Technical Recruiter (6 month contract)

Salesforce•Indianapolis, IN

1d•$61,500 - $155,200

About The Position

Salesforce is seeking a Technical Recruiter for a six-month contract to recruit technical talent across its engineering, product, and technology organizations. The role combines high-volume recruiting with specialized, high-touch searches for hard-to-fill positions, and involves working closely with senior technical leaders to shape hiring strategies and compete for highly sought-after talent. The recruiter will build proactive talent pipelines, advise hiring managers using market intelligence and candidate insights, navigate complex compensation and offer negotiations, and collaborate with sourcing partners, recruiting coordinators, and recruiting peers to deliver an efficient candidate experience. The role also contributes to recruiting strategy, pipeline health reviews, and market talent intelligence initiatives.

Requirements

At least 5 years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, including success managing high-volume pipelines and complex specialized searches.
Deep experience at a top-tier technology company with a high talent bar and strong competition for candidates.
Ability to recruit across a range of technical roles and disciplines.
Strong fluency in technical concepts to hold credible conversations with candidates and hiring managers.
Experience building proactive pipelines for highly sought-after, hard-to-fill talent pools and efficiently managing high requisition volume.
Experience with complex compensation discussions involving base salary, RSUs or other equity, sign-on offers, and competing offers.
A consultative, data-informed approach using market data, market intelligence, and candidate insights with hiring managers.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to earn trust quickly with candidates and senior technical leaders.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting in emerging or specialized technical domains such as AI/ML, infrastructure, or security.
Familiarity with technical academic pipelines and graduate recruiting from top universities.
Experience in large, matrixed organizations where recruiting requires influencing without authority.

Responsibilities

Own full-cycle recruiting for a mix of high-volume and specialized technical roles across engineering, product, and technology organizations.
Partner with senior engineering and technical leaders to shape hiring strategy, define candidate profiles, and influence talent-market competition.
Build and maintain talent pipelines by mapping markets and engaging passive candidates before requisitions open, while managing multiple open roles.
Lead complex offer negotiations, including sign-on and equity exception packages, using market compensation benchmarks.
Advise hiring managers on tradeoffs and provide market intelligence to support decision-making.
Collaborate with sourcing partners, recruiting coordinators, and peer advisors to deliver an efficient, high-touch candidate experience at scale.
Contribute to recruiting strategy, pipeline health reviews, and market talent intelligence initiatives.