Corporate Recruiter

Aston Carter • Des Moines, IA

1d • $31 - $36 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Corporate Recruiter leads full-cycle recruitment efforts to attract, evaluate, and hire talent across the organization. The role partners with hiring teams to understand position requirements, communicate expectations to candidates, and support a professional hiring and onboarding experience. It also supports campus recruitment, talent acquisition projects, and sourcing strategies for active and passive candidates.

This contract position is based in Des Moines, Iowa, and is hybrid. The arrangement typically consists of three days in the office and two days working from home, contingent on solid performance and following an initial period of approximately six months. The role includes regular collaboration and staffing meetings with hiring teams, plus occasional travel to career fairs or campus recruitment events. The work environment emphasizes professionalism, clear communication, and accountability.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in recruiting or talent acquisition.
• Proven full-cycle recruitment experience, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer management.
• Demonstrated ability to source passive candidates for hard-to-fill roles.
• Strong background in recruiting, talent acquisition, human resources, and hiring practices.
• Ability to build effective partnerships with hiring managers and stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate job requirements and expectations.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple requisitions and deadlines.
• Degree required; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Nice To Haves

• Prior recruiting experience in construction or manufacturing.
• Experience participating in or leading campus and college recruitment initiatives.
• Comfort using various sourcing tools and platforms to identify active and passive candidates.
• Experience tracking and interpreting talent acquisition metrics.
• Ability to contribute to and lead talent acquisition projects and process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Perform full-cycle recruitment, including creating and posting job advertisements, reviewing resumes, conducting phone screens, recommending candidates, scheduling interviews, and extending employment offers.
• Communicate job requirements, role expectations, and company culture clearly to candidates, and address their inquiries professionally and promptly.
• Partner with hiring managers to identify the skills, knowledge, abilities, and selection criteria needed for each opening.
• Initiate and coordinate onboarding for new hires, ensuring pre-start requirements and documentation are completed accurately and on time.
• Support college recruitment by identifying campus opportunities, preparing recruitment materials, attending career fairs and campus events, and assisting with intern hiring.
• Assist with or lead talent acquisition projects and initiatives to improve recruitment processes and outcomes.
• Use tools and resources to identify and engage qualified active and passive candidates, including candidates for hard-to-fill roles.
• Lead routine staffing update meetings with hiring teams to review open positions, candidate pipelines, and hiring timelines.
• Track and report talent acquisition metrics to evaluate effectiveness and support data-driven decisions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, if eligible.
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage, if eligible.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available, if eligible.
• Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance for employees and dependents, if eligible.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage, if eligible.
• Health Spending Account (HSA), if eligible.
• Transportation benefits, if eligible.
• Employee Assistance Program, if eligible.
• Time off and leave, which may include PTO, vacation, or sick leave, if eligible.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level