Senior Recruiter, Strategic Recruitment

Reason Foundation; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Flexible time off

Health and dental plans

Wellness support

Large team (>1,300 employees)

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Stand Together is seeking a Senior Recruiter to lead executive recruitment across a portfolio of roles within our Strategic Recruitment capability. The role operates in split-desk and full-desk models, sourcing and screening top talent with a white-glove candidate experience.

You will apprentice with recruitment leaders, building knowledge of Stand Together’s priorities and talent strategies to drive long-term transformational change.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of executive search and C-suite recruiting experience.
• Proficiency with ATS, CRM, and sourcing platforms.
• Ability to build pipelines and manage multiple concurrent searches.
• High discretion and confidentiality in candidate handling.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Build talent pipelines using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, social media, and internal databases.
• Manage multiple concurrent searches and prioritize roles and candidates.
• Conduct initial phone screens with behavioral and skill-based questions.
• Guide candidates through the interview process and set expectations.
• Maintain accurate candidate notes and activity in Lever (ATS).
• Share market insights and align on role requirements with leadership.
• Match talent to Stand Together's strategies and goals.

Skills

Executive recruiting

C-suite recruiting

ATS proficiency

CRM proficiency

LinkedIn sourcing

Discretion

Tools

Lever (ATS)

LinkedIn Talent Solutions

Job description

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

As Senior Recruiter, you will lead the recruitment for a portfolio of roles with our Executive and Strategic Recruitment capability. This role will operate in both a split-desk and full-desk model (role dependent): you will source, screen, and pipeline top-tier talent with a focus on quality of hire, speed, and a white-glove candidate experience for our priority talent needs.

You will apprentice with talent acquisition leaders and colleagues to build knowledge of the Stand Together community, our organizational priorities, ideal candidate profiles, and recruitment strategies. As a member of the Strategic Recruitment team, you will play a pivotal role in building and supporting teams and capabilities that are driving long-term, transformational change to drive progress on some of our country's most pressing problems.

How You Will Contribute

• Build talent pipelines using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, social media, and internal databases to find and attract active and passive candidates for nuanced, hard-to-fill roles
• Manage multiple concurrent searches, prioritizing roles and candidates based on impact
• Conduct initial phone screens using behavioral and skillset-based questions to evaluate knowledge, skills, and values alignment
• Lead with a high-touch communication approach that will guide candidates through the interview process, prepare them for interviews, and manage ongoing expectations
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date documentation and candidate notes on all candidates, searches, and recruiting activity in Lever (ATS)
• Partner with the Strategic Recruitment leadership team to align on candidate feedback and role requirements, while sharing market insights to inform candidate recommendations and recruitment approaches
• Build and maintain a working understanding of Stand Together’s strategies and goals to effectively match talent to the right opportunities

What You Will Bring

• Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.
• 6+ years of candidate-centric recruiting experience in executive search and C-suite talent.
• Proficiency with modern applicant tracking systems (ATS), customer relationship management (CRM) tools, and sourcing platforms like LinkedIn Talent Solutions.
• High level of humility and integrity.
• Proactive, entrepreneurial, and a high sense of urgency.
• Exceptional communication skills, interpersonal skills, professionalism, and ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders with a high degree of discretion and confidentiality.

What We Offer

• Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
• A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
• Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
• Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

Our Values

Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.

We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, and respect.

95000 - 115000 USD a year

For this role, the anticipated base salary range is $95,000-$115,000 per year. This role may also be eligible for additional bonus compensation designed to align total compensation with an employee’s overall contribution to the organization.

Our Principles-Based Management™ (PBM) compensation philosophy is grounded in an individualized approach that rewards the long-term value each person creates for the organization. Compensation decisions are informed by a variety of factors, including relevant experience, capabilities, demonstrated skills, role responsibilities, and expected contribution. Consistent with this approach, base salary may vary within or outside of the anticipated range based on these considerations.