Senior Talent Acquisition Recruiter - Contract

BigCommerce • Austin, TX

1d • $50 - $60 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a versatile Senior Talent Acquisition Recruiter to identify and engage top-tier talent, focusing on building exceptional teams. This full-cycle recruiter will leverage their knowledge of competitive markets, superior sourcing skills, extensive candidate network, persistent drive, passion for results, and our recruiting tools to find high-performers for our expanding company.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with full life-cycle recruiting for top talent, ideally for the technology industry, either in house or within an agency; software, internet, or social media company preferred
• A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Organizational Development, Communications, Sociology, or a related field is preferred. We also recognize that valuable skills and perspectives can come from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds — equivalent experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, or related areas will be considered in place of a formal degree.
• Strong research skills and the ability to conduct research on target companies and candidates, leveraging online resources (social tools, LinkedIn, Boolean search queries, etc.)
• Previous experience using a Candidate Management and/or Applicant Tracking software tool (we use Workday)
• Strong interviewing skills, both in person and over video interviews -- the ability to identify the very best talent from average talent
• Comfort with emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) tools for recruitment, is highly valued.
• A communicator. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A builder. You love building teams and the impact your role has in advancing an organization.
• A utility player. You're willing to help out wherever needed.
• A closer. You get to know your candidates as individuals and know what motivates their search so that it all matches up when we are ready to make an offer.
• Customer focused. You’re obsessed with providing the best experience for candidates and your internal hiring teams.
• Fluent in English
• Innovative. You have success stories of creative ways you’ve been able to source candidates and enjoy sharing tips of the trade with your teammates.
• Collaborative. You build good relationships with your teammates, hiring teams, and partners in HR, Compensation, and Operations.

Responsibilities

• Identify and recruit top notch talent across multiple areas of our business, recruiting Technical and non-Technical candidates, you can plug & play across multiple business units
• Conduct research on target companies and candidates, leveraging tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, in addition to other online resources
• Develop innovative sourcing strategies to attract the best and brightest talent and work diligently to fill active job openings, and maintain a strong pipeline bench for high volume roles
• Proactively source diverse candidates to expand the diversification of our talent pool.
• Drives improvements in recruiting process, quality & efficiency
• Organize strategic recruiting events to help us grow the Commerce employment brand within the community through traditional and non-traditional recruiting methods
• Collaborate with your Recruiting teammates as well as your partners on our People Experience team (Human Resources)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees