Senior Technical Recruiter
About The Position
Morningstar's Talent & Culture team designs programs and experiences that support employees throughout their time at the company, beginning with recruiting. The Senior Technical Recruiter manages full-cycle recruiting for roles across software engineering, data, cloud, cybersecurity, AI/ML, and product. The role partners with technical hiring managers to understand team needs, develop sourcing strategies informed by market data, and guide candidates through a clear, honest, and respectful process. This position is suited to someone curious about technology, comfortable using data, and able to build credibility with technical leaders and candidates. It is based in Chicago, Illinois, with on-site work four days per week as part of Morningstar's hybrid work model.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of recruiting experience, including meaningful exposure to technical or technology-related searches.
- Experience recruiting in at least one technical discipline: software engineering, data, cloud/infrastructure, cybersecurity, AI/ML, or product.
- Ability to learn technical concepts and translate them into effective search strategies.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, including the ability to offer candid recommendations to hiring managers.
- Comfort using recruiting data and pipeline metrics to identify gaps and guide decisions.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Experience with Workday or another enterprise ATS.
- Curiosity about how technology is evolving and how it shapes the talent market.
Responsibilities
- Own the full recruiting lifecycle, including intake, market research, sourcing, assessment, interview management, offers, and closing.
- Partner with engineering, data, product, and infrastructure leaders to understand team goals, technical requirements, and success criteria for searches.
- Translate technical requirements into focused talent profiles, sourcing strategies, and market maps.
- Build candidate pipelines through LinkedIn Recruiter, talent databases, referrals, professional networks, and targeted outreach.
- Provide hiring managers with market intelligence, pipeline data, competitive context, and recommendations.
- Track recruiting funnel health, including pipeline volume, stage conversion, and time in stage; identify issues and recommend adjustments.
- Provide candidates with a clear, timely, and respectful experience throughout the process.
- Coordinate with Talent & Culture teammates on the transition from offer acceptance through onboarding.
- Improve recruiting processes, tools, sourcing approaches, and experiences for candidates and hiring managers.
Benefits
- 100% 401(k) match up to 6% of salary.
- Stock ownership potential.
- Company-provided life insurance equal to 1x salary plus commission.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, including potential premium discounts and company HSA contributions of up to $500–$2,000 annually for specific plans and coverages.
- Medical wellness incentives of up to $300–$600 annually.
- Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance.
- Trust-based time off.
- Six-week paid sabbatical program.
- Six-week paid family caregiving leave.
- Paid parental leave of 8–24 weeks.
- Adoption assistance.
- Leadership coaching and formal mentorship opportunities.
- Annual flex stipend of $1,000 for personal education and well-being expenses.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Charitable matching gifts program.
- Dollars for Doers volunteer program.
- Paid volunteering days.
- 15+ employee resource and affinity groups.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
