Recruiter 2

Job Title: Recruiter 2

Job Description

This role focuses on high-volume sourcing and recruiting across a wide range of job families, including technical and non-technical positions. You recruit, interview, check references, make offers, and support onboarding activities for new employees, while also conducting exit interviews and processing changes in employee status. You operate in an agile, data-driven environment, pivoting quickly to support areas of highest demand and partnering closely with recruiting peers and hiring stakeholders. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to an experimental project designed to create a flexible recruiting workforce that can be rapidly deployed where hiring needs are most critical.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and source candidates for a variety of roles, including non-technical positions, hardware roles, data engineers, and software development engineers.

• Focus on top-of-funnel recruiting activities, including proactive outreach to passive candidates and building strong talent pipelines.

• Conduct candidate reach-outs through multiple channels to attract passive and niche talent rather than relying solely on inbound applications.

• Perform phone screens to assess candidate qualifications, interest, and fit for open roles.

• Coordinate and set up assessments and business phone screens with hiring teams and stakeholders.

• Prepare candidates for interviews by providing guidance on the process, expectations, and timelines.

• Conduct interviews, check references, make offers, and support orientation activities for new employees as needed.

• Perform exit interviews and process changes in employee status in alignment with internal policies and procedures.

• Use applicant tracking systems (ATS) and Excel to track candidates, maintain accurate data, and generate reports.

• Produce regular reports and metrics on recruiting activities, performance, and progress toward weekly and monthly targets.

• Meet regularly with recruiting peers and the manager to align on priorities, share updates, and refine sourcing strategies.

• Collaborate with recruiting management and hiring teams in the business units you support to understand hiring needs and timelines.

• Pivot quickly between technical and non-technical recruiting needs, adjusting focus based on changing business priorities.

• Contribute to an agile recruiting model by deploying your skills to job families and demand pockets that are least likely to be filled within required timeframes.

• Lead and direct the work of others when needed, drawing on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

• Participate in recruiter ramp training and complete onboarding activities to become proficient in internal tools, processes, and expectations.

• Consistently meet or exceed weekly and monthly performance metrics and productivity goals.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s degree (BA) or equivalent education.

• 3–5 years of experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, or a closely related field.

• Proven experience in passive candidate recruiting, including proactively identifying, engaging, and converting passive and niche candidates.

• Demonstrated success filling niche roles without relying solely on incoming applications.

• Ability to pivot quickly between technical and non-technical recruiting, including experience with technical sourcing.

• Experience in talent acquisition and full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, screening, and offer processes.

• Proficiency using applicant tracking systems (ATS) to manage candidates and requisitions.

• Strong Excel skills for tracking, reporting, and analyzing recruiting data and metrics.

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to interact effectively with candidates, peers, and leadership.

• Familiarity with a variety of recruiting concepts, practices, and procedures, and the ability to apply them in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, with a high degree of creativity and latitude.

• Comfort working in a metrics-driven environment with weekly and monthly targets.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience recruiting within technology companies or large enterprises, including Fortune 500 organizations.

• Background in either corporate recruiting or agency recruiting; both are considered valuable.

• Experience sourcing for corporate and technical roles, particularly in high-growth or high-volume settings.

• Prior experience as a recruiter within similar large-scale or highly structured organizations.

• Experience working on experimental or agile recruiting projects where priorities shift frequently.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with recruiting management and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Experience leading or directing the work of other team members in a recruiting context.

Work Environment

This role is 100% onsite in a Seattle office environment. You work in a fast-paced, data-oriented, and goal-driven culture where productivity and measurable outcomes are emphasized. The team operates with weekly and monthly targets, and performance is evaluated based on clear metrics and recruiting outcomes. You collaborate daily with recruiting peers and your manager, and may also interact with recruiting leadership and hiring managers from the teams you support. The position is part of an experimental project designed to build an agile recruiting workforce that can be deployed to areas of highest hiring demand. Standard working days do not include holidays, as the role is not required to work on holidays. You will use tools such as an applicant tracking system and Excel regularly, and you will participate in a structured recruiter ramp training program, including approximately one week of onboarding to become familiar with processes, systems, and expectations.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Seattle, WA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $50.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Seattle,WA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 24, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.