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About the Role

Davidson Kempner is seeking an Early Careers & Recruiting Associate to help build and scale its approach to junior talent across the firm. This role sits at the intersection of early careers strategy, recruiting, and business partnership, playing a key role in developing a structured pipeline of high-quality junior talent into investment and corporate functions. You will contribute to internship and analyst hiring, support existing programs, and expand junior talent pipelines.

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

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.
Candidates may come from 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.
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
Demonstrate strong academic achievement
An interest in financial markets, talent, recruiting, or organizational development.

Skills

Communication
Stakeholder management
Organizational
Project management
Attention to detail
Ownership

Location

New York

Work Type

minimum four days per week in-office
full-time

Experience Level

2–5 years of relevant experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree required

Salary/Compensations

$130,000—$160,000 USD

Benefits

bonus
benefits

About the Company

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.