Recruiter, Talent Acquisition

INTERACTIVE CAD SERVICES; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

INTERACTIVE CAD SERVICES in Fort Worth, TX seeks a Recruiter, Talent Acquisition for the Operations TA team. This contract role is 100% onsite Monday to Friday and supports strategic staffing to keep American Airlines Airport roles ready for operational needs.

You will collaborate with hiring managers and TA leadership, manage full-cycle recruiting, and build a high-quality applicant experience. Responsibilities include sourcing candidates, conducting competency-based interviews, managing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• At least 2 years of recent recruiting experience.
• High-volume recruiting experience in a unionized environment.
• Experience conducting competency-based interviews.
• Experience with enterprise ATS systems (SuccessFactors, Taleo, iCIMS).
• Experience partnering with RPO vendors and organizing hiring events.
• Experience in airline recruiting or staffing is a plus.
• Strong relationship management and communication skills.
• Knowledge of employment law and recruitment practices.

Responsibilities

• Support operational readiness by ensuring roles are staffed on time.
• Partner with multiple hiring managers to understand staffing needs.
• Travel to domestic locations for hiring events several times monthly.
• Run intake sessions to clarify requirements and update job descriptions.
• Proactively source candidates via job boards, social media, and networking.
• Lead behavioral interviews and a structured selection process.
• Maintain positive applicant experience throughout recruitment lifecycle.
• Influence process timelines and agreements to improve timeliness.
• Provide updates on applicant activity and track TA metrics.
• Maintain ATS records and collaborate with vendors and TA teams.

Skills

High-volume recruiting

Unionized environment

Competency-based interviews

Relationship management

Communication skills

Employment law knowledge

Strategic partnering

Hiring events coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SuccessFactors

Taleo

iCIMS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

INTERACTIVE CAD SERVICES is hiring a Recruiter, Talent Acquisition for the Operations Talent Acquisition team in Fort Worth, TX. This contract role is 100% onsite Monday to Friday and supports strategic staffing to help keep American Airlines Airport roles ready for operational needs. You will collaborate closely with hiring managers and TA leadership, manage full-cycle recruiting, and build a consistent, high-quality applicant experience.

What you’ll do

• Support operational readiness by ensuring roles are staffed appropriately and on time.
• Partner with multiple hiring managers to understand staffing needs and align recruiting activities to priorities.
• Travel to domestic locations to attend hiring events multiple times a month, including some weekends.
• Run intake sessions to clarify staffing requirements, responsibilities, and ensure job descriptions accurately reflect the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Proactively source candidates using techniques such as job boards, social media, and networking resources.
• Serve as a resource for hiring managers on behavioral interviewing, supporting a structured selection process that reinforces effective and legally compliant interviewing practices.
• Manage a positive internal and external applicant experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Influence hiring process timelines and agreements to improve overall timeliness.
• Answer recruiting needs and inquiries from business leaders, hiring managers, and TA leadership.
• Provide accurate, timely updates on applicant activity; track talent acquisition metrics and report trends and issues to TA leadership with recommendations for improvement.
• Maintain current applicant records in the applicant tracking system to support accurate reporting and analysis.
• Collaborate across teams, including business partners and other talent acquisition functions.
• Coordinate with third-party vendors involved in hiring, offering guidance on union contract considerations, pay scale validation, requisition status follow-up, and process approvals.
• Participate in recurrent business calls with leaders to discuss high-volume hiring strategy and ongoing updates.
• Work closely with Legal, Labor, and other stakeholders to support recruiting processes.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience/training.
• At least 2 years of recent experience in a recruiting function.
• High-volume recruiting experience, especially in a unionized environment.
• Experience conducting competency-based interviews.
• Reporting experience related to Talent Acquisition performance and metrics.
• Experience with SuccessFactors or other large enterprise ATS systems (including Taleo and iCIMS).
• Experience collaborating with RPO partner(s).
• Experience organizing and conducting hiring events.
• Airline experience.
• Strong relationship management skills, including the ability to establish credibility and partner with leaders to identify talent gaps, needs, risk, and plans for action.
• Demonstrated customer orientation and influencing skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of employment law and corporate recruitment practices.
• Proven leadership skills and the ability to think strategically with sound judgment.
• Knowledge of workforce planning (forecasting, identifying needs, skills, locations, and behaviors) is a plus.
• 2 years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience with recruiting metrics, SLA, and KPIs.
• Experience sourcing for niche roles using LinkedIn Recruiter.

Technology used

• SuccessFactors
• Taleo
• iCIMS
• LinkedIn Recruiter

Work setting and benefits

• Location: Fort Worth, TX (onsite)
• Schedule: 100% onsite Monday to Friday
• Position Type: W2 Contract (No Benefits)