Seattle Onsite Senior Tech Recruiter – Early-Career Science

Aston Carter; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Onsite work environment

Job summary

Aston Carter, a global talent solutions firm, is hiring a Sr. Recruiter to lead university and early-career hiring for applied science, research, and data science roles in Seattle.

The role emphasizes top-of-funnel strategies, proactive outreach, and data-driven process improvement in a fast-paced environment. You will design recruiting plans, engage business leaders, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality hires while maintaining candidate experience and metrics-based

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent education.
• Proven experience in recruiting and sourcing, with a focus on technical recruiting for niche or specialized roles.
• Demonstrated experience with passive candidate recruiting, including proactively identifying, engaging, and converting candidates.
• Technical sourcing experience for roles in applied science, research, and data science, or similar technical domains.
• Deep domain familiarity with scientific disciplines such as large language models (LLMs), computer vision (CV), natural language processing (NLP), augmented reality (AR), quantum, and related areas.
• Experience and knowledge of candidates associated with top scientific publications and conferences.
• Strong ability to plan, prioritize, and manage multiple requisitions and candidate pipelines within tight timelines.
• Proficiency with Excel for tracking metrics, reporting, and analyzing recruiting data.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders, manage expectations, and build trust with business leaders and partners.
• Ability to remain calm, organized, and effective in fast-paced, high-volume, and ambiguous environments.
• Comfort working in a metrics-driven environment with weekly and monthly targets.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and recruiting teams to understand student and early-career hiring needs for applied science, research, and data science roles.
• Build and execute innovative strategies to attract, source, assess, and hire students and early-career scientists for niche and highly specialized roles.
• Focus on top-of-funnel recruiting activities, including proactive candidate outreach, pipeline building, and managing large volumes of candidate interactions.
• Conduct phone screens to evaluate candidate fit and readiness, and set up assessments and business phone screens with hiring teams.
• Prepare candidates for interviews by providing clear expectations, process guidance, and feedback to ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Manage and track all candidate and campus-related information, consolidating and analyzing results to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve candidate experience, scheduling efficiency, and overall recruiting processes.
• Develop recruiting plans with clear deliverables, timelines, and scalable tracking processes aligned to business goals.
• Create and refine standard operating procedures that support long-range growth objectives and uphold high-quality hiring standards.
• Partner with full lifecycle recruiters, industry hiring teams, and other stakeholders to build and execute an early-career talent strategy.
• Manage customer expectations and business goals through regular (bi-weekly) business reviews, metrics reporting, and status updates to stakeholders.
• Use recruiting and pipeline metrics to drive decisions, showcase results, and continuously improve sourcing and hiring outcomes.
• Participate in special projects and recruiting initiatives such as pilots, process improvement projects, and new program launches.
• Collaborate regularly with recruiter peers to share insights, align on best practices, and ensure consistent delivery across the recruiting team.
• Maintain composure and effectiveness in high-volume, ambiguous environments while meeting weekly and monthly performance targets.

Skills

Recruiting

Sourcing

Passive recruiting

Technical sourcing

Stakeholder mgmt

Data-driven

Communication

Time management

High-volume recruiting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Aston Carter, a global talent solutions firm, is hiring a Sr. Recruiter to lead university and early-career hiring for applied science, research, and data science roles in Seattle.

The role emphasizes top-of-funnel strategies, proactive outreach, and data-driven process improvement in a fast-paced environment. You will design recruiting plans, engage business leaders, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality hires while maintaining candidate experience and metrics-based