Early & Emerging Recruiter

Lowe's Companies, Inc.•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

The Early and Emerging Recruiter – Technology serves as the primary point of contact and advisor to business leaders (VP and below), technology recruiters, and HRBPs for Early and Emerging Talent programs within Lowe’s Technology organization. The recruiter participates in targeted recruiting events and manages relationships with technology-focused Early and Emerging Talent partners, including core universities, diversity associations, and non-traditional pathways such as coding bootcamps. The role supports university, military, early-career, and non-traditional technology talent pipelines. The position owns recruiting logistics and compliance, develops talent strategies with Technology leaders and partners, recruits for internships, Launchpad rotational roles, and full-time entry-level technology positions, and builds candidate pipelines. It also leads campus and diversity partnership engagement, supports interns from offer through the summer program, contributes to onboarding and engagement, and works with Employer Branding, Learning and Development, and Technology Leadership on candidate storytelling and recruiting metrics. Travel of up to 70% is required during peak recruiting periods. The person in this role must be local to the Charlotte/Mooresville area.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or another relevant field, or four years of experience in lieu of a degree.
Five years of recruiting experience.
Five years of behavioral interviewing experience.
Five years of experience using an applicant tracking system.
Experience proactively searching for and engaging passive candidates.
Experience consulting with and influencing hiring managers.
Three years of experience sourcing through candidate social networking tools and using creative sourcing methodologies, including X-ray, FlipSearch, and Boolean Search.

Nice To Haves

Three years of experience recruiting mid- to senior-level roles.

Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end recruiting logistics, including requisition creation, job postings, and tracking in Workday and Early and Emerging Talent Trackers.
Maintain intake forms, phone screening notes, feedback documents, and other recruiting documentation.
Coordinate interview scheduling and contingency logistics with the TA Coordinator using standardized templates.
Ensure compliance with hiring processes, including internal transfer approvals, compliance regulations, and requisition management for Launchpad and internships.
Build recruiting strategies with the Tech Talent Vertical, HRBPs, and Technology business leaders (VP and below).
Advise business recruiters and leaders on early-career technology hiring programs, including Launchpad and internships.
Use internal data and external benchmarks to influence hiring decisions and improve conversion.
Attend technology recruiter team meetings to align across Technology business lines.
Recruit for internships, Launchpad rotational roles, and full-time entry-level technology positions.
Identify and engage candidates using technology-focused sourcing strategies, such as coding competitions, GitHub, and core schools.
Maintain an inclusive, diverse, high-quality candidate pipeline.
Build candidate slates and advise hiring managers through the interview and offer process.
Lead participation at targeted universities and conferences.
Manage relationships with technology-focused organizations and non-profits.
Partner with the Early and Emerging Event Manager to coordinate and track engagements in the Events Tracker.
Serve as the primary contact for Technology interns from offer through the summer program.
Support onboarding and programming with the Early and Emerging Program Coordinator.
Drive engagement through pre-internship keep-warm strategies and Technology Launchpad onboarding support.
Collaborate with Employer Branding, Learning and Development, and Technology Leadership to develop compelling candidate stories.
Contribute to team metrics and reporting on conversion outcomes and event return on investment.
Travel up to 70% during peak recruiting periods and be local to the Charlotte/Mooresville area.