Sr. Recruiter

About the role

This role focuses on attracting, engaging, and hiring early-career scientific talent at scale for applied science, research, and data science roles. You will design and execute innovative recruiting strategies for students, interns, postdocs, and campus full-time hires, with a strong emphasis on top-of-funnel technical sourcing and passive candidate engagement. You will partner closely with business leaders, recruiters, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality hiring outcomes in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and recruiting teams to understand student and early-career hiring needs for applied science, research, and data science roles.
• Build and execute innovative strategies to attract, source, assess, and hire students and early-career scientists for niche and highly specialized roles.
• Focus on top-of-funnel recruiting activities, including proactive candidate outreach, pipeline building, and managing large volumes of candidate interactions.
• Conduct phone screens to evaluate candidate fit and readiness, and set up assessments and business phone screens with hiring teams.
• Prepare candidates for interviews by providing clear expectations, process guidance, and feedback to ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Manage and track all candidate and campus-related information, consolidating and analyzing results to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve candidate experience, scheduling efficiency, and overall recruiting processes.
• Develop recruiting plans with clear deliverables, timelines, and scalable tracking processes aligned to business goals.
• Create and refine standard operating procedures that support long-range growth objectives and uphold high-quality hiring standards.
• Partner with full lifecycle recruiters, industry hiring teams, and other stakeholders to build and execute an early-career talent strategy.
• Manage customer expectations and business goals through regular (bi-weekly) business reviews, metrics reporting, and status updates to stakeholders.
• Use recruiting and pipeline metrics to drive decisions, showcase results, and continuously improve sourcing and hiring outcomes.
• Participate in special projects and recruiting initiatives such as pilots, process improvement projects, and new program launches.
• Collaborate regularly with recruiter peers to share insights, align on best practices, and ensure consistent delivery across the recruiting team.
• Maintain composure and effectiveness in high-volume, ambiguous environments while meeting weekly and monthly performance targets.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree or equivalent education.
• Proven experience in recruiting and sourcing, with a focus on technical recruiting for niche or specialized roles.
• Demonstrated experience with passive candidate recruiting, including proactively identifying, engaging, and converting candidates rather than relying solely on applications.
• Technical sourcing experience for roles in applied science, research, and data science, or similar technical domains.
• Deep domain familiarity with scientific disciplines such as large language models (LLMs), computer vision (CV), natural language processing (NLP), augmented reality (AR), quantum, and related areas.
• Experience and knowledge of candidates associated with top scientific publications and conferences.
• Strong ability to plan, prioritize, and manage multiple requisitions and candidate pipelines within tight timelines.
• Proficiency with Excel for tracking metrics, reporting, and analyzing recruiting data.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders, manage expectations, and build trust with business leaders and partners.
• Ability to remain calm, organized, and effective in fast-paced, high-volume, and ambiguous environments.
• Comfort working in a metrics-driven environment with weekly and monthly targets.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting within technology companies, large enterprises, or Fortune 500 environments.
• Background in either corporate recruiting or agency recruiting; agency recruiters with technical sourcing experience tend to perform well in this environment.
• In-person tradeshow and career fair experience at top scientific