Remote Field Recruiter (6-Month Contract) - Auto Sales

Rivian; Spokane (WA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian is seeking a Recruiter for the Sales organization on a 6-month contract. This high-impact, data-driven role bridges Rivian's Service teams with Sales and Customer operations, focusing on talent advisory, interview standards, and rapid hiring across commercial roles.

The recruiter will own end-to-end processes, leverage AI-assisted sourcing, and build a feedback loop with leadership to refine success profiles while safeguarding candidate experience.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in high-growth environments, with a strong track record in Automotive Service, Sales, Customer Service, or Commercial operations.
• Proven success owning complex searches, influencing senior stakeholders, and shaping strategy for roles.
• Demonstrated ability to execute talent mapping and long-term nurture strategies for hard-to-fill passive talent.

Responsibilities

• Act as a partner to leaders across Commercial, turning headcount plans into prioritized hiring strategies and clear success profiles.
• Provide market and compensation insights for commercial talent to influence recruiting strategy and decisions.
• Lead intake and calibration sessions, mapping competencies to interview plans and coaching managers on evidence-based evaluation.
• Own end-to-end recruiting for high-volume roles—from initial brief and sourcing strategy to offer, close, and handoff.
• Execute multi-channel sourcing plans (direct outreach, referrals, and AI-enabled search) to generate pipelines for hard-to-fill commercial roles and locations.
• Facilitate debriefs and drive structured decision-making, ensuring a clear documentation of rationale and tradeoffs for every hire.
• Identify and remove process friction in the recruiter journey, simplifying scheduling and feedback loops to protect candidate experience.
• Leverage AI and ATS to automate manual tasks without eroding candidate quality or experience.
• Ensure every candidate receives a clear, respectful, and timely journey, acting as a brand ambassador for Rivian's mission.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Automotive/service recruiting

Influencing senior stakeholders

Talent mapping

Funnel metrics

iCIMS

Prioritization/multi-tasking

Tools

iCIMS

Job description

Rivian is seeking a Recruiter for the Sales organization on a 6-month contract. This high-impact, data-driven role bridges Rivian's Service teams with Sales and Customer operations, focusing on talent advisory, interview standards, and rapid hiring across commercial roles.

The recruiter will own end-to-end processes, leverage AI-assisted sourcing, and build a feedback loop with leadership to refine success profiles while safeguarding candidate experience.