Talent Acquisition Recruiter
About The Position
The Talent Acquisition Recruiter is responsible for developing strategic recruiting approaches to attract and hire high-quality talent for Guitar Center Company. This role partners closely with hiring managers, HR business partners, and cross-functional teams to understand business needs, build strong candidate pipelines, and deliver a best-in-class candidate experience. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, excels at relationship-building, and is passionate about identifying talent that drives organizational growth.
Requirements
- 2–4+ years of recruiting experience in corporate, retail, or sales environments.
- Demonstrated success managing full-cycle recruitment in retail or multi-location roles.
- Strong sourcing capabilities and experience engaging passive talent.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organization skills.
- Proficiency with ATS and HR systems; strong understanding of recruiting analytics.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting both corporate and field-based retail organizations.
- Knowledge of sales talent profiles, compensation structures, and performance drivers.
- Experience in fast-paced, high-growth, or matrixed organizations.
Responsibilities
- Manage full-cycle recruiting for Contact Center, Distribution Center and additional recruiting efforts including community engagement, college partnerships, group interviews, and onboarding.
- As a partner to the Human Resources, this person is a culture champion not just by maintaining a qualified pipeline of candidates but also by supporting culture-related events that drive retention as a recruiting tool.
- Lead intake meetings to define role requirements, success criteria, and hiring timelines.
- Strategically source and engage passive talent using digital tools, networking, and talent pipelines.
- Build and maintain ongoing talent pools to support current and forecasted hiring needs.
- Partner with hiring managers and HRBPs to provide guidance on market trends, hiring strategies, and workforce planning.
- Coordinate and facilitate interviews, ensuring consistent communication and a positive candidate experience.
- Track recruiting activity, provide reporting and analytics, and adjust strategies based on performance data.
- Maintain accurate ATS records to ensure compliance, process efficiency, and data integrity.
- Support employer branding, recruitment marketing, and participation in hiring events or job fairs.
- Recommend and implement process improvements to increase hiring quality, reduce time-to-fill, and enhance overall recruitment effectiveness.
Benefits
- For our employees who are musicians we offer the unique opportunity of gig leave--take time off to share your music with the world and return to your job after your tour!
- Guitar Center offers robust benefits and perks, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K plus company match, mental health support, paid sick/holiday/vacation time, employee discount program, and tuition reimbursement options.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
