Contract Senior Recruiter

Vaco; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 128,943,000 - 157,597,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term contract with potential for

High visibility with leadership

Influence recruiting strategy

Dynamic entrepreneurial environment

Job summary

Vaco Atlanta is seeking a Senior Recruiter to join a fast-growing organization, scaling teams across operations, engineering, construction, IT, and corporate functions. This is a high-impact role for sourcing hard-to-find talent and partnering with senior leaders.

The position entails managing full-cycle recruiting, building talent pipelines, and collaborating with hiring managers on strategy. Hybrid Plano, TX or remote Atlanta-based options available; contract through at least 6 months with

Qualifications

• 4–6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Strong passive sourcing and hunter mindset.
• Experience recruiting technical, engineering, operations, construction, or IT talent.
• Workday Recruiting experience strongly preferred.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for technical, operational, and corporate roles.
• Build passive candidate pipelines through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, networking, and talent mapping.
• Partner closely with hiring managers on search strategy, market intelligence, and candidate calibration.
• Drive process improvements, recruiting analytics, and candidate experience initiatives.
• Manage 20–25 concurrent requisitions while maintaining high-quality delivery.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing (passive)

Stakeholder management

Hiring senior leaders collaboration

Recruiting analytics

Tools

Workday Recruiting

Job description

Vaco Atlanta is hiring a Senior Recruiter to join a fast-growing organization and play a key role in scaling teams across operations, engineering, construction, IT, and corporate functions. This is a high-impact opportunity for a recruiter who thrives on sourcing hard-to-find talent and partnering with senior leaders.

Role: Senior Recruiter

Location: Plano, TX (Hybrid) or Atlanta, GA (remote)

Onsite: hybrid

Job Type: Contract

Contract Length: Minimum 6 months, with potential for permanent hire

Pay: $45-$55/hr

What You'll Do

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for technical, operational, and corporate roles
• Build passive candidate pipelines through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, networking, and talent mapping
• Partner closely with hiring managers on search strategy, market intelligence, and candidate calibration
• Drive process improvements, recruiting analytics, and candidate experience initiatives
• Manage 20-25 concurrent requisitions while maintaining high-quality delivery

What We're Looking For

• 4-6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience
• Strong passive sourcing and "hunter" mindset
• Experience recruiting technical, engineering, operations, construction, or IT talent
• Workday Recruiting experience strongly preferred
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Why Apply?

• Long-term contract with permanent potential
• High visibility with leadership
• Opportunity to influence recruiting strategy and process improvements
• Dynamic, entrepreneurial environment with significant growth opportunities
• Competitive compensation and meaningful impact on business expansion

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.