Contract Recruiter (6 Month Contract)

Motivo Engineering, LLC; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Motivo Engineering, LLC is seeking a sole Recruiter for a six-month contract to cover full lifecycle recruiting. You will partner with leadership to manage pipelines, screen candidates, and close critical roles with a high-touch candidate experience.

This role demands autonomous execution and the ability to run a quality pipeline without a large HR infrastructure. You will use LinkedIn Recruiter and direct outreach to engage passive talent, while coordinating intake with hiring managers and

Qualifications

• 5+ years full-lifecycle recruiting in small-to-mid-size firms.
• Autonomous end-to-end recruitment with minimal supervision.
• Proven LinkedIn Recruiter outreach and DM skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication; guide managers.
• Experience hiring across Technical, Operations, Sales, and Corporate.

Responsibilities

• Manage entire hiring lifecycle for active openings.
• Screen candidates, schedule interviews, negotiate offers.
• Source passive talent via LinkedIn Recruiter and direct outreach.
• Partner with leadership; run intake meetings and interview panels.
• Maintain organized data and track pipelines in Rippling ATS.
• Deliver high-touch candidate experience from contact to onboarding.

Skills

Full-lifecycle recruiting

Autonomous execution

LinkedIn Recruiter

Candidate communication

Cross-functional hiring

Tools

Rippling ATS

Job description

About this position

Motivo began as an agile product engineering and innovation firm, delivering bespoke hardware, rapid prototyping, and electro-mechanical solutions across high-growth industries. Today, with over 15 years of history behind us, we are evolving from a high-performing innovation house into a full-service hardware acceleration partner in a rapidly changing, AI-enabled landscape.

Every single hire fundamentally impacts our capabilities and culture. We don’t do heavy corporate red tape; we rely on smart people working closely together to solve hard problems.

About the Role

For the next six months, you will be our sole recruiter, stepping in to cover for our current technical recruiter.

This isn't a background support role. You will be responsible for our talent acquisition function from top to bottom. You will partner directly with our leadership team and hiring managers to keep our active pipelines moving, ensure candidates have a great experience, and close critical roles across the company. If you are an autonomous recruiter who knows how to run a quality pipeline without needing a massive HR infrastructure behind you, you will thrive here.

As a Recruiter, you will:

• Manage the entire hiring lifecycle for active openings. You’ll handle job postings, candidate screening, scheduling, interview coordination, and offer negotiations.
• Use LinkedIn Recruiter and your own outreach strategies to find and engage passive talent.
• Act as a strategic partner to our team leaders. You will run intake meetings, help structure interview panels, and guide managers through candidate evaluations and hiring decisions.
• Ensure our hiring process stays organized and efficient. You’ll maintain clean data, track pipelines, and manage interview feedback within our ATS (Rippling).
• Deliver an exceptional, high-touch candidate experience from first contact through onboarding transition.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience, preferably in small-to-midsize company environments without a huge corporate recruiting apparatus.
• Autonomous Execution: Demonstrated track record of running an end-to-end recruiting process as a solo recruiter or primary desk owner with minimal supervision.
• Sourcing Capability: Hands-on experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and direct message crafting that actually gets responses.
• Communication Skills: Ability to talk to candidates like real people, write compelling emails, and have the confidence to guide (and occasionally push back on) hiring managers to get the best results.
• Adaptability: Comfortable hiring across a variety of business functions, which may include Technical, Operations, Sales, and Corporate roles.
• Hourly Rate Range: $40.00 – $60.00 / hour (dependent on experience and skills)
• Contract Duration: 6 Months (Full-Time, 40 hours/week)
• Location: Onsite/Hybrid
• Benefits : As a temporary contract role, this position is not eligible for benefits.