Area Leader of Recruiting - Seattle

Raising Cane's•Seattle, WA
•$105,000 - $125,000

About The Position

The Area Leader of Recruiting leads full-cycle recruiting for restaurant management positions and provides strategic support for crewmember hiring in an assigned market. The role partners with area leadership to assess staffing needs and execute short- and long-term recruiting strategies, including launching new programs and processes. It develops talent pipelines and manpower plans, leads restaurant management recruiting and New Restaurant Opening crewmember hiring, and builds community and regional partnerships to support recruiting and employment-brand efforts. The work environment combines a home-based office, community representation, travel throughout the division, and time in restaurants. Restaurant work may involve a fast-paced kitchen and customer interaction, extended periods of walking, standing, and lifting, indoor and outdoor work in varied temperatures, exposure to food products and common allergens, industrial equipment and commercial cleaning products, and use of personal protective equipment.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of recruitment experience; restaurant experience is preferred.
  • Able to travel up to 50% and required to live within the assigned area.
  • Able to work a variety of shifts, including days, evenings, and weekends.
  • Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to manage multiple changing priorities.
  • Self-driven, flexible, and energetic, with strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Able to work effectively and efficiently independently and collaboratively.
  • Able to recognize problems, set goals, create plans, and turn plans into action to solve problems.
  • Proficient with technology systems, including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook), and able to learn and adapt to new systems quickly.

Nice To Haves

  • Restaurant experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

  • Create a talent pipeline aligned with the organization’s growth strategy.
  • Own the full-cycle recruiting process for internal and external candidates.
  • Lead New Restaurant Opening crewmember hiring strategy to meet staffing needs.
  • Develop market and regional partnerships to support recruiting efforts.
  • Lead restaurant management recruiting to ensure consistency across markets.
  • Own manpower planning and talent selection for assigned areas.
  • Build the company employment brand and community presence through partnerships with universities, networking organizations, community-based organizations, vendors, and others.
  • Develop annual manpower plans for quarterly review by the area field-based support leader.
  • Build strong working relationships with regional leadership and support teams to align recruiting efforts with goals and objectives.
  • Provide recruiting reports to internal stakeholders.
  • Complete other duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Additional incentives
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