(USA) Senior Recruiter

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

About The Position

The Senior Recruiter partners with business leaders to develop and execute strategic hiring plans aligned with organizational goals. The role uses market data and recruiting analytics to advise on talent availability, compensation, and hiring timelines, while designing targeted sourcing and assessment strategies. It also enhances candidate engagement through tailored communication and data-driven insights and supports operational excellence by optimizing recruitment processes, using technology, and providing executive-level reporting throughout the talent acquisition lifecycle. The Talent Acquisition team supports high-volume hiring for software engineering roles through ongoing on-site recruitment events. The team uses structured assessments and behavioral interviews, collaborates with hiring leaders, and applies data and agile methods to improve recruiting strategy, process efficiency, and candidate experience. Its approach emphasizes speed, sustainable talent pipelines, quality hires, market insights, relationship management, and advanced recruiting tools. The position is based in Bentonville, Arkansas or Sunnyvale, California. The annual salary range is $80,000–$155,000 in Bentonville and $104,000–$202,000 in Sunnyvale, with additional annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Certain positions may also include stock compensation.

Requirements

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, or a related area and 2 years of experience in human resources, talent acquisition, or a related area.
Option 2: 4 years of experience in human resources, talent acquisition, or a related area.
Expertise in recruiting concepts, talent sourcing, and applicant tracking systems.
Ability to build and maintain candidate pipelines using CRM/ATS tools.
Experience advising hiring managers on talent availability, compensation competitiveness, and hiring timeline trade-offs.
Skill in analyzing recruiting metrics and funnel data to identify bottlenecks and recommend process improvements.
Proficiency in designing structured interview frameworks and facilitating calibration discussions.
Excellent relationship management and business communication skills to influence stakeholders and drive hiring outcomes.
Ability to prioritize recruiting activities in alignment with business milestones and workforce planning needs.

Nice To Haves

Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification.

Responsibilities

Advise hiring managers on talent availability, compensation competitiveness, and time-to-fill trade-offs using market data and pipeline analytics.
Develop and execute role-level hiring strategies aligned with business priorities and workforce plans.
Design targeted sourcing strategies for critical skill sets and build segmented candidate pipelines using CRM automation.
Partner with hiring leaders to refine interview frameworks and improve evaluation consistency.
Monitor candidate experience and engagement, identifying and addressing process gaps.
Negotiate competitive offers while balancing compensation components within budget constraints.
Analyze recruiting metrics to identify bottlenecks and recommend process improvements.
Collaborate with Recruiting Operations to enhance tools and workflows for efficiency.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
Medical, vision, and dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
Paid time off, including sick leave
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement leave
Jury duty leave
Voting leave
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
Live Better U education benefit, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs