Executive Recruiting Manager

About the role

Robert Half HR Solutions seeks an experienced Executive/Managerial Recruiter to support leadership recruitment for a transportation organization in Atlanta, Georgia. This is a three‑month contract role focused on driving executive and specialized searches, building partnerships with hiring leaders, and delivering an efficient candidate experience while shaping talent strategies for business growth.

Responsibilities

• Direct end‑to‑end recruitment activities for executive, leadership, and other specialized positions across the organization.
• Identify and attract talent with experience in hard‑to‑fill roles in areas such as operations, engineering, real estate, information technology, finance, and senior management.
• Create targeted sourcing approaches and develop talent pipelines to support ongoing and future recruitment needs.
• Apply recruiting technology and AI‑driven tools to improve search effectiveness, streamline workflows, and enhance the candidate journey.
• Collaborate with HR partners and business stakeholders to align recruitment plans with workforce priorities and organizational objectives.
• Manage candidate engagement throughout the selection process, including outreach, assessment coordination, interview support, and offer facilitation.
• Provide market insight and recruiting guidance to hiring leaders to support timely and informed staffing decisions.
• Contribute to workforce planning activities related to organizational expansion and operational changes.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of recruiting experience, including work on senior‑level, executive, or highly specialized searches.
• Demonstrated success managing full‑cycle recruitment from sourcing through offer stage.
• Experience hiring for leadership, technical, engineering, operations, or other difficult‑to‑fill positions.
• Strong ability to build relationships with stakeholders and influence hiring decisions in a workplace setting.
• Hands‑on experience using sourcing platforms, recruiting systems, and AI tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, or automation technology.
• Background in transportation, public sector, government, infrastructure, or unionized environments is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with HR policies and recruiting best practices, with the ability to work independently in a fast‑moving environment.

Benefits

Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in the company 401(k) plan. For more information, visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net.