Senior Technical Recruiter

About the role

The Senior Technical Recruiter will serve as a trusted talent advisor and strategic partner to business leaders, specializing in the identification, attraction, and hiring of technical talent supporting digital services, software development, data, and AI-driven initiatives across Patterson-UTI.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to understand technical hiring needs and develop targeted recruiting strategies aligned with workforce planning and business priorities.
• Lead full-cycle recruiting for technical roles including software engineering, data and analytics, AI and machine learning, digital platforms, and related disciplines.
• Build and maintain strong networks and pipelines of technical talent through proactive sourcing, referrals, market mapping, and industry engagement.
• Source candidates from both within the oil and gas industry and adjacent industries to broaden and strengthen technical talent pipelines.
• Act as a strategic advisor to hiring managers, providing insight on talent markets, candidate expectations, and effective selection strategies.
• Manage the end-to-end recruiting process including candidate identification, attraction, assessment, interview coordination, offer development, negotiation, and close.
• Deliver a high-quality candidate experience through clear communication, timely follow-up, and professional engagement throughout the recruiting lifecycle.
• Drive effective stakeholder management by setting expectations, maintaining alignment, and ensuring accountability across hiring teams.
• Utilize data, reporting, and market insights to inform recruiting strategies and continuously improve outcomes.
• Support continuous improvement of recruiting processes, tools, and practices to enhance efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
• Represent the company’s employment brand through networking, referrals, and external engagement with technical talent communities.

Requirements

• Ability to maintain Company and employee confidentiality at all times and handle sensitive information appropriately.
• Proven success recruiting for complex technical roles, including software development, data, AI, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to build and leverage talent networks, referral pipelines, and sourcing strategies for hard-to-find technical talent.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to operate as a trusted advisor to business leaders.
• Expertise in sourcing strategies including direct sourcing, networking, and engagement of passive candidates.
• Experience managing full-cycle recruiting processes with strong attention to candidate experience and execution quality.
• Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), preferably Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC), and recruiting technologies.
• Strong organizational and process management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical candidates and business leaders effectively.
• Willingness to travel as needed to hiring events, job fairs, and business locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or other related field of study.
• 5+ years of full cycle recruiting experience across a variety of professional and technical roles.
• 3+ years of experience in recruiting for software, data, digital, or engineering-related positions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting in energy, oil and gas, industrial, or adjacent industries.
• Experience sourcing talent from both within and outside traditional industry boundaries.
• Experience using advanced sourcing tools, platforms, or AI-enabled recruiting technologies.
• Experience working in Oracle HCM (ORC) Applicant Tracking System.