Recruiting Coordinator

Forged Fiber 37; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Forged Fiber is seeking a Recruiting Coordinator to support recruiting operations, referral programs, and nationwide career fairs, while aligning with timelines and process standards. You will collaborate across Payroll, Brand Marketing, and Onboarding to ensure smooth talent acquisition activities and data-driven decision making.

Remote work option with national scope, strong scheduling and communication skills are essential to coordinate interviews, prescreening, and onboarding, delivering a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired.
• 3+ years of related experience in recruitment, HR, or project support.
• Certification may be required in some areas.

Responsibilities

• Own internal referral program end-to-end; track referrals and status; coordinate with Payroll to ensure timely referral bonuses; promote the program across the organization; serve as primary contact for questions.
• Own execution of career fairs nationwide, including logistics, staffing, materials, on-site representation, and post-event follow-up with candidates.
• Partner with the Sr. Brand Marketing Manager on recruitment marketing projects, including employer branding content, job postings, and campaigns that support talent attraction.
• Prescreen applicants and review resumes as needed to support recruiters and hiring managers in building qualified candidate pipelines.
• Act as backup to the Sr. Onboarding Specialist on pre-employment and onboarding, including background checks, new hire paperwork, and first-day readiness; document and maintain process steps for continuity.
• Support recruiting activities across the hiring lifecycle, including interview scheduling, candidate communications, requisition coordination, offer logistics, and onboarding support.
• Support talent acquisition projects and programs from initiation through completion, helping ensure alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Maintain regular communication with candidates, recruiters, hiring managers, HR partners, vendors, and other stakeholders to provide updates, coordinate activities, facilitate meetings, and manage expectations.
• Support adherence to employment-related requirements, internal procedures, and quality standards by reviewing process steps, documentation, and deliverables for accuracy and completeness.
• Proactively identify scheduling conflicts, process gaps, operational issues, or risks and help elevate or resolve them in a timely manner.
• Maintain recruiting metrics, dashboards, and reports — including referral program and career fair performance — and support data analysis to identify trends, improve process efficiency, and inform decision-making.
• Coordinate internal resources and external vendors involved in recruiting processes, events, or projects to support timely and effective delivery.
• May support training, documentation, process improvement, and related talent acquisition or project coordination activities.

Skills

Recruiting operations

Employee referral program

Career fair planning

Scheduling & organization

Multi-priority management

Communication skills

Prescreening resumes

Reporting & data tracking

Cross‑team collaboration

ATS / HR systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree

3+ years recruiting/HR experience

Certifications may be required

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

HR systems

Project tracking tools

Job description

About Forged Fiber

At Forged Fiber, our mission is bold but simple: deliver fast, reliable, future-proof connectivity that builds the foundation for everything online. As we execute, we believe the right way to do something is the only way. This foundation guides how the company builds, operates, and maintains a state-of-the-art open-access fiber network platform that empowers millions.

Forged Fiber is about more than building a network. It is about people. Every role matters. Every contribution counts. Together, employees create impact through teamwork, trust, and a shared commitment to excellence.

The Role

Recruiting Coordinator
Responsible for supporting recruiting operations and hiring-related projects to help attract, engage, and onboard talent while ensuring alignment with timelines, process standards, resource needs, and organizational objectives. This role owns the internal referral program end to end, leads execution of career fairs nationwide, partners with the Sr. Brand Marketing Manager on recruitment marketing initiatives, supports prescreening and resume review, and serves as backup to the Sr. Onboarding Specialist on pre-employment and onboarding activities. The role coordinates recruiting activities from requisition support through onboarding, maintains stakeholder communication, supports reporting and compliance, and helps drive efficient execution of talent acquisition programs and initiatives.

Work Location: Remote

The Main Responsibilities

Typical tasks may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Internal Referral Program Ownership: Own the internal referral program end to end — track referrals and status through the hiring process, coordinate with Payroll to ensure timely and accurate referral bonus payouts, promote and advertise the program across the organization, and serve as the primary point of contact for employee questions.
• Career Fair Execution: Own execution of career fairs nationwide, including logistics, staffing, materials, on-site representation, and post-event follow-up with candidates.
• Recruitment Marketing: Partner with the Sr. Brand Marketing Manager on recruitment marketing projects, including employer branding content, job postings, and campaigns that support talent attraction.
• Prescreening and Resume Review: Prescreen applicants and review resumes as needed to support recruiters and hiring managers in building qualified candidate pipelines.
• Onboarding Backup Support: Act as backup to the Sr. Onboarding Specialist on all things pre-employment and onboarding, including background checks, new hire paperwork, and first-day readiness; document and maintain process steps for continuity.
• Recruiting Coordination and Process Support: Support recruiting activities across the hiring lifecycle, including interview scheduling, candidate communications, requisition coordination, offer logistics, and onboarding support.
• Project and Program Coordination: Support talent acquisition projects and programs from initiation through completion, helping ensure alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Stakeholder Communication: Maintain regular communication with candidates, recruiters, hiring managers, HR partners, vendors, and other stakeholders to provide updates, coordinate activities, facilitate meetings, and manage expectations.
• Compliance and Quality Assurance: Support adherence to employment-related requirements, internal procedures, and quality standards by reviewing process steps, documentation, and deliverables for accuracy and completeness.
• Risk and Issue Management: Proactively identify scheduling conflicts, process gaps, operational issues, or risks and help elevate or resolve them in a timely manner.
• Reporting and Data Analysis: Maintain recruiting metrics, dashboards, and reports — including referral program and career fair performance — and support data analysis to identify trends, improve process efficiency, and inform decision-making.
• Resource and Vendor Coordination: Coordinate internal resources and external vendors involved in recruiting processes, events, or projects to support timely and effective delivery.
• Other Duties as Assigned: May support training, documentation, process improvement, and related talent acquisition or project coordination activities.

What We Look For in a Candidate

Forged Fiber’s culture is built on honesty, respect, trust, transparency, and a growth mindset. We strive to treat people as they want to be treated, and to operate with consistency, integrity, customer obsession, and courage. We’re looking for top tier talent to join Forged Fiber that can help us bring this mindset to our everyday work and deliver meaningful results.

Main Requirements

A professional with solid knowledge of fundamental concepts and organizational practices, supporting recruiting operations and related projects, including ownership of the internal referral program and nationwide career fair execution. Works on smaller initiatives or components of broader programs. Exercises judgment in the absence of prescribed guidelines or policies to determine appropriate action. Works under minimal supervision with independent judgment. Actions impact efficiency, candidate experience, and operational costs. Interacts primarily within the department and across various teams, including Payroll, Brand Marketing, and Onboarding.

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired

3+ years of related experience in recruitment, HR, or project support

Certification may be required in some areas

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of recruiting operations and coordination practices
• Experience managing or supporting an employee referral program
• Experience planning and staffing career fairs or recruiting events
• Strong scheduling, organization, and follow-through skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Comfort prescreening candidates and evaluating resumes
• Experience with reporting, metrics, and data tracking
• Attention to detail and process accuracy
• Ability to work across teams and with external partners, including Payroll and Brand Marketing
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems, HR systems, and standard project tracking tools

Compensation

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

Location Based Pay Ranges: $65,000–$108,000

Forged Fiber offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.

Background Screening

If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements.

Forged Fiber 37 Services, LLC participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. Employers can only use E‑Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I‑9.

Equal Employment Opportunities

It is the policy of Forged Fiber to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, martial status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training. In addition, Forged Fiber will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, and is a fair change employer and does not initiate a background check until after an offer is made.