Associate - Early Careers & Recruitment, Human Resources

Early Careers & Recruiting Associate

Location: New York (minimum four days per week in-office)

Department: HR Business Partnering & Recruitment

About the role

Davidson Kempner is seeking an Early Careers & Recruiting Associate to help build and scale our approach to junior talent across the firm.

This role sits at the intersection of early careers strategy, recruiting, and business partnership. You will play a key role in developing a more structured and deliberate pipeline of high-quality junior talent into both investment and corporate functions.

Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business, you will contribute to internship and analyst hiring, support the growth of existing programs, and help expand junior talent pipelines into areas that do not currently operate formal schemes.

This is a highly visible role offering broad exposure across the firm and the opportunity to shape how we identify, assess, and develop early careers talent over time.

What you’ll do

Support and help develop the firm’s early careers strategy, including internship and Rotational Analyst Programs (RAP)

Drive campus recruiting activity, building relationships with target universities and student organizations

Partner with business leaders and HR Business Partners to understand junior hiring needs and support workforce planning

Coordinate and deliver internship programs, including onboarding, feedback, and conversion tracking

Contribute to the design of structured assessment processes for early careers candidates

Help build new junior talent pipelines in areas of the business without existing programs

Support direct sourcing activity and broader recruiting efforts across the firm

Ensure a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience throughout the recruitment process

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for a highly organized and relationship-driven individual with strong attention to detail and an interest in early careers recruiting and talent development.

Candidates may come from:

Campus recruiting, talent acquisition, or HR-related roles, or

An investment or financial services environment (e.g. sales / marketing, investment / trading support, or other business or operational roles), with a strong interest in transitioning into recruiting and talent – internal applicants from within the firm are very welcome to apply.

You will bring:

2–5 years of relevant experience

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Excellent organizational and project management capability

The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

A proactive, detail-oriented approach with a strong sense of ownership

Bachelor's degree required. Candidates should demonstrate strong academic achievement and an interest in financial markets, talent, recruiting, or organizational development.

Our approach to early careers

Davidson Kempner takes a selective, high-conviction approach to early careers hiring. Our programs are designed to identify and develop individuals who can succeed in a rigorous investment environment and build long-term careers at the firm.

Why join

Exposure to a global investment firm and senior stakeholders across the business

Opportunity to shape and develop a growing early careers platform

A role combining strategic program development with hands-on recruiting

A collaborative environment focused on long-term talent development

Compensation

$130 - $160,000 base salary plus bonus and benefits

US Base Salary Range

$130,000—$160,000 USD