our Early Careers programmes Lead and develop a team of two Early Careers Recruiters Consult with business sponsors, key stakeholders and the wider HR teams to explore and enhance our approach to attracting, recruiting, developing and retaining diverse talent Consult with business leaders to understand current and future development needs, working in partnership with the Leadership & Development team to build alterations into the early careers programme Build and lead working groups to ensure consistency of quality and delivery of programmes across the business Oversee performance management, probation and progression calibration sessions for the early careers cohort Leverage data and insights to understand the programme effectiveness, and drive continuous improvements Be the subject matter expert for our Early Careers programmes, acting as the key point of contact for queries Own the administrative processes for the delivery of our programmes Partner closely with the Talent Acquisition team, supporting on recruitment initiatives

What we're looking for

Demonstrable experience leading early careers programmes A great communicator, with the ability to clearly articulate results and future plans to business leaders An early careers subject matter expert, comfortable with being the key point of contact for all programme queries Ability to build strong partnerships with your internal stakeholders, guiding them on best practices whilst feeling comfortable challenging when necessary Experience leading cross-functional projects, and working with people at every level to see them through to completion and beyond Comfortable dealing with ambiguity, and being able to connect inputs from a variety of different stakeholders to form a credible story Excellent administrative skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritise effectively A working knowledge of talent acquisition processes, understanding how these impact the programme delivery

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham office.


We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home.


We're big on collaboration and connection, so you'll be based in our Nottingham office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.


Many of our associates have flexible working arrangements, and we're open to talking about an arrangement that works for you.

What's in it for you

Bring us all this - and you'll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers) Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance - with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave Open-plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms. In London, you can heighten your mood with a run on our rooftop running track or an espresso at the Workshop Coffee cafe

What you should know about how we recruit

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it's about what you do, not just what you say. That's why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages.


We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few:

REACH - Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies OutFront - to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates Mind Your Mind - signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all Women in Tech - promoting an inclusive environment in tech EmpowHER - network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.
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Who We Are

At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.



Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.