Recruiter

TekWissen ®; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen is seeking a Senior Recruiter to manage full lifecycle recruitment for permanent roles across client Operations. You will drive sourcing, stakeholder communication, and market analysis while mentoring junior recruiters.

Lead external vendor relationships and collaborate with Talent Acquisition on strategic initiatives to improve department performance. This role requires strong data skills and a proactive, high-energy approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 5+ years recruitment experience.
• Experience in corporate or technical operations recruiting.
• Experience managing external vendors (MSPs, agencies).
• Advanced experience with ATS (SuccessFactors / Taleo).
• Ability to influence senior leadership.
• Strong analytical and data-driven hiring approach.

Responsibilities

• Manages full desk of requisitions, sourcing and delivering candidates.
• Builds partnerships with internal/external clients to understand staffing needs.
• Develops and executes recruitment strategies to build a diverse candidate pool.
• Leads Talent Acquisition initiatives and mentors recruiters.
• Liaises with hiring managers, HR partners, and external agencies.
• Generates reports and contributes to leadership presentations.
• Delivers results against Talent Acquisition KPIs.

Skills

Full lifecycle recruiting

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Analytical skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SuccessFactors

Taleo

Job description

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. Our client is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of ophthalmic lenses, eyewear, prescription glasses, sunglasses, and eye care instruments.

Job Description:

• The Sr Recruiter manages the full-life cycle recruitment process for permanent positions while providing a consultative approach.
• This includes: driving consistent communication with hiring teams, providing detailed market analysis, and executing creative sourcing techniques across a core business function or group.
• In addition to recruiting responsibilities, the Sr Recruiter acts as a front-line leader for the Talent Acquisition department.
• The Senior Recruiter will also be responsible of management the external vendors supporting on recruiting activities, and working with the Talent Acquisition team on strategic initiatives to improve performance of the department.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages a full desk of open requisitions, sourcing and delivering candidates through a variety of channels in exempt and non-exempt roles within client Operations network
• Builds and maintains proactive partnerships with internal and external clients in order to understand business and staffing needs
• Develops and executes recruitment strategies to proactively search for a diverse pool of candidates using various recruiting methods including: cold-calling, networking/relationship building, social networking, and building and maintaining a pipeline of talent
• Acts in a front line leadership role within Talent Acquisition, promoting change and innovative ideas to ensure continuous improvement of the department
• Acts as Subject Matter Expert on hiring techniques and legal issues regarding hiring practices; gathers competitive intelligence, industry trends, and labor market data to create and execute search strategies
• Assists in mentoring and guiding Recruiters and peer associates on best practices and procedures
• Acts as liaison between candidates, Hiring Managers and HR business partners providing guidance through the interview, offer, and hiring process
• Leads small project teams for stretch assignments within Talent Acquisition to expand working knowledge and business acumen
• Generates reports and data, new proposals, and general corporate information and contributes to weekly presentations to Operations Executive team
• Liaises with external Recruitment Agencies/vendors.
• Delivers results against prescribed Talent Acquisition KPIs (time to fill, quality metrics, etc)

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years relevant recruitment industry experience
• Corporate or Technical Operations recruiting and sourcing experience including a mix of exempt and high-volume non-exempt positions
• Expert knowledge and experience in recruitment concepts, best practices, and procedures
• Prior experience managing external vendors to include MSPs, staffing agencies, executive search firms, and other external talent providers
• Advanced experience with automated applicant tracking tools (SuccessFactors / Taleo etc)
• Ability to influence senior leadership within and outside of Talent Acquisition based on external talent market conditions
• High energy, and has relationship building skills with ability to take initiative, prioritize, influence, negotiate and partner cross-functionally
• Possesses strong analytical skills and the ability to leverage data through reports and analysis to drive hiring outcomes

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience recruiting mid to senior-level positions in a highly-matrixed Operations environment including Engineering, Supply Chain, Analytics, and Manufacturing disciplines.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.