Senior Technical Recruiter

The Equus Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Equus Group in Chicago seeks an experienced Senior Technical Recruiter to join its growing Talent Acquisition team. This high-ownership role partners with engineering leaders to build hiring strategies, identify hard-to-find talent, and manage searches from intake to offer.

You will recruit for software engineering, infrastructure and other technical roles in a fast-paced, competitive market, acting as a true talent advisor rather than an order-taker.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with a focus on technical hiring.
• Strong track record recruiting software engineers and other highly specialized technical talent.
• Experience in technology, financial services or competitive recruiting environments.
• Demonstrated ability to source and engage passive candidates.
• Strong stakeholder management to advise and influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for experienced technology hires across software engineering, infrastructure, hardware and other technical roles.
• Partner with engineering leaders to understand needs and develop recruiting strategies.
• Advise hiring managers with market intelligence and candidate insights throughout searches.
• Develop sourcing strategies to engage passive talent in competitive markets.
• Conduct market mapping and build pipelines for difficult-to-fill roles.
• Manage candidates through interview process with a high-touch candidate experience.
• Collaborate with recruiters and People teams across the organization and improve processes.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Technical hiring

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruiting

Candidate experience

Sourcing passive candidates

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Greenhouse

Job description

We are partnering with a highly successful, technology-driven financial services firm seeking an experienced Senior Technical Recruiter to join its growing Talent Acquisition team in Chicago.

This is a high-ownership recruiting role supporting sophisticated technology teams in an extremely competitive talent market. The recruiter will partner directly with engineering leaders to develop hiring strategies, identify and engage hard-to-find technical talent, and manage searches from initial intake through offer and close.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys being a true talent advisor rather than an order-taker and wants to recruit for highly technical, business-critical positions within a fast-paced, high-performance environment.

What You'll Do

• Own full-cycle recruiting for experienced technology hires across software engineering, infrastructure, hardware and other specialized technical functions
• Partner closely with engineering leaders to understand hiring needs and develop thoughtful recruiting and sourcing strategies
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, providing market intelligence, candidate insights and recommendations throughout the search process
• Build creative sourcing strategies to identify and engage passive technical talent in highly competitive markets
• Conduct market mapping and develop long-term pipelines for difficult-to-fill and specialized positions
• Manage candidates throughout the entire interview process while providing a high-touch, white-glove candidate experience
• Partner with hiring teams to develop effective interview processes and candidate assessment strategies
• Use recruiting data and pipeline analytics to evaluate search health, identify challenges and adjust strategy when needed
• Lead offer strategy and negotiations while effectively closing highly sought-after candidates
• Collaborate with recruiters and broader People teams across a global organization
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, tools and candidate experience

What They're Looking For

• 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a significant focus on experienced technical hiring
• Strong track record recruiting software engineers and other highly specialized technical talent
• Experience within technology, financial services, professional services or another highly competitive recruiting environment
• Demonstrated ability to source and engage passive candidates rather than relying primarily on inbound applicants
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to advise and influence senior engineering leaders
• Ability to understand complex technical requirements and translate them into effective recruiting strategies
• Experience managing multiple searches and priorities in a fast-moving environment
• Strong communication, organization and relationship-building skills
• Data-driven approach to recruiting and pipeline management
• Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter and modern sourcing tools; Greenhouse experience is a plus
• Comfortable leveraging technology, data and AI to improve recruiting efficiency and outcomes

Why This Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join a global, technology-first organization where recruiting is viewed as a strategic function. You'll work directly with highly accomplished engineering leaders, recruit sophisticated technical talent, and have meaningful ownership over how searches are approached and executed.

The environment is fast-paced, collaborative and intellectually challenging, making it particularly well suited for someone who wants to operate at a high level and continue developing as a strategic technical recruiter.

The Equus Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.