Sourcing & Recruiting Team Lead - Hybrid (Chicago)

Korn Ferry Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry is seeking a Sourcing/Recruitment Team Lead to support an RPO client. The role is hybrid based out of Downtown Chicago and involves leading day-to-day recruiting operations for the project, ensuring high-quality service delivery and client satisfaction.

The ideal candidate will have at least five years of recruiting/sourcing experience, demonstrated leadership, and strong understanding of full lifecycle recruiting. Strong communication and data reporting skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or five years of equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.
• Five+ years of recruiting and sourcing experience with experience managing a recruiting team.
• Experience recruiting Corporate/salaried roles.
• Strong understanding of full life cycle recruiting and advanced sourcing tactics.
• Understanding of recruiting metrics and reporting standards.
• Familiarity with SLA’s/SOW as it relates to our business.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and ATS tools.
• Track record of leading and motivating a delivery team.
• Ability to analyze complex data and provide actionable recommendations.
• Excellent planning and organizing skills for high-volume environments.
• Clear, concise, and persuasive communication with clients and large groups.
• Strong customer and results orientation.
• Ability to interact across diverse cultures with energy and maturity.

Responsibilities

• Build a knowledge base of client’s business, organization and objectives.
• Manage project end-to-end, ensuring QA on recruitment activities and SLA-aligned deliverables.
• Maintain a small requisition load.
• Build trust with client stakeholders and manage expectations.
• Seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and propose change management steps.
• Prepare and participate in project reviews with client and senior management; escalate issues as needed.
• Ensure systems are updated timely by the delivery team and perform data quality checks.
• Develop value-added reporting with the Project Director and meet deadlines.

Skills

Team leadership

Recruiting

Sourcing

Full lifecycle recruiting

SLA/SOW

MS Office

Applicant Tracking Systems

Data analysis

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 5 years’ equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office Suite

Applicant Tracking Systems

Job description

Korn Ferry is seeking a Sourcing/Recruitment Team Lead to support an RPO client. The role is hybrid based out of Downtown Chicago and involves leading day-to-day recruiting operations for the project, ensuring high-quality service delivery and client satisfaction.

The ideal candidate will have at least five years of recruiting/sourcing experience, demonstrated leadership, and strong understanding of full lifecycle recruiting. Strong communication and data reporting skills are essential.