Senior Specialist, Human Resources

Our values start with our people, join a team that values you!

Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience.

• Success. Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving
• Career growth. We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow
• Teamwork. We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution
• Our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community. We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger. We strive to be a positive force in our community.

Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA, we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2025 revenues of $22.8 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company who is committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

The Corporate Recruiter will be responsible for driving the planning, development, execution, and continuous improvement of Ross Stores' Corporate Internship Program in partnership with the Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition. This individual will serve as the primary liaison for university recruiting initiatives, driving campus talent strategies that attract, engage, and convert top student talent into future Ross leaders. Responsibilities include managing the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for Corporate Internship and Early Career hiring, including sourcing, candidate assessment, offer management, onboarding and program management over the course of the summer.

This role will partner closely with business leaders, recruiters, HR, universities, and external organizations to build long-term strategic campus relationships and deliver a best-in-class candidate and intern experience. Talent acquisition responsibilities include developing and executing campus recruiting elements such as career fairs, information sessions, classroom presentations, networking events, and the step-by-step selection and evaluation process (e.g. screening, interviewing, assessment). Additionally, this role oversees the delivery of the summer internship program, serving as a key point of contact for interns, managers, and program stakeholders while coordinating professional development, networking, executive engagement, performance feedback, and intern conversion.

Overall, our ideal candidate will deliver leadership in program management, candidate engagement, recruiting operations, and employer branding initiatives, while leveraging data and market insights to evaluate program effectiveness and recommend enhancements that strengthen Ross Stores' early talent pipeline.

The base salary range for this role is $81,000 - $121,800. The base salary range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards vary by position and location.

• Support the execution and continuous improvement of Ross;
  University Recruiting strategy, building sustainable talent pipelines for internship and early career hiring across Corporate functions.
• Serve as the program liaison for the Corporate Analyst Internship Program, partnering with business leaders, interns, HR partners, and key stakeholders to deliver a best-in-class intern experience from recruitment through program completion.
• Drive campus recruiting strategies including university partnerships, career fairs, information sessions, student organization connections, professional association relationships, and other talent branding initiatives designed to attract top and diverse talent.
• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process for internship and early career positions, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, assessment, offer development, and onboarding.
• Build and maintain relationships with universities, faculty, career centers, student organizations, and external partners to strengthen Ross Stores' employer brand and expand access to top talent.
• Lead candidate engagement efforts throughout the recruiting lifecycle, ensuring an exceptional candidate experience and effective communication regarding opportunities, events, interviews, and program milestones.
• Design, coordinate, and execute key internship program initiatives, including orientation, professional development, networking, executive engagement, mentorship, performance feedback, and intern-to-full-time conversion.
• Track, analyze, and report recruiting and program metrics to evaluate…