Information Technology Recruiter

The Imagine Group, An Imagine Company; Town of Tonawanda (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Dental Insurance

Disability Insurance (Long-Term & Long

401K

Vacation

Job summary

The Imagine Group, headquartered in Buffalo, NY, is seeking a Sr. IT Recruiter to identify, attract, and connect top IT talent with client organizations.

You will manage the full recruitment lifecycle, partnering with a diverse portfolio of clients to assess needs and deliver candidates who fit their technical demands and culture. You will engage with hiring managers, screen and present qualified candidates, and maintain a strong pipeline across software engineering, analytics, cybersecurity,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred; equivalent combination of experience/education will be considered.
• 3+ years of related experience, preferably within third-party staffing, in full lifecycle IT and Technical recruitment.
• Must possess exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, for extensive communication and collaboration with a group of diverse professionals at various career levels.

Responsibilities

• Job Requisition Intake: Connecting with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop a recruitment strategy.
• Candidate Engagement: Building strong relationships with IT talent and acting as a career coach.
• Candidate Screening: Conducting thorough screenings and capturing candidate information in ATS/SoR.
• Candidate Presentation: Collaborating with IT talent to present candidates to clients with polished resumes and profiles.
• Bench Management: Maintaining a robust talent pipeline across Software Engineers, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Network Engineers, Developers, Data Analysts, and Cyber Security.
• Documentation & Recordkeeping: Recording communications and updates in ATS/SoR.
• Market Analysis & Insights: Educating clients and candidates on pay trends and hiring data.
• Personal Brand & Network: Building a professional brand and network to serve clients and candidates.

Skills

Communication

Technical acumen

ATS/CRM proficiency

Job board management

Microsoft Office

Time management

Organized

Networking

Accountability

People skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

ATS/CRM tools

Microsoft Office

Job boards

Job description

The Imagine Group – headquartered in Buffalo, NY – is one of the nation’s leading providers of top talent & workforce solutions and a premier destination for hiring teams and jobseekers alike. We are looking to add a Sr. IT Recruiter to our dynamic team of Talent Acquisition and Recruitment professionals!

At Imagine, we leverage our platform as connectors of the best organizations to the best talent, builders of dynamic, top-performing teams, and champions of our partners’ business, mission, and values, to foster positive change and downstream impact within our communities. We are geographically unrestricted, with a proven ability to provide the gold standard in service and support to help our clients transform and optimize their workforce and our candidates accelerate and maximize their careers. We believe in executing with excellence through our Corporate Value System – Integrity, Passion, Knowledge, & Generosity – to help our clients, candidates, and communities reach their full potential.

Why Join Imagine?

We have embarked on a journey to maximize our growth, reach, and impact. With Imagine, you’ll play a key role in that growth as part of a world-class team of recruitment professionals on a mission to revolutionize the talent & workforce solutions industry!

In addition to a competitive base salary, Imagine offers a comprehensive benefits package including Health & Dental Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability, 401K, and Vacation, in addition to a best-in-class bonus program.

Your Role

As a Sr. IT Recruiter with The Imagine Group, you will leverage your technical savvy to identify, attract, select, and connect the best talent to the best organizations, specifically within the IT ecosystem. You will work with a diverse portfolio of clients to assess their needs and advise them as to how we can best be a total talent management resource for them. In addition, you will be relied upon to fulfill the hiring demands of these organizations by connecting with IT professionals at the leading edge of innovation who are pioneering the technology of the future!

Key Responsibilities

• Job Requisition Intake: Connecting with hiring managers and decision makers with our clients to better understand their hiring needs, requirements, preferences to develop a comprehensive recruitment strategy tailored to the client’s unique
• Candidate Engagement: Building and maintaining strong, lasting relationships with a diverse IT talent pool and technical professionals. This will require extensive and routine communication and acting as the talent’s career coach.
• Candidate Screening: Connecting with new and existing IT talent to complete thorough and detailed screenings and unlock key candidate information such as work history, skillset proficiencies, qualifications, requirements, and preferences. All information to be noted within our Applicant Tracking System (ATS)/System of Record (SoR).
• Candidate Presentation: Working collaboratively with IT talent pool to ensure accurate representation of their candidacy to clients for consideration of their job opportunity. This includes resume formatting/revision, candidate profile development, and official presentation to clients.
• Bench Management: Consistently maintaining a robust talent pipeline by proactively identifying, engaging, connecting, screening, and communicating with IT talent within areas of recurring need including Software Engineers, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Network Engineers, Developers, Data Analysts, and Cyber Security.
• Documentation & Recordkeeping: Documenting all communications and updates within ATS/SoR to ensure all records are up-to-date with latest information.
• Market Analysis & Insights: Leveraging subject matter expertise to educate and advise clients and candidates alike on market realities including pay, talent demand, hiring trends, and other key data.
• Personal Brand & Network: Build and maintain a professional brand and network, as well as a well-connected web of influence that emphasizes and demonstrates your ability to be a valuable resource to candidates and clients.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree preferred; equivalent combination of experience/education will be considered.
• Experience: 3+ years of related experience, preferably within third-party staffing, in full lifecycle IT and Technical recruitment.
• Communication: Must possess exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, for extensive communication and collaboration with a group of diverse professionals at various career levels. This includes active listening skills, effective messaging, effective questioning, and tailoring communication to the target audience.
• Technical Acumen: Must possess a strong understanding of IT roles, technologies, and industry trends, with the proven ability to engage technical candidates and accurately represent their skills and qualifications to clients.
• Computer Savvy: Must be computer literate with proficiency in basic Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and have prior experience utilizing ATS/CRM tools.
• Job Board Management: Ability to effectively navigate multiple job boards for job posting, talent scouting, and initial candidate outreach/engagement.
• Energy: Sociable and outgoing personality, energized through working with people, high vitality level and energy reserve.
• Accountable & Responsible: Holds self accountable and responsible to the standards set by the organization including weekly metric tracking, KPIs, Benchmarks, and other performance management initiatives.
• Detailed & Organized: Must be able to take and maintain detailed notes, remain organized, and work within structure.
• Time Management: Must be able to effectively manage personal calendar while prioritizing duties/responsibilities/projects.