Senior Recruiter – Engineering & Technology, Canberra

Korn Ferry Group; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry is seeking a Senior Recruiter to join our embedded recruitment team in Canberra, delivering end-to-end recruitment for engineering-led roles across technology, manufacturing and science. You will collaborate with hiring leaders to define search strategies, map specialist talent markets, proactively build pipelines and guide stakeholders through the selection process.

This hybrid Canberra-based role offers exposure to a global advisory firm while shaping local capability and delivering

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for technical engineering, science, or manufacturing roles.
• Ability to source hard-to-find candidates and map markets.
• Strong collaboration with hiring managers and stakeholders.
• Experience in engineering-led or technical sectors is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Recruit complex engineering, scientific, manufacturing and technical talent.
• Partner directly with hiring managers on recruitment strategy.
• Proactively source and map hard-to-find candidates.
• Build talent pipelines for current and future requirements.
• Manage candidates through the full recruitment lifecycle.
• Use market intelligence, data and metrics to influence hiring outcomes.
• Deliver an outstanding candidate and stakeholder experience.

Skills

Complex technical environment

Sourcing and pipeline management

Stakeholder advisory

Job description

Requisition ID

29106

Country Australia

Location type Hybrid

State / Province Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales

City Sydney

About Us

Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business - synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us - for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition to Be More Than.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, our over 17,000 colleagues globally serve clients from more than 130 offices across the globe. We offer five core capabilities that span the full talent lifecycle:

• Organizational Strategy
• Assessment and Succession
• Talent Acquisition
• Leadership and Professional Development
• Total Rewards

Canberra | Hybrid

Love recruiting the people behind complex technology? This is an opportunity to embed with a growing Australian organisation and build talent pipelines across engineering, science and advanced technology.

We’re looking for a strong Senior Recruiter to join a newly established embedded recruitment team supporting a highly specialised, engineering-led business.

You’ll manage recruitment end-to-end, but this role goes beyond filling vacancies. You’ll work closely with hiring leaders to understand future capability needs, map specialist talent markets and proactively build pipelines ahead of demand.

The role

• Recruit complex engineering, scientific, manufacturing and technical talent
• Partner directly with hiring managers on recruitment strategy
• Proactively source and map hard-to-find candidates
• Build talent pipelines for current and future requirements
• Manage candidates through the full recruitment lifecycle
• Use market intelligence, data and metrics to influence hiring outcomes
• Deliver an outstanding candidate and stakeholder experience

About you

You’ll be an experienced Recruiter who is comfortable operating in a complex technical environment. You could come from engineering, defence, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, pharmaceuticals or another specialist sector.

You’ll need to be proactive, resilient and curious, with strong sourcing skills and enough confidence to challenge and advise stakeholders.

Most importantly, you'll enjoy finding people who aren't always easy to find.

Why this role?

You’ll join a recruitment solution at the beginning of an exciting growth journey, giving you the chance to build pipelines, influence hiring strategy and become a genuine talent partner to the business.

If technology and complex recruitment are your thing, this could be a brilliant next move.

Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

The successful candidate will need to complete background checks as part of our recruitment process, this may include criminal, education credentials, employment history, and other background information relevant to your employment qualifications