Senior Recruiter

About the Position

Colonial Williamsburg is seeking an experienced and results-driven Senior Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting initiatives and serve as a strategic talent partner to hiring managers and business leaders. The Senior Recruiter will manage complex and high-priority searches, develop innovative sourcing strategies, build strong talent pipelines, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience. This role requires a strong understanding of talent acquisition best practices, excellent stakeholder management skills, sound judgment, and the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment. The Senior Recruiter will also contribute to recruiting strategy, process improvement, employer branding, and the development of recruiting programs and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for professional, specialized, leadership, and high-priority positions from intake through offer and onboarding.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders to understand workforce needs, define candidate profiles, establish recruiting strategies, and set realistic hiring expectations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring leaders, providing guidance on talent availability, compensation expectations, market trends, sourcing strategies, and competitive recruiting considerations.
• Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, professional networks, referrals, talent communities, job boards, social platforms, and other recruiting channels.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of qualified and diverse candidates for current and anticipated hiring needs.
• Conduct thorough candidate assessments, including resume reviews, interviews, behavioral evaluations, and qualification assessments.
• Lead candidate debriefs and provide hiring teams with thoughtful, objective feedback and recommendations.
• Manage complex candidate negotiations and facilitate the offer process in partnership with HR, compensation, and hiring leadership.
• Deliver a high-touch, professional candidate experience throughout every stage of the recruitment process.
• Develop and maintain relationships with passive candidates and high-value talent for future opportunities.
• Manage multiple requisitions simultaneously while prioritizing searches based on business needs and hiring timelines.
• Monitor recruiting metrics, identify trends, and use data to improve time-to-fill, quality of hire, source effectiveness, candidate conversion, and overall recruiting performance.
• Maintain accurate and timely candidate and requisition information within the applicant tracking system (ATS).
• Ensure recruiting practices are consistent with company policies, employment regulations, and fair hiring practices.
• Partner with HR and business leaders on workforce planning, organizational growth, and talent acquisition initiatives.
• Contribute to employer branding initiatives and represent the organization at networking events, career fairs, professional organizations, and other talent-focused activities.
• Identify opportunities to streamline recruiting processes and implement improvements that enhance efficiency and the candidate experience.
• Mentor and support Recruiters and other members of the Talent Acquisition team by sharing recruiting strategies, market knowledge, and best practices.
• Support the development and implementation of recruiting programs, processes, tools, and talent acquisition initiatives.

Required and Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field preferred.
• Four+ years of progressive recruiting or talent acquisition experience, with demonstrated success managing full-cycle recruitment.
• Proven experience partnering directly with hiring managers, executives, and business leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit for complex, specialized, technical, professional, or leadership-level positions.
• Strong candidate sourcing and talent pipeline development capabilities.
• Excellent interviewing, assessment, negotiation, and candidate relationship-management skills.
• Strong understanding of recruiting practices, employment trends, and competitive talent markets.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and requisitions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Experience working with applicant tracking systems and recruiting technology.

Key Skills / Competencies

• Strategic Talent Acquisition
• Full-Cycle Recruiting
• Executive & Specialized Recruiting
• Candidate Sourcing
• Talent Pipeline Development
• Stakeholder & Hiring Manager Partnership
• Candidate Assessment
• Offer Negotiation
• Market Intelligence
• Recruiting Analytics
• Relationship Management
• Communication & Influence
• Process Improvement
• Problem Solving
• Coaching & Mentoring
• Confidentiality & Professional Judgment

Physical and Environmental Demands

• Stand: Occasionally (up to 2 hrs/shift)
• Walk: Occasionally (up to 2 hrs/shift)
• Sit: Constantly (5–8 hrs/shift)
• Use hands/fingers: Constantly (5–8 hrs/shift)
• Climb or balance: Rarely (not a regular part of the job)
• Stoop/kneel/crouch/crawl: Rarely (not a regular part of the job)
• Reach with hands/arms: Rarely (not a regular part of the job)
• Talk or hear: Constantly (5–8 hrs/shift)
• Lifting up to 10 lbs: Occasionally (up to 2 hrs/shift)
• Lifting up to 25 lbs: Rarely (not a regular part of the job)
• Lifting up to 50 lbs (with assistance): Rarely (not a regular part of the job)
• Lifting up to 100 lbs (with assistance): Rarely (not a regular part of the job)
• More than 100 lbs (with assistance): Rarely (not a regular part of the job)
• Wet/humid conditions: Rarely (not a regular part of the job)
• Work near moving mechanical parts: Rarely (not a regular part of the job)
• Fumes/airborne particles: Rarely (not a regular part of the job)
• Extreme cold: Rarely (not a regular part of the job)
• Extreme heat: Rarely (not a regular part of the job)

Typical Work Schedule

FT exempt position; 40 hour week