Recruiter - Seattle

McKinsey & Company; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

McKinsey & Company in Seattle seeks a seasoned Recruiter to drive end-to-end recruitment for campus and experienced hires in the West region. You will partner with office leadership and North American teams to attract diverse talent and shape candidate experience from first contact to onboarding.

You will design regional recruiting strategies, build strong university pipelines, coordinate logistics, and track metrics to drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced, high-performance

Qualifications

• University degree required.
• 4+ years of recruiting experience in professional services recruiting or similar industry.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team; growth mindset and willingness to lead.
• Strong strategic thinker with big-picture impact.
• Strong analytical ability; comfortable with Excel & PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for campus recruiting and experienced professionals (1–4 years out of graduation).
• Design and execute recruiting strategies for undergraduate, graduate, and experienced hires in the West offices.
• Manage candidate experience from engagement through onboarding; act as trusted advisor to candidates.
• Oversee scheduling, interviews, offers, and onboarding logistics across multiple offices.

Skills

Recruiting experience

Campus recruiting

Strategic thinking

Analytical mindset

Relationship building

Problem solving

Self-starter

Organizational skills

Adaptability

Travel willingness

Team collaboration

Education

University degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Seattle

YOUR IMPACT

Do you want to do work that matters, alongside supportive leaders who will help you grow faster than you ever thought possible? Are you a creative problem-solver who is energized by challenges? You've come to the right place.

You will serve as the strategic engine driving talent acquisition across our West offices.

In this high-visibility role, you will lead end-to-end recruitment for campus recruiting and experienced professionals (1-4 years out of graduation).

Partnering closely with office leadership and our broader North American recruiting community, you will define and execute recruiting strategies that attract exceptional, diverse talent to our rapidly growing West offices. You will shape the candidate experience from initial engagement through onboarding and champion our value proposition to hire the best talent.

You will design and deliver comprehensive recruiting strategies for undergraduate, graduate, and experienced hire candidates destined for the West offices. Through this regional ownership, you will cultivate robust pipelines across key universities and seasoned industry talent pools. You will also articulate and champion the unique positioning of the West offices, highlighting our innovative client work. Furthermore, you will integrate closely with each West office and North American talent acquisition teams to support multi-office initiatives and cross-regional hiring initiatives.

You will oversee full-lifecycle recruitment, guiding candidates through screening, interview rounds, offer negotiations, and seamless onboarding. In doing so, you will serve as a trusted advisor to candidates, deeply understanding their career aspirations and offering personalized guidance throughout their decision-making process. You will also conceptualize, manage, and execute dynamic attraction and cultivation events to keep prospects engaged.

You will spearhead logistics and operations for candidate interviews, collaborating with Consultants, Partners, and Executive Assistants to orchestrate seamless scheduling and decision meetings. Additionally, you will leverage recruitment systems and dashboards to track pipeline metrics, conduct annual recruiting post-mortems, identify trends, and implement data-driven improvements.

To be successful in your work, you must be a dedicated team player who thrives in a fast-paced, high-performance environment and enthusiastically steps up to support firmwide initiatives. You are a strategic thinker who can connect daily recruiting operations with long-term regional business priorities and workforce plans.

As a master communicator and convener, you are an exceptional relationship-builder capable of fostering trust and credibility with candidates, Partners, and cross-functional teams. You are also analytical and detail-obsessed, meaning you are comfortable tracking conversion rates and candidate pipeline data using Excel, PowerPoint, and modern applicant tracking systems (ATS). Finally, you are agile and resilient, demonstrating sound judgment and poise under shifting timelines and high-volume cycles, while maintaining strict discretion with confidential candidate and business data.

This is a hybrid role with an office requirement of 3 days in the Seattle office.

YOUR GROWTH

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.

When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You'll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm's diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you'll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• University degree required
• 4+ years of recruiting experience in professional services recruiting (or similar industry); experience in campus recruiting and hiring new graduates is considered a strong asset
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment; growth mindset and willingness to dive in where priorities require leadership; ability to look beyond own responsibilities to help team members with time-sensitive deadlines as needed
• Strong strategic thinker, ability to see and manage to "the big picture" while driving impact on specific initiatives
• Strong analytical ability, including a high degree of comfort with Excel & PowerPoint
• Demonstrated ability to build great relationships with candidates, consultants at all levels, and recruiting colleagues
• Proactive problem solver capable of identifying issues and generating solutions; genuine desire and energy to continuously improve recruiting processes
• Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple streams of work independently; close attention to detail
• Demonstrated initiative, judgment; proven track record as a self-starter; mindful of external reputation; and caring with confidential information
• Flexibility to deal with last-minute changes; ability to remain calm under pressure; comfortable working with minimal direction and flexibility to work overtime as required
• Ability to maintain a flexible schedule and travel to campus and regional recruiting events as needed

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Our unwavering commitment to integrity drives everything we do, guiding us to always act in the best interests of our clients, our people, and the communities we serve.

Capabilities

• Firm Administration
• Operations

FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Certain US jurisdictions require McKinsey & Company to include a reasonable estimate of the salary for this role. To help you understand what you can expect, the salary range for new joiners in this role in United States, including all office locations where the job may be performed, is $90,400 - $113,000 USD gross per year. This reflects our best estimate of the lowest to highest salary/hourly wages for this role at the time of this posting, ensuring you have a clear picture right from the start, though it's important to remember that actual salaries may vary. Factors like your office location, your unique blend of experience and skills, start date and our current organizational needs all play a part in determining the final figure. Certain roles are also eligible for bonuses, subject to McKinsey's discretion and based on factors such as individual and/or organizational performance.

Additionally, we provide a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our commitment to the wellness of our colleagues and their families. This includes medical, mental health, dental and vision coverage, telemedicine services, life, accident and disability insurance, parental leave and family planning benefits, caregiving resources, a generous retirement contributions program, financial guidance, and paid time off.

FOR NON-U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. For additional details regarding our global EEO policy and diversity initiatives, please visit our McKinsey Careers and Diversity & Inclusion sites.