Contract Technical Recruiter

Reuters; Frisco, New York, Ann Arbor, Eagan (TX, NY, MI, MN); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health days

Job summary

Reuters is seeking a Contract Technical Recruiter to support Product Engineering teams across NAMER (US & Canada). You will manage end-to-end recruitment, craft sourcing strategies to engage passive candidates, and build diverse pipelines while leveraging Workday ATS for data and processes.

The role targets AI talent, ML engineers, data scientists, and NLP/LLM expertise. The position emphasizes a high-volume, hybrid work environment with strong stakeholder collaboration, performance targets, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of recruitment experience, corporate and agency mix.
• Experience sourcing AI talent.
• Global recruiting experience desirable.
• Experience using Workday ATS.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment process from requisition to offer.
• Create and execute sourcing strategies to attract top and passive talent.
• Build diverse pipelines and tailored assessment/interview processes.
• Meet performance targets and ensure high-quality candidate experience.
• Utilize Workday to post jobs, track candidates, and report on recruitment data.

Skills

Sourcing strategies

Workday ATS

Candidate assessment

Negotiation skills

AI talent

Diversity hiring

Tools

SeekOut

Claude AI

ChatGPT

Job description

## Contract Technical RecruiterApply: Hybrid: United States of America, Frisco, Texas: United States of America, New York, New York: Canada, Toronto, Ontario: United States of America, Ann Arbor, Michigan: United States of America, Eagan, Minnesota: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 1, 2026 (4 days left to apply): JREQ204774**Job Description** We are looking for experienced Contract Recruiter to support our hiring efforts for our Product Engineering Teams. The role will support Software and Research Engineering, Data and Applied Sciences, and Technical Product Manager roles in NAMER (US & Canada). The talent we recruit is often passive, engaged in their work, and top contributors in their current organizations. In addition to managing external/internal applicants and referrals, it is your job to skillfully identify, source, engage and sell these passive candidates on the opportunities within Thomson Reuters. **Key Responsibilities** In this role as a **Contract Technical Recruiter**, you will:* Manage the end-to-end talent acquisition process, from receipt of approved requisition to the accepted offer* Create and execute recruiting strategies that are creditable and show clarity with stakeholders to drive results* Create effective sourcing strategies designed to attract top and passive talent with an emphasis of diverse pipelines* Build tailored assessment and interview processes for hiring needs to learn about the candidate’s skills and capabilities* Be accountable for meeting established performance targets and providing a high-quality candidate experience throughout the recruiting cycle* Utilize Workday (applicant tracking system) to post positions, manage candidates, develop reports, and maintain all recruitment data* Implement best practices to attract and recruit diverse talent including use of technology, social media, community outreach, military, educational, professional organizations, referral networks and outplacement agencies**Required Qualifications*** 8+ years of demonstrated recruitment experience, combination of corporate and agency experience preferred. Experience sourcing and recruiting AI talent is preferred (ML Engineers, Data and Applied Scientists with NLP and LLM)* Proven experience in creative sourcing strategies to identify passive candidates using out-of-the-box methodologies and the ability to build pipelines through those efforts* A prior record of accomplishment of recruiting and scaling high-performing organizations; prior experience working in global information, professional services, or technology company is desirable* A demonstrated ability to assess and evaluate candidates; Training in behavioral or competency-based interviewing is a plus* Experience negotiating total rewards beyond salary that includes bonus, LTI/RSUs, and sign on **Preferred Qualifications*** Successful and efficient use of Workday ATS to manage a workload of up to 20 open jobs at a time while being mindful of time to fill and candidate experience goals* Experience with Claude AI, ChatGPT, or other AI tools* Sourcing tools such as JuiceBox and/or SeekOut#LI-KW This posting is for proactive recruitment purposes and may be used to fill current openings or future vacancies within our organization. **What’s in it For You?*** **Hybrid Work Model:** We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.* **Flexibility & Work-Life Balance:** Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.* **Career Development and Growth:** By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.* **Industry Competitive Benefits:** We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.* **Culture:** Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.* **Social Impact:** Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.* **Making a Real-World Impact:** We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world. Our use of AI within the recruitment process Thomson Reuters utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our global recruitment process. Unless you opt-out, our AI system will assess the information provided by you and compare it to the requirements listed for the role, and present the result to our recruitment personnel for further review. The AI system acts as a supporting tool, but there is always a human making the decision if you will be considered for the role.In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations.Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and/or Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $85,500 USD - $158,700 USD.For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $74,200 USD - $137,800 USD.For Ontario, Canada, the base compensation range for this role is $79,000 CAD - $129,000 CAD.Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.