SENIOR RECRUITER - CORPORATE

UWAJIMAYA INC•Seattle, WA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Uwajimaya is seeking a Senior Recruiter who is both hands-on and strategic, someone who enjoys building relationships, creating structure, and helping teams grow. This role is an individual contributor with broad ownership, supporting a mix of high-volume, frontline hiring and leadership-level roles. The ideal candidate brings a people-first mindset, strong work ethic, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment. This position leads full-cycle recruiting across a variety of roles, primarily supporting store-level and frontline hiring while also contributing to leadership searches. The role partners closely with hiring managers and HR to plan for upcoming store openings, build strong talent pipelines, and continuously improve recruiting processes. The Senior Recruiter will play a key role in shaping the candidate experience and ensuring Uwajimaya attracts and hires talent that reflects its values and community.

Requirements

7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience
Experience in retail, grocery, hospitality, food, or high-volume hiring environments strongly preferred
Proven ability to manage a high requisition load while maintaining quality
Experience recruiting across both frontline and leadership roles
Strong sourcing and pipeline-building skills
Ability to build structure and improve recruiting processes
Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills
Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively
Proficiency with ATS and recruiting tools

Responsibilities

Manage full-cycle, high-volume recruiting (averaging 20–25 requisitions), primarily frontline and store-level roles
Support recruitment for leadership positions, including Director-level roles, as needed
Partner with hiring managers to align role requirements, timelines, and hiring strategies
Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines, especially in support of new store openings
Enhance the candidate experience, ensuring a thoughtful, high-touch approach aligned with Uwajimaya’s brand
Develop and refine interview guides, assessments, and hiring practices
Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, tools, and workflows
Develop and maintain recruiting reports and metrics, providing insights on pipeline health, talent trends, and hiring challenges
Manage relationships with external recruiting vendors, including agencies and retained search firms, to support hiring needs
Collaborate with store leadership and HR to support workforce planning and hiring needs
Support employer branding and community-based recruiting initiatives
Other duties as assigned