Recruiter

Our Greater Boston area client is looking for a full time Contract Recruiter. Looking for 5+ years high volume recruiting experience and experience with in-house tools (ATS), networks, social media, research methods, cold-calling, and talent mapping to source passive candidates. As a member of their Field recruiting team, you will be responsible for the full life cycle recruitment of talent for management positions in stores across the country. The Recruiter position is part of their Talent Acquisition Center of Expertise. This remote based position will support the in-house execution of external searches for management positions in all of our store brands as well as select District and Regional positions.

The Recruiter is responsible for the research, identification, engagement and qualification of talent leads. They will create targeted sourcing strategies and plans to support specific searches as well as pipeline searches for positions in locations across the country. She/he will utilize in-house tools (ATS), networks, social media, research methods, cold-calling, and talent mapping to source passive candidates. Through competitive intelligence gathering, will maintain on-going knowledge of retail and business function landscape. The Recruiter will engage directly with Hiring Teams, Talent Acquisition Leadership, Human Resources Business Partners and other key internal business stakeholders as a trusted advisor.

Responsibilities:

• Influence, consult, collaborate and be a thought leader to Hiring Managers, Human Resources Business Partners and Talent Acquisition leaders and peers
• Manage full recruitment lifecycle for assigned buildings/geographic areas
• Develop actionable strategies and staffing plans to support hiring needs, leverage internal and external resources to meet plans
• Source, engage and assess talent
• Build robust talent pipelines
• Deliver best in class hiring experience to all stakeholders including candidates, Hiring Managers and other business partners
• Communicate plans and activities proactively
• Anticipate challenges and obstacles

Requirements:

• 5 plus years of full Recruitment Lifecycle experience
• Sourcing experience to include internet, research and cold calling
• Talent assessment and influencing skills
• Developed business acumen and intellectual curiosity
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proven experience and comfort communicating with all levels of leadership
• Strong organizational and follow through skills, with focus on attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple searches/projects while remaining flexible to changing priorities

Preferred Personal Attributes:

• Strong ethics and integrity
• Ability to build relationships with all levels within an organization
• Passion, self-motivation, drive and urgency to deliver business results
• Deep listening and inquiry
• Comfortable with ambiguity or working in the gray