Recruiter, Operations (Contract)

UNAVAILABLE; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian is seeking a Sr. Recruiter on a contract basis to partner with Operations leaders and drive the recruitment of high-performing, diverse teams. You will guide hiring decisions, develop proactive sourcing, and ensure a top-tier candidate experience across the process.

You will collaborate with multiple functions, apply data-driven insights, and advocate for inclusive practices while aligning with Rivian's policies and standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience managing pipelines at multiple levels from early career to senior management.
• Direct experience supporting multiple functional groups and pivoting between skill sets.
• Client-focused with proactive networking and creative candidate delivery.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• Strong command of recruiting KPIs, data, and reporting methods.

Responsibilities

• Strategic thought partner to stakeholders across multiple teams on talent advisement, acquisition, and retention.
• Provides hiring recommendations on level, role, and experience based on markets and history.
• Develops and executes sourcing strategies across functions.
• Understands function, market, and competition to inform candidates.
• Uses data to advise strategy and improve hiring plans and processes.
• Drives continuous improvement of diversity, inclusion, and belonging efforts.
• Delivers a great candidate experience by aligning motivators with role/team.
• Collaborates with hiring teams to address concerns and highlight key points to candidates.
• Keeps business reviews in view to stay aligned with supported functions.
• Operates in compliance with employment laws and Rivian policies.

Skills

Full cycle recruiting

Pipeline management

Stakeholder partnership

Diversity & inclusion

Recruiting KPIs & analytics

Job description

Role Summary

Rivian is looking for a Sr. Recruiter to support our Operations functions. You will partner with business stakeholders across Operations to grow and build high-performing, diverse teams, provide strong positive candidate experiences from beginning to end through open and timely communication, setting clear expectations, and accurately matching candidates’ skill sets to the needs of the business.

*This role is a contract position*

Responsibilities

• Strategic thought partner to various stakeholders across multiple teams (Finance & Accounting, Legal, Facilities, HR, etc.) regarding all aspects of talent advisement, acquisition, and retention
• Provides recommendations to Hiring Managers regarding hiring best practices, internal and external talent markets, and historical hiring, so they make the best decisions regarding level, role, experience, etc.
• Develops and executes sourcing strategies
• Understands assigned function, market, and competition to provide insights to business stakeholders and effectively inform candidates
• Uses data to advise strategy and make improvements to hiring plans and processes
• Commits to driving continuous improvement of global and local diversity, inclusion, and belonging efforts
• Delivers a great candidate experience by identifying candidate motivators to ensure alignment between candidate and role/team
• Collaborates with hiring team by providing candidate insights to ensure they cover key points, address concerns, and focus on motivators
• Maintains strong business acumen by attending business reviews and staying up to date on the business(es) supported and incorporating into their daily practice
• Understands and operates in compliance with relevant employment laws, Rivian policies, and practices

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full cycle recruiting experience preferred, in house experience highly preferred
• Experience managing pipelines at multiple levels from early career professionals to senior management
• Direct experience supporting multiple functional groups with ability to pivot between multiple skill sets and drive strong partnership at multiple levels of the business
• Client-focused and committed to continuous improvement; ability to proactively network and establish effective working relationships, continually seek new sourcing avenues, and develop creative approaches to delivering candidates to the customer
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Strong command of Recruiting KPIs, data and reporting methods

Pay Disclosure

The salary range for this role is $40 - $45 an hour for Illinois Or Georgia based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This job is not expected to be closed any sooner than May 8, 2026