Appian
University Talent Acquisition Specialist
$50K–$125K
McLean, Virginia +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Location
- McLean, Virginia
Appian Corporation - US - Experience
- 1+ years of hands-on recruiting experience managing the full candidate lifecycle.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or related field.
About the job
Leads full-cycle university recruiting and campus partnerships to attract and hire early-career talent across Appian’s engineering, product, and business teams.
What you'll do
- Manage campus recruiting from candidate sourcing through offer acceptance, including negotiating and closing offers.
- Build university partnerships and promote Appian’s employer brand through campus events and digital engagement.
- Advise hiring leaders, optimize selection processes, and use recruiting metrics to improve outcomes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or a related field.
- 1+ years of hands-on full-lifecycle recruiting experience, including sourcing, interviewing, negotiating, and closing.
- Demonstrated ability to source across platforms and convert passive candidates; experience advising hiring managers and business leaders.
- Experience in employer branding and campus presence, and in optimizing interview processes and candidate assessments.
Nice to have
- Technical recruiting experience or experience hiring for software engineering, computer science, or technology teams.
- Experience with recruitment analytics, Greenhouse, Workday, Salesforce, or ServiceNow.
Pay
$50,000 — $125,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
LinkedIn, Handshake, Greenhouse, Workday, Salesforce, ServiceNow
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