Senior Recruiter (Contract, Hybrid-DFW Area)

Korn Ferry; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Korn Ferry is seeking a Contract Senior Recruiter to support a high-volume recruiting program across multiple priority locations in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. This hybrid-DFW role focuses on sourcing, screening, assessing, and marketing candidates to clients, delivering high-touch candidate relationship management and strong client service.

The Senior Recruiter will leverage ATS expertise, sourcing methodologies, and a strategic framework to build talent pools, partner with business teams, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full cycle recruitment and sourcing experience in high-volume recruiting.
• RPO / Client-facing experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to build partnerships with local organizations, workforce programs, and educational institutions to create talent pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Align sourcing activities with workforce plans and recruitment needs.
• Define and implement sourcing strategy to build talent pools.
• Develop broad sourcing channels to improve quantity and quality of candidates.
• Lead client sourcing strategies and provide proactive customer service.
• Coach and support team members in recruitment processes.

Skills

Full cycle recruitment

High-volume recruiting

Client-facing

Sourcing strategy

Relationship building

Education

High School Diploma

4-year degree preferred

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

Boolean searches

Job description

Senior Recruiter (Contract, Hybrid-DFW Area)

About Us

Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business - synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us - for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition to Be More Than.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, our over 17,000 colleagues globally serve clients from more than 130 offices across the globe. We offer five core capabilities that span the full talent lifecycle:

• Organizational Strategy
• Assessment and Succession
• Talent Acquisition
• Leadership and Professional Development
• Total Rewards

Job description

Korn Ferry is seeking a Contract Senior Recruiter to support one of our RPO clients with high-volume recruiting across several high-priority locations.

Candidates located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are preferred, particularly those near Lewisville, Irving, or Grapevine. This contract opportunity is expected to continue through July 2028.

As a member of Korn Ferry, the Senior Recruiter will build and extend client relationships through excellence in recruitment process delivery including sourcing, screening, assessing, and marketing candidates to clients. This role focuses on high-touch candidate relationship management as well as customer focus and responsiveness in client facing activities. The Senior Recruiter is the subject matter expert around applicant tracking systems, candidate sourcing methodologies, and recruitment process effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Works closely with Business Partners to align sourcing activities to workforce plans and understands recruitment needs
• Identifies the channels and strategy to source candidates matching client requirements
• Defines, designs, and helps implement the sourcing strategy for building talent pools of specific candidate profiles
• Ensures the development and optimization of broad range sourcing channels that will improve the quantity and quality of the client talent pools
• Measures and monitors the effectiveness of the strategic sourcing framework against predefined outcomes
• Assists clients to clearly define and develop a compelling employee value proposition and incorporate this into the sourcing strategy framework
• Sources, secures, and leverages relevant media and communication channels
• Ensures effective candidate relationship management strategies are developed and utilized by the sourcing team to build strong relationships with the passive candidate community
• Defines and leads the framework for client sourcing strategies: gathering competitive intelligence, developing targeted sourcing environments, conducting research into competing companies and creates talent maps
• Partners with the recruiters and team members to generate ideas and share information to facilitate effective searches
• Provides responsive and proactive customer service via telephone, e-mail, etc.
• Provides support, advice, and coaching to team members.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of full cycle recruitment and sourcing experience in high volume recruiting
• RPO / Client-facing experience is a plus
• Demonstrated experience building and nurturing community partnerships with local organizations, workforce development programs, educational institutions, and professional networks to create sustainable talent pipelines in key hiring markets.
• 5+ years of experience developing and executing sourcing methodologies to include market mapping, recruitment strategies, and Boolean searches5+ years of Applicant Tracking System experience
• 5+ years of client facing experience interacting with Hiring Managers throughout the recruitment process
• 5+ years of experience conducting competency/behavioral based interviews
• High School Diploma. 4-year degree preferred

Korn Ferry may use AI as part of its recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made by humans.

Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry

If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site. If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.

Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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