Senior Recruiter

Lavorare in AB | Gruppo AB • The Woodlands, TX

10d

About The Position

The Senior Recruiter reports to the HR Director, North America, and manages the full recruitment lifecycle across the organization. The role partners with hiring managers and HR leadership to define talent needs, develop sourcing strategies, attract qualified candidates, and provide a professional candidate experience. It also builds pipelines for critical and recurring positions through recruitment campaigns, direct sourcing, job fairs, educational and workforce partnerships, and relationships with external recruiting providers.

The recruiter supports workforce planning for growth, new locations, projects, and business expansion; advises hiring managers on market conditions and realistic hiring parameters; and tracks recruiting data and outcomes. The role requires local and occasional travel for recruiting events, career fairs, schools, and other business needs.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of progressive full-cycle recruiting or talent acquisition experience, including independent management from sourcing through offer acceptance.
• Strong full-cycle recruiting, direct-sourcing, interviewing, and candidate-assessment capabilities.
• Excellent relationship-building, stakeholder-management, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to advise hiring managers credibly and develop creative sourcing approaches for difficult-to-fill positions.
• Strong organization, initiative, follow-through, and ability to manage multiple priorities independently with urgency.
• Strong networking skills and ability to develop external talent partnerships and represent the company professionally.
• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems, recruiting platforms, Microsoft Office applications, and confidential information management.
• Availability to travel locally and occasionally for recruiting events, career fairs, schools, or other business needs.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field; preferred.
• Experience recruiting for technical, engineering, skilled-trade, field-service, operations, or other specialized positions; strongly preferred.
• Experience developing proactive pipelines, direct-sourcing strategies, and relationships with external recruiting providers.
• Experience with job fairs, school partnerships, talent outreach, or high-volume and growth environments; preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned requisitions from intake and sourcing through candidate selection and accepted offer.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, search strategy, interview process, hiring priorities, and realistic timelines.
• Review job descriptions, post positions, source and screen candidates, and assess qualifications, compensation expectations, work authorization, availability, and alignment.
• Present qualified candidates, coordinate interviews, gather feedback, facilitate timely selection decisions, and maintain accurate applicant tracking system records.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies for professional, technical, operational, skilled-trade, field-service, and difficult-to-fill positions.
• Identify and engage active and passive candidates through direct sourcing, networking, referrals, recruiting platforms, and other appropriate channels.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines and communities for recurring and anticipated hiring needs.
• Develop and execute targeted recruitment campaigns for high-volume, technical, field, skilled-trade, and difficult-to-fill needs.
• Partner with HR and Marketing, as appropriate, to create recruitment messaging and materials that communicate AB’s opportunities and value proposition.
• Identify, coordinate, and represent AB at job fairs, career fairs, hiring events, trade events, and community recruiting opportunities.
• Build sustainable relationships with technical and trade schools, colleges, universities, workforce organizations, professional groups, and industry associations.
• Build and maintain a trusted network of staffing agencies, specialized search firms, temporary staffing providers, RPO partners, and other external recruiting resources.
• Evaluate external partners based on candidate quality, responsiveness, expertise, service, hiring results, and overall value while minimizing duplicate submissions and unnecessary costs.
• Advise hiring managers on candidate availability, market conditions, search strategy, and realistic hiring parameters.
• Provide regular requisition updates, identify challenges early, and recommend alternative sourcing approaches when requirements or compensation affect candidate attraction.
• Partner with HR and hiring managers to prepare and secure approval for offers within established compensation guidelines.
• Present offers, manage candidate questions and negotiations, escalate requested exceptions, and maintain engagement through acceptance.
• Hand off accepted candidates to the HR Administrator for background screening, pre-employment requirements, and onboarding.
• Provide a professional, responsive, and consistent candidate experience and represent AB professionally during candidate interactions, recruiting events, and external networking.
• Maintain accurate recruiting data and monitor metrics such as time-to-fill, source effectiveness, offer acceptance, agency utilization, pipeline activity, and hiring outcomes.
• Partner with the HR Director and business leaders to understand anticipated workforce needs and support recruitment planning for growth, new locations, projects, and business expansion.

Benefits

• Values-driven and inclusive environment built on clear values, transparency, respect, and inclusion.
• Structured onboarding and mentorship, including a dedicated induction program and support from experienced professionals.
• Professional development and growth through defined career paths, annual performance reviews, continuous feedback, and training opportunities.
• Job rotation and knowledge sharing, with opportunities to explore different roles or projects over time.
• International environment and opportunities for multicultural collaboration and possible international mobility over time.
• Employee well-being initiatives through Workplace Health Promotion, aimed at balance, health, and quality of working life.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed