Contract Technical Recruiter

Socket.dev; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford Motor Company has a hybrid Talent Acquisition role focused on attracting, hiring, and retaining top talent, with an emphasis on DEI and strategic employer branding. The role supports global markets and collaboration across recruiting, HR, and compensation teams, delivering an excellent candidate experience.

The position offers an hourly rate of $70–$80, varies by candidate and job scope, and emphasizes data-driven hiring and stakeholder collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting experience and focus on inclusion and diversity
• Expertise in full-cycle recruiting
• Proficiency with hard-to-close candidates in a competitive market
• Experience recruiting in global markets
• Own the candidate experience from initial contact to closing an offer
• Self-motivated and driven: you look for solutions and impact without being asked twice
• You are curious about market trends and domain technology to understand the business
• You ask for feedback and want to grow in your career

Responsibilities

• Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to understand needs and align on job descriptions and target candidate profiles
• Persistent pursuit of passive candidates via personalized outreach
• Be an advocate for DEI internally and externally
• Conduct initial phone screens with candidates to assess suitability
• Source high-caliber active and passive candidates through networking, search tools, job boards, referrals, events
• Partner with hiring managers to make offers and hire top technical talent in a competitive market
• Regularly manage pipeline activity and maintain data integrity, sharing data-driven updates with stakeholders
• Establish relationships with management and cross-functional teams (Recruiting, HR, Compensation, Diversity)
• Join projects related to employer branding presence and strategy

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

DEI advocate

Global recruitment

Candidate experience

Self-motivated

Market research

Tools

Networking

Job boards

Referrals

Events

Job description

As part of our Talent Acquisition team, you’ll help us attract, hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. You’ll play a vital role in defining, developing and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. We’re seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams, partners, and businesses to do and be their best., Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

Responsibilities

In this position...
At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams! With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

• Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to understand needs, ensuring alignment between job descriptions, and target candidate profiles
• Persistent pursuit of passive candidates via personalized reach-outs
• Be an advocate for DEI both internally and externally
• Conduct initial phone screens with candidates to assess suitability for positions
• Source high caliber active and passive candidates through various methods and tools, including networking, search tools, job boards, referrals, events, etc. Use your creativity!
• Partner with hiring managers to make offers and effectively hire highly sought after technical talent in a competitive market
• Regularly manage pipeline activity and maintain data integrity, and proactively share data-centric updates with internal stakeholders
• Establish and maintain meaningful relationships with management and key cross‑functional stakeholders internally (e.g. Recruiting, HR, Compensation, and Diversity teams)
• Join projects related to employer branding presence and strategy

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting experience and value how recruiting can influence the inclusion
  and diversity landscape of a company
• Expertise in full‑cycle recruiting
• Proficiency with handling hard to close candidates in a competitive market
• Experience or exposure to recruiting in global markets
• Own the entire candidate experience to provide an outstanding experience to our candidates from initial contact to closing an offer
• Self‑motivated and driven: you look for solutions and impact without being asked twice
• You are curious. You look to dig deeper beyond the surface level of a job profile; researching market trends and domain technology and seeking out information to have a solid understanding of the business.
• You ask for feedback, and want to grow and develop in your career.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company,
This position offers an hourly rate ranging from $70-$80/hr.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #LI-BB1 #UEV