Lead Technical Recruiter - 90410602 - Washington DC / Philadelphia / Wilmington / Chicago / New York

Lead Technical Recruiter

The Lead Technical Recruiter is responsible for sourcing, attracting, and hiring top technical talent to support Corporate Functions with a strong emphasis on Digital Technology roles in management and non-agreement. As a key member of the Amtrak Talent Acquisition team, this recruiter partners closely with hiring managers across the Digital Technology organization and collaborates with HR Business Partners to understand workforce needs and deliver high-quality recruiting solutions.

This role involves developing and executing targeted sourcing strategies for a wide range of technical positionsfrom early?career to executive?level roles. The Technical Recruiter will conduct market and talent pool analyses, advise hiring managers on recruitment best practices, streamline and influence end?to?end hiring processes, and monitor pipeline quality, candidate experience, and cycle time throughout the recruitment lifecycle. Additional recruiting initiatives and special projects may be assigned as organizational needs evolve.

A Lead Technical Recruiter drives hiring strategy, oversees the end?to?end recruitment lifecycle for technical roles, and ensures alignment between talent needs and business goals. Their role blends strategic workforce planning, candidate sourcing expertise, stakeholder management, analytics, and team leadership.

Essential functions include managing all phases of recruiting for complex technical roles, conducting in?depth technical screens or coordinating qualified technical interviews, guiding hiring teams on interview best practices, delivering an outstanding candidate experience, serving as a trusted advisor to technical leaders and HR partners, and facilitating intake sessions and job calibration meetings.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of training, education and relevant experience, 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting with 4+ years focused on technical roles in high-growth or enterprise environments, demonstrated success filling senior and niche technical roles, expertise with ATS/CRM systems, strong command of structured interviews, competency modeling, and bias mitigation, data fluency, and exceptional stakeholder management, negotiation, and closing skills.