Contract Recruiter (6 Month Contract)

Motivo; California; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling, Inc. is seeking a dedicated recruiter to own the talent acquisition function for six months, partnering with our leadership and hiring managers to drive active pipelines, candidate experience, and successful closes.

You will manage the full lifecycle, from posting to offer, using LinkedIn Recruiter and direct outreach, while maintaining organized data in our ATS (Rippling). This is a high-autonomy, high-impact temporary role with onsite/hybrid flexibility in California.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience.
• Ability to run end-to-end recruiting solo.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and direct outreach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to persuade hiring managers.
• Comfort hiring across multiple business functions.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire hiring lifecycle for active openings.
• Post jobs, screen candidates, schedule interviews, negotiate offers.
• Coordinate with leadership and hiring managers; guide panels.
• Maintain data and pipelines in ATS (Rippling).
• Deliver a high-touch candidate experience from first contact to onboarding.

Skills

Full-lifecycle recruiting

Autonomous execution

LinkedIn Recruiter

Candidate communications

Stakeholder mgmt

Hourly rate range

Contract duration

Location onsite/hybrid

Tools

ATS Rippling

Job description

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.