Senior Recruiter (Contract)

American Operator • Austin, TX

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About The Position

American Operator is looking to add a Senior Recruiter for a 4-month contract to own full-cycle recruiting across our corporate team. This role will manage searches end-to-end, from sourcing and candidate engagement through interviews and offer execution, while partnering closely with hiring managers to drive hiring decisions, deliver an exceptional candidate experience, and maintain organized, well-documented pipelines to ensure a seamless transition. This role will report to our CEO.

Requirements

• 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting, ideally including corporate or G&A roles (finance, operations, strategy, people)
• Experience recruiting at a small company, startup, PE-backed firm or holding company
• Strong sourcing skills; you don't wait for inbound applicants
• Ability to ramp fast and run searches with little guidance
• Clear, warm communication with candidates and hiring managers
• Experience using Ashby and simple pipeline reporting
• Available for the full 16 weeks

Responsibilities

• Run full-cycle recruiting for open AO corporate roles, from intake to signed offer
• Partner with hiring managers on role scope, interview plans and scorecards
• Source candidates proactively through LinkedIn, referrals and your own network
• Screen candidates and present short, well-reasoned slates
• Schedule interviews and keep every candidate informed at each step
• Collect feedback quickly and drive timely hiring decisions
• Manage offers, references and handoff to onboarding
• Keep the ATS, Ashby, current and share a weekly pipeline update
• Hand off a written status of every open search before the engagement ends

What This Job Offers

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